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Since everyone is so anxious about when the lag will be over I put together a progress checklist on when a replacement to Tron will be online.
- Get the need for a new server
- Talk with staff advisor about viability
- Talk with ResLife about available funds to buy a box
- Get approval from staff advisor
- Get proposed server specs from Systems
- Negotiate final server specs
- Send to ResLife for approval
- Get approval from ResLife to order
- Order server from HP
- HP builds the server
- HP ships the server
- Server arrives at WCU
- Server is installed in Forsyth datacenter
- MS Server08 Enterprise x64 is installed
- IT creates logins for exec staff
- Game servers are installed
- Configs are transitioned
- Profit
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HP ProLiant BL465 G6 server blade
6-Core AMD OpteronT Processor Model 2427 (2.6GHz, 75W ACP)
6-Core AMD OpteronT Processor Model 2427 (2.6GHz, 75W ACP)
HP 16GB REG PC2-6400 8x2GB Dual Rank Memory
Smart Array E200i SAS RAID Controller
HP 146GB 6G Hot Plug 2.5 SAS Dual Port 15,000 rpm Hard Drive
HP 146GB 6G Hot Plug 2.5 SAS Dual Port 15,000 rpm Hard Drive
RAID 1 drive set (requires matching 2 hard drives)
HP 128MB BBWC (Battery-Backed Write Cache) Enabler
6 NICs
Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO2) Standard Blade Edition (integrated on motherboard)
Note those monster 6Gbit 15k SAS drives.
Who’s Systems? and when were they first and last contacted?
/dice is a noob and seem like we have been waiting on them for 4weeks +now? if thats tru a follow up email/phone call would be awesome “just to see where they stand”.
anywho WOOT, thanks for making this public so yeah guys, new servers on the way!! its just a slow process very slow process when dealing with getting approvals from everyone and school funding. Reslife will prob be the longest wait, so everyone send them thank you emails
yes thanks for making this public. Hopefully this will stop people from asking me why the server is lagging
NoDice said:
Who’s Systems? and when were they first and last contacted?Systems maintains the datacenter. They were first contacted by our staff advisor Tuesday and we got a reply an hour or so later.
MajorMajorMajor said:
Get approval from ResLife to orderthat one makes me nervous
The director of ResLife has already said he thought the current server was a great investment for the university.
MasterP said:
[*]Negotiate final server specs[*]Profit
What are the current specs being negotiated?
And <3 profit
what they (systems) want:
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HP ProLiant BL465c G5 server blade 454625-B21Quad-Core AMD OpteronT Processor Model 2384 (2.7GHz, 75W ACP) 494262-L21
Quad-Core AMD OpteronT Processor Model 2384 (2.7GHz, 75W ACP) 494262-B21
HP 16GB REG PC2-6400 8x2GB Dual Rank Memory 497765-16G
Smart Array E200i SAS RAID Controller Included
HP 146GB Hot Plug 2.5 SAS Dual Port 10,000 rpm Hard Drive 418367-B21
HP 146GB Hot Plug 2.5 SAS Dual Port 10,000 rpm Hard Drive 418367-B21
RAID 1 drive set (requires matching 2 hard drives) 339778-B21
(2) Embedded NC370i Multifunction Gigabit Network Adapters
(1) additional 10/100 NIC dedicated to iLO 2 Management Included
HP 128MB BBWC (Battery-Backed Write Cache) Enabler (requires selection of SA641, SA642 or E200) 351580-B21
HP BLc NC325m NIC Adapter 416585-B21
Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO2) Standard Blade Edition (integrated on motherboard) Included
Warranty – 3 years – parts, labor, onsite – next business day Included
We are trying to convince them to get the dual quad core Intel Nehalem-based server instead so we will see.
Nickname said:
what they (systems) want:We are trying to convince them to get the dual quad core Intel Nehalem-based server instead so we will see.
Since we are having drive problems on some pretty fast drives already, you may want to change that raid 1 set up to raid 5 and include a stripe. Two identical full file writes are way *edited*ing slower than one file stripe with parity. You have a raid controller so it does the work instead of the CPU, so there is no excuse not to get the extra drive. I’m just saying…also Intel over the Opterons.
Kuros said:
Since we are having drive problems on some pretty fast drives already, you may want to change that raid 1 set up to raid 5 and include a stripe. Two identical full file writes are way *edited*ing slower than one file stripe with parity. You have a raid controller so it does the work instead of the CPU, so there is no excuse not to get the extra drive. I’m just saying…also Intel over the Opterons.We’re having drive problems?
Also, blades only have 2 drives.
MasterP said:
We’re having drive problems?Also, blades only have 2 drives.
We’re not, idk wtf Kuros is talking about. CPU power != hard drive rates
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