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new server specs (Oct 28, 2010)
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Jeff Cobb Send message Joined: 1 Mar 99 Posts: 122 Credit: 40,367 RAC: 0 |
The order is out the door and we expect to have the new machines in hand in 2 weeks. We are getting two identical HP servers, each consisting of: A Proliant DL180 G6 chassis with redundant power and fans. The chassis has 12 drive bays and these are all populated with 1TB 3G SATA drives 2 Xeon quad core E5620 processors. 96GB RAM as 6x16GB DIMMs. This allows for doubling the memory while still using the original DIMMs. An external (unpopulated) 12 bay drive cage. We may well need this for the science DB server (oscar). |
Jim_S Send message Joined: 23 Feb 00 Posts: 4705 Credit: 64,560,357 RAC: 31 |
Thanks for the News Jeff...It is much appreciated. I Desire Peace and Justice, Jim Scott (Mod-Ret.) |
Helli_retiered Send message Joined: 15 Dec 99 Posts: 707 Credit: 108,785,585 RAC: 0 |
Whoa! Nice Toy. :-) And two of them... Helli A loooong time ago: First Credits after SETI@home Restart |
Claggy Send message Joined: 5 Jul 99 Posts: 4654 Credit: 47,537,079 RAC: 4 |
Thanks for the update Jeff, Claggy |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34060 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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Cruncher-American Send message Joined: 25 Mar 02 Posts: 1513 Credit: 370,893,186 RAC: 340 |
The order is out the door and we expect to have the new machines in hand in 2 weeks. Well, I've been told that twins (especially identical) are a lot more fun. Sure hope so. |
perryjay Send message Joined: 20 Aug 02 Posts: 3377 Credit: 20,676,751 RAC: 0 |
Have you guys moved your cots and sleeping bags in yet? Having those toys to play with I can't see you wanting to leave the lab! :-) PROUD MEMBER OF Team Starfire World BOINC |
Temporelo Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 90 Credit: 31,082,860 RAC: 22 |
I'm looking forward to crunching a lot of seti units !!! On ne peut voir au-delà des choix qu'on ne comprend pas. |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22505 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Don't forget the red safety belts :-)) That's a nice pair to have sitting in the closet. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
soft^spirit Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6497 Credit: 34,134,168 RAC: 0 |
Thank you Jeff, you satisfied my inner(?) geek Janice |
EPG Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 110 Credit: 10,416,543 RAC: 0 |
Have you guys moved your cots and sleeping bags in yet? Having those toys to play with I can't see you wanting to leave the lab! :-) Fix: I don't want to see you leaving the lab! ;) :D |
Jord Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3 |
But can they play Fallout: New Vegas? Or Crysis 2? ;-) |
paul wyatt Send message Joined: 5 Apr 00 Posts: 91 Credit: 17,261,402 RAC: 0 |
hi there i am proberly talking rubbish but i thought AMD servers where better on a performance per $ is this true ???? |
soft^spirit Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6497 Credit: 34,134,168 RAC: 0 |
hi there i am proberly talking rubbish but i thought AMD servers where better on a performance per $ is this true ???? My own experiences tell me that is true on paper. Not for my actual experience. Intel is also by my experiences more reliable, more forgiving of "abuse"(heat/dust/etc). This is my own experience, and people can argue all day about it. But the lab is ordering what they think they need. And I have to say they are the subject matter experts. Janice |
bill Send message Joined: 16 Jun 99 Posts: 861 Credit: 29,352,955 RAC: 0 |
Thanks for the update. 16GB DIMMs ~ $1200.00USD a piece. Zounds! So what kind of hard drives are we talking about specifically? Exactness might get one drop shipped from Newegg. |
Justin M. Morford Send message Joined: 23 Sep 99 Posts: 36 Credit: 2,539,975 RAC: 0 |
Just did a quick configure on HP's site and the the cost (per server) comes out to roughly $15,778. Were you guys able to talk them in to a discount at all? The hard drives are listed in the configurator as "HP 1TB 3G SATA 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5 MDL Hard Drive." Look for something along those lines if you'd like. And for those wondering, HP made server machines long before they bought Compaq. Check out the old HP Vectra's, 9000/800 Series, or the 3000 Series (if you don't mind counting a "terminal" server; an HP 3000/950 cost $305,000 in 1987). Justin |
Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9958 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
But can they play Fallout: New Vegas? Or Crysis 2? ;-) Ha!! As far as I can tell NOTHING can play Fallout New Vegas properly :-) My company uses a lot of the HP Proliant M370's, DL140, etc. Good machines. Will be worth waiting for. Bernie |
gizbar Send message Joined: 7 Jan 01 Posts: 586 Credit: 21,087,774 RAC: 0 |
Just did a quick configure on HP's site and the the cost (per server) comes out to roughly $15,778. Were you guys able to talk them in to a discount at all? Can't remember which thread I saw it in, but yes, it has been said that they got a significant discount. I should think a quick mention on the website and listing in the server status page that they are HP Proliants should do the trick with a bit of a thank you... Giz. A proud GPU User Server Donor! |
Jord Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3 |
But can they play Fallout: New Vegas? Or Crysis 2? ;-) You're right! The amount of times I've been reset to desktop for doing nothing particular in the game (move mouse, press space bar, click E (for interaction)) go farther than the amount of fingers I have total. ;-) The patch didn't help me. |
Blake Bonkofsky Send message Joined: 29 Dec 99 Posts: 617 Credit: 46,383,149 RAC: 0 |
I believe I remember seeing 20% as the discount? $15,778 * 0.8 = $12,622.40, which I believe is approx what the 2 server fundraisers brought in. |
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