[tech] Moving of all Servers to 2 Racks

[Adrian Chadd]

I suggest you guys think about how hot some of that kit will be and
specifically think about how hot air is going to properly circulate
in a densely packed set of two racks.

2c,


Adrian

On Sun, Sep 06, 2009, Matt Didcoe wrote:
> On reflection, in relation to having a rack out in the clubroom, for  
> now, I think we're better off keeping it in the machine room where the  
> noise can be contained and the temperature controlled slightly better.
>
> We also have to work out a time to sit down and glean all we can from  
> trs80 so he can have a well deserved break before we jump into this so  
> that date (13th) is very tentative at this point.
>
> The point of this exercise being to make the best use of space we can  
> and to have a clean machine room that can be cooled efficiently and  
> worked in without the fear of inadvertently killing something/someone.
>
> At this early stage, the idea is that the two servers on the bench,  
> merasu (commissioned by JCF I believe) and mermaid be rack mounted to  
> improve their ventilation and to free up bench space, network cabling  
> for the servers be marked and tidied so it's a little less spaghetti  
> like and that machines such as mudcat (CJS' play box - not that I'm  
> specifically targeting you Chris :) ) be converted to VMs as they really 
> don't need to be their own physical boxes (even though we do have many 
> exFugro servers to spare).
>
> Mitch is doing up some diagrams now and will post to the list shortly.
>
> Matt [MRD]
>
> On 06/09/2009, at 5:06 PM, mitch at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au wrote:
>
>> Hi All.
>>
>> Today Matt Didcoe and myself where at UCC working out what servers we 
>> have and what they do.
>>
>> Next weekend we are planning to colsolidate the servers into 2 Racks, 
>> One located in the MR and one located in UCC (Probably where the tool 
>> cupboard is, And move that nearer to the Project/dump bench where it 
>> used to be)
>>
>> What we are planning is to work out what boxes are currently used and 
>> what they do, Those what are general purpose.. Or have no purpose will 
>> be turned off or Moved into the "General/UCC" Rack and the more 
>> critical servers/tape library such as Mooneye/Madako/Mussel etc etc put 
>> into a Rack in the MR. Also the MR Cleaned to the extent its possibly 
>> empty on the day.
>>
>> The UCC Rack will be a locked rack, With a Door that can potentially  
>> be opened by dispense, Similar to the UCC door.
>>
>> The Date: We are hoping for Next weekend, Probably Sunday morning @  
>> 9:00AM (13th) With all servers being powered down. This would tie in  
>> with the "TRS80 Extraction night". (dd if=/dev/trs80 of=/dev/other/ 
>> members)
>>
>> Why?
>> The MR is a mess at the moment with unknown servers taking up rack  
>> space and creating heat that in the near future is gong to be a big  
>> issue on warm days.
>>
>> Other ideas: One idea was to create a 3-4Box VMware Cluster (To keep  
>> is easily manageable and not have rely on others to manage it) This  
>> would host the Virtual pool Including some member boxes that run their 
>> IRC session and not much else...  I Understand this may irritate some 
>> but if you have a better idea, Please post to the list.
>>
>> If anyone else has suggestions please post away. Over the next 5 days 
>> Matt and i will draw up a final plan for the rack space and how it can 
>> be used.
>>
>> Mitch
>> UCC Wheel Member
>>
>>
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