new science DB server specs (made possible by the donation drive!)

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Matt Lebofsky Volunteer moderator Project administrator Project developer Project scientist Send message Joined: 1 Mar 99 Posts: 1383 Credit: 74,079 RAC: 0	Message 1034953 - Posted: 20 Sep 2010, 19:11:11 UTC - in response to Message 1034949.
	Regarding upgrading processors: that's also on the discussion table, but really our main bottlenecks by far is memory and disk. The system processor specs are double what our current science database has, and should be more than adequate. However, Jeff pointed out getting more physical processors might result in a different motherboard with more memory slots (and therefore higher memory ceilings if we populate those slots), so there's that positive side effect. - Matt ____________ -- BOINC/SETI@home network/web/science/development person -- "Any idiot can have a good idea. What is hard is to do it." - Jeanne-Claude
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perryjay Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 20 Aug 02 Posts: 3377 Credit: 13,209,186 RAC: 11,635	Message 1034960 - Posted: 20 Sep 2010, 19:26:35 UTC - in response to Message 1034959.
	Mark, let the guys catch their breath and think about this. I think we overwhelmed them. I'm sure the guys with the boots on the ground will have a better picture of what they need than us sitting out here in the peanut gallery. :-) I'm excited too but they need some time! ____________ PROUD MEMBER OF Team Starfire World BOINC
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perryjay Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 20 Aug 02 Posts: 3377 Credit: 13,209,186 RAC: 11,635	Message 1034969 - Posted: 20 Sep 2010, 19:41:37 UTC - in response to Message 1034963.
	Why do I get a picture of you knocking over the Christmas tree fighting to get at the presents? :-) You've done more than your part now let them do theirs!! (and let us know as soon as possible) Remember...WE WANT PICTURES!!! ____________ PROUD MEMBER OF Team Starfire World BOINC
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gizbar Send message Joined: 7 Jan 01 Posts: 586 Credit: 21,087,774 RAC: 0	Message 1034976 - Posted: 20 Sep 2010, 19:53:16 UTC
	Ok. We have the funds (sorry I couldn't donate anything at the moment, hoping to change that on pay day), we have the name. How long will it take to finalise the order, get the system installed, and finally up and running? Not trying to rush things at all, but curious because I have no experience of server systems. I'm pretty much ok on desktops, but have never had the chance to configure or set up a server for a large project. The last one I tried to do was back in 1993, using a version of Netware. It was an unmitigated disaster, as I wasn't told what it would be used for or how, so I installed it blind, which was really no help to anyone. I'm sure the first thing done when it was installed was that it was blanked and started again. So, if anyone can give a rough idea on the lead times of my questions above? Giz. ____________ *A proud GPU User Server Donor!*
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soft^spirit Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6374 Credit: 28,213,175 RAC: 97	Message 1035004 - Posted: 20 Sep 2010, 21:32:33 UTC
	I can be a bit slow at times. I am correct in assuming that this new server will be able to handle nitpicker functions as well as the science database? And opinion from what I have seen.. Thumper could use a week off with some TLC before being re-assigned. And yes we are over eager. But we do hope this helps staff relax a bit too in the long term. Now fund raisers can go back hopefully to actually paying staff for a bit. ____________ Janice
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perryjay Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 20 Aug 02 Posts: 3377 Credit: 13,209,186 RAC: 11,635	Message 1035006 - Posted: 20 Sep 2010, 21:40:47 UTC - in response to Message 1035004.
	All this fun and they want paid too???? :-) ____________ PROUD MEMBER OF Team Starfire World BOINC
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Claggy Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 5 Jul 99 Posts: 3909 Credit: 31,307,809 RAC: 18,002	Message 1035210 - Posted: 21 Sep 2010, 13:20:01 UTC
	Thanks for the updates Jeff and Matt, Any chance of bringing Seti Beta's upload server online?, no uploads have gone through since the AC outage. Claggy
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KWSN THE Holy Hand Grenade! Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 20 Dec 05 Posts: 1804 Credit: 6,713,750 RAC: 13,597	Message 1035255 - Posted: 21 Sep 2010, 15:53:48 UTC
	Err, small typo on the thread name... I think you meant "Donation"... Have a nice day! :-) ____________ .
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[AF>FRANCE]peronik Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 5 Jan 03 Posts: 6 Credit: 628,105 RAC: 239	Message 1035967 - Posted: 25 Sep 2010, 8:15:21 UTC
	for the safety of all the datas of the project , have you think of using some OS that can use the ZETTA FILE SYSTEM ( ZFS ), this FS has some very nice fonctions like auto repair like ECC in memory bank, some raid5/6-like with out the need of hardware infinite snapshot, and it can't be posibble to reache it's limits the os that can use it directly are : open solaris , freebsd and indirectly linux via the project FUSE ( file system on userland ) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZFS http://zfs-fuse.net/ http://zfsonlinux.org/ (sorry for bad english it's not my natural language ;) ) ____________
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Jim_S Send message Joined: 23 Feb 00 Posts: 4452 Credit: 17,244,901 RAC: 10,970	Message 1036098 - Posted: 25 Sep 2010, 14:38:15 UTC
	Howdy Matt...Can We get a new update? ____________ I Desire Peace and Justice, Jim Scott
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Marc Lewis Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Sep 08 Posts: 9 Credit: 685,719 RAC: 382	Message 1036204 - Posted: 25 Sep 2010, 17:52:09 UTC - in response to Message 1033629.
	Except for a couple of minor details, we have decided on the new science database machine. We again want to thank the donors very much for making this purchase possible! Awesome sounding machine... Hopefully it will end up in a server closet that has a working air conditioning system. [grin!] ____________ Sic semper evello mortem tyrannis. Marc Lewis Sursum Corda!
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Wolverine Send message Joined: 9 Jan 00 Posts: 35 Credit: 7,131,106 RAC: 1,622	Message 1036776 - Posted: 29 Sep 2010, 1:36:16 UTC
	It would also be nice if you all posted some pics of the progress of the new server being installed. Before during and after. Kinda like you did when you moved / overhauled the server closet awhile back. Just my $0.02. Thanks, -W ____________
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Uli Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 9313 Credit: 4,811,288 RAC: 3,166	Message 1036784 - Posted: 29 Sep 2010, 1:47:43 UTC - in response to Message 1036776.
	Eric promised us Pics and he is a man of his words. ____________ Pluto will always be a planet to me. Cash Donation Specialist
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Deadmann Send message Joined: 30 Jun 99 Posts: 5 Credit: 6,188,642 RAC: 3,825	Message 1043013 - Posted: 17 Oct 2010, 5:39:00 UTC - in response to Message 1033629.
	The machine we are getting is around $13K with tax and shipping. Tax? You're a university / government agency. You shouldn't have to pay tax. I'm not sure on the law in California but I didn't think that any state in the US charged tax on purchases for a university. ____________
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soft^spirit Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6374 Credit: 28,213,175 RAC: 97	Message 1043138 - Posted: 17 Oct 2010, 14:57:35 UTC - in response to Message 1043013.
	yes, sales tax. Only exception is if purchased for resale. ____________ Janice
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