[Hosting] [Fwd: hardware for trilug?]

[Jon Carnes]

Well, I'll be happy to host the box out of my house.  I have a 24/7
connection with RoadRunner.

Of course, I'll install Mandrake Linux on it...;-)

Jon

On Fri, 2003-03-21 at 09:54, Jeremy Portzer wrote:
> Any thoughts please?
> There are 43 people on this list, surely *someone* read this email and
> has an opinion one way or another.  Thanks!
> 
> --Jeremy
> 
> On Tue, 2003-03-18 at 11:59, Jeremy Portzer wrote:
> > TriLUG hosting folks -- any thoughts ?
> > 
> > One thought I had was it's too bad we don't have a school we could
> > install LTSP in; this box might make a good LTSP server (especially with
> > more RAM).  Maybe we need to go recruiting for another school project.
> > 
> > --Jeremy
> > 
> > -----Forwarded Message-----
> > 
> > From: Jason Tower <jason@cerient.net>
> > To: jeremyp@pobox.com
> > Subject: hardware for trilug?
> > Date: 17 Mar 2003 23:56:18 -0500
> > 
> > hey jeremy,
> > 
> > got a proposition for you.  this hardware really isn't suitable for me or my 
> > customers but i think it would work very well for trilug.  there's just one 
> > catch, but i'll save that for last:
> > 
> > ibm netfinity 5500 M10 rackmount server - 7 or 8U high, dual xeon 550s, 512mb 
> > ram, serveraid II controller, 2x18gb and 4x9gb hotswap disks.  it only has 
> > two hotswap trays however, although with a little creativity you can get all 
> > of them plugged in and running (as i have done) or you can probably get ibm 
> > to donate the needed trays.  this is big heavy unit and will take up some 
> > rack space but hopefully the CPU power would be worth it.
> > 
> > ibm exp15 rackmount scsi chassis - 3U high, holds 10 hotswap disks.  dual 
> > channel backplane, dual hotswap power supplies.  has all ten trays but only 
> > four are drilled for the disks, the rest need to be (anyone with a drill 
> > press should be able to do the job, but i don't have one).  plus twelve 9gb 
> > ultra160 SCA disks, brand new (enough to fill the unit plus two spares).
> > 
> > ibm serveraid 3H controller - 64bit PCI (works in regular 32bit slots as well) 
> > w/ dual external and one internal channel, onboard battery backup.  and i 
> > have the cables if necessary, they fit both the controller and the exp15 
> > (very high density connectors).
> > 
> > my only problem is this (and i feel like a heel for saying it) but...  i had 
> > to buy the twelve 9gb disks myself (i intended to use the unit myself but the 
> > size/power/noise makes it impractical).  i got a good deal on them but they 
> > still cost me about $200 out of pocket.  i'll glaly donate everything but 
> > would like to cover my costs for the disks so it zeroes out on my company's 
> > balance sheet.  i don't expect trilug to pay me cash for this stuff but maybe 
> > we can swap some other hardware, maybe stuff that this equipment replaces?  
> > older servers, disks, memory, or whatnot.  i wish i were in a financial 
> > position to donate it all outright but my business is only six months old and 
> > every penny counts right now.  i could probably sell this stuff on ebay for 
> > at least a grand but i'd rather give trilug the option first.  if i can 
> > recover the $200 disk cost and just get a receipt for the rest that would 
> > work for me, and hopefully trilug would benefit as well.  if not, no problem, 
> > i'll just find some other outlet for it.
> > 
> > let me know what you think, feel free to forward to the rest of the SC as you 
> > see fit.  thanks,
> > 
> > jason
> > 
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