Here are some initial pictures/notes regarding the newest additions to our server family, oscar and carolyn (bought for via the kind donations of several generous SETI@home participants).

This is the old version of the server bruno, along with it's fibre-channel attached disks. This machine used to be the upload server, as well as the result file storage, and therefore also handled many result-related tasks. But it was having too many problems related to the funky RAID setup and limited storage, so we migrated all of its functionality to a bigger/better server and, yesterday, finally pulled this out of the closet to make some room in the racks.



Here are the boxes the two servers came in, already unpacked. A lot of time was spent figuring out how to use and install the rail systems that came with, only to discover at the last minute they wouldn't fit in any of our racks. I think in our entire history we were successfully able to properly rack mount 2 servers. Okay maybe 3.



Here are the two servers sitting together in the rack on a shelf where the old bruno used to be. Actually maxwell (the old BOINC web/alpha server) was sitting in that space too, and was moved one rack over. They already have their RAIDs configured and OSes installed. We're now tackling the database configurations and installs. We'll put mysql on carolyn and informix on oscar. The server cut off at the bottom is ptolemy, which will be replaced by thumper once oscar replaces thumper.



More to come as we progress...

- Matt

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-- BOINC/SETI@home network/web/science/development person
-- "Any idiot can have a good idea. What is hard is to do it." - Jeanne-Claude

Sweeeeeet!

Thanks for the photos!
Keep them coming! :D

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Sweeeeeet!

Thanks for the photos!
Keep them coming! :D

Bye bye Bruno!!! Thanks for the photos guys, it looks like you've really been busy. Does anything fit those racks you guys have? Seems like everytime you move something around you have to jerry-rig it in the rack.

Here's looking forward to many more photos and wishing you the best of luck getting them ready for us. May they last for many more years.

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PROUD MEMBER OF Team Starfire World BOINC

Awesome pictures Matt! You guys really got moving on getting these up and running. Congrats to you folks! And thanks for the update as always!

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Wow, thanks for the update Matt,

Claggy

Thanks for the pics, update and the name of Oscars partner in crime, Carolyn. :D

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Savoir-Faire is everywhere!
The T1 Trust, T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, America's First HST

Thanks for the pics Matt!
@The rest of the Crew, Thanks for all of your Hard Work.
Hopefully soon you ALL can get some Rest!

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I Desire Peace and Justice, Jim Scott (Mod-Ret.)

Nice ! LOL
Thanks for the pictures and up-date.

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Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the
moments that take our breath away.

I'm so excited for you guys! This is great news indeed. A big 'thank you' to everyone who donated. Without all of you, none of this would be possible.

Santa comes early to Berkeley! Very cool. Thanks for the update!

Take your time getting them configured and tested. We're still here and not going anywhere.

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Join the PACK!

Carolyn is better looking than Oscar!!!

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Boinc....Boinc....Boinc....Boinc....

Great job guys...
Thanks for the update.
Greetings from Mexico

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Sweeeeeet!

Thanks for the photos!
Keep them coming! :D

Bye bye Bruno!!! Thanks for the photos guys, it looks like you've really been busy. Does anything fit those racks you guys have? Seems like everytime you move something around you have to jerry-rig it in the rack.

Here's looking forward to many more photos and wishing you the best of luck getting them ready for us. May they last for many more years.

As someone who over a 30 year career has had to rack mount a lot of broadcast television equipment, let me attest to the fact that it is always a hassle. Rails are too long, too short, adapters have inside ears when the rack expects outside ears, the list just goes on and on. To top it off, there are usually no instructions on how the equipment manufacturer intends the rails to be mounted on the equipment and reconfiguring the rack to match the new rail configuration sometimes means unracking everything, adjusting the rear (and some times the front) rails and the remounting everything.

The only comment I would make is I probably would have left 1RU between the two Servers for cooling. I know they side ventilate but a little above/below space always helps.

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How about a chorus of "Happy days are here again>

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Sweeeeeet!

Thanks for the photos!
Keep them coming! :D

Bye bye Bruno!!! Thanks for the photos guys, it looks like you've really been busy. Does anything fit those racks you guys have? Seems like everytime you move something around you have to jerry-rig it in the rack.

Here's looking forward to many more photos and wishing you the best of luck getting them ready for us. May they last for many more years.

As someone who over a 30 year career has had to rack mount a lot of broadcast television equipment, let me attest to the fact that it is always a hassle. Rails are too long, too short, adapters have inside ears when the rack expects outside ears, the list just goes on and on. To top it off, there are usually no instructions on how the equipment manufacturer intends the rails to be mounted on the equipment and reconfiguring the rack to match the new rail configuration sometimes means unracking everything, adjusting the rear (and some times the front) rails and the remounting everything.

The only comment I would make is I probably would have left 1RU between the two Servers for cooling. I know they side ventilate but a little above/below space always helps.

I have to agree.. a couple of inches can make a big difference.

Side note they do make "modem shelves"(wire racks, look like mountable BBQ racks) that can be used if you get equipment that just will not mount.

Anyway.. awesome!!

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Janice

Sweet as :) keep the pics coming guys :D pls pls pls

Xfercns

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Meowwwwwwww hah hah hah....
Who knows what evil lurks in the Seti closet.

Welcome, Oscar and Carolyn!

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"Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once."

Great job.
Thank you.

Hipp Hipp Hooorayyyyy :)

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Hi, More pictures please.