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Welcome Carolyn and Oscar (Nov 17 2010)
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Matt Lebofsky Send message Joined: 1 Mar 99 Posts: 1444 Credit: 957,058 RAC: 0 |
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 -- BOINC/SETI@home network/web/science/development person -- "Any idiot can have a good idea. What is hard is to do it." - Jeanne-Claude |
Mitra Send message Joined: 8 Jun 99 Posts: 4 Credit: 15,377,644 RAC: 75 |
Sweeeeeet! Thanks for the photos! Keep them coming! :D |
perryjay Send message Joined: 20 Aug 02 Posts: 3377 Credit: 20,676,751 RAC: 0 |
Sweeeeeet! 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. PROUD MEMBER OF Team Starfire World BOINC |
KB7RZF Send message Joined: 15 Aug 99 Posts: 9549 Credit: 3,308,926 RAC: 2 |
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! |
Claggy Send message Joined: 5 Jul 99 Posts: 4654 Credit: 47,537,079 RAC: 4 |
Wow, thanks for the update Matt, Claggy |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 66292 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Thanks for the pics, update and the name of Oscars partner in crime, Carolyn. :D Savoir-Faire is everywhere! The T1 Trust, T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, America's First HST |
Jim_S Send message Joined: 23 Feb 00 Posts: 4705 Credit: 64,560,357 RAC: 31 |
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! I Desire Peace and Justice, Jim Scott (Mod-Ret.) |
Ingrid Brouwer Send message Joined: 8 Jan 00 Posts: 6 Credit: 1,562,268 RAC: 0 |
Nice ! LOL Thanks for the pictures and up-date. Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
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. |
rebest Send message Joined: 16 Apr 00 Posts: 1296 Credit: 45,357,093 RAC: 0 |
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. Join the PACK! |
Geek@Play Send message Joined: 31 Jul 01 Posts: 2467 Credit: 86,146,931 RAC: 0 |
Carolyn is better looking than Oscar!!! Boinc....Boinc....Boinc....Boinc.... |
hvleon Send message Joined: 22 Sep 02 Posts: 3 Credit: 498,286 RAC: 0 |
Great job guys... Thanks for the update. Greetings from Mexico |
Tom95134 Send message Joined: 27 Nov 01 Posts: 216 Credit: 3,790,200 RAC: 0 |
Sweeeeeet! 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. |
Glen Send message Joined: 11 Aug 03 Posts: 4 Credit: 873,172 RAC: 0 |
How about a chorus of "Happy days are here again> |
soft^spirit Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6497 Credit: 34,134,168 RAC: 0 |
Sweeeeeet! 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!! Janice |
KWSN - eXferance Send message Joined: 23 Mar 00 Posts: 4 Credit: 9,311,682 RAC: 0 |
Sweet as :) keep the pics coming guys :D pls pls pls Xfercns |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51477 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
Meowwwwwwww hah hah hah.... Who knows what evil lurks in the Seti closet. Welcome, Oscar and Carolyn! "Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once." |
Igogo Send message Joined: 18 Dec 04 Posts: 125 Credit: 65,303,299 RAC: 44 |
Great job. Thank you. |
MiCrO Send message Joined: 5 Apr 00 Posts: 48 Credit: 43,924,114 RAC: 7 |
Hipp Hipp Hooorayyyyy :) |
CHARLES JACKSON Send message Joined: 17 May 99 Posts: 49 Credit: 39,349,563 RAC: 0 |
Hi, More pictures please. |
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