[tech] Donations from ITS

[Adrian Chadd]

Actually, this should include things like:

* if the aircon fails, will the boards cut out because of some thermal
  protection before the fucking thing catches fire?

If you don't believe me, I can point out some nice photos of a HP blade
server @ iinet which .. got a bit charcoal'ed.

I know I'm negative at times, but please do not turn this on in the
clubroom, aircon or not.


Adrian

On Sat, May 01, 2010, Bob Adamson wrote:
> My apologies, in my efforts in keeping my email short and succinct I came 
> across rude.
>
> UCC always appreciates donations and I realise that the club relies on 
> them. Yes, a blade server would be cool to play with, and some extra 
> storage space would be nice. However, I think it is very foolish to  
> accept any donation without a little more infomation and thought. While  
> theft may not be a problem, cooling is - are we actually going to be able 
> to run this without aircon? If we put it in the machine room, will the  
> aircon be able to keep up?
>
> You must forgive my sentiments with respect to donations, but I have  
> observed that once something (especially donated items) enter UCC, they  
> are very hard to dispose of. Just look at the large box of DOS games that 
> sat in the middle of the clubroom for 3 months last year - nobody wanted  
> them, but they're still sitting on a shelf in the clubroom. This is not 
> to say that Craigs donation is a box of DOS games that nobody wants 
> (quite the contrary it seems), but I still think that my concerns are 
> valid.
>
> Bob Adamson
> UCC Treasurer
>
> |"Bureaucracy is a challenge to the be conquered with a righteous        |
> |attitude, an intolerance for stupidity, and a bulldozer when necessary" |
> | ---Peter's Laws                                                        |
>
>
> On Sat, 1 May 2010, Samuel Cochran wrote:
>
>> Bob, that seems a bit rude.
>> It's some good hardware to play with which, if it becomes a burden, can be skipped or onsold. They can be hooked out in the hallway if space in the clubroom is such a huge issue. Being fairly hefty
>> and of no cost to the club I don't think theft is a huge issue.
>>
>> Being considerate and positive goes a long way.
>>
>> Sam.
>>
>>
>> Samuel Cochran
>> sj26 at sj26.com, +61-415-441-909
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>> On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 5:38 PM, Bob Adamson <bob at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au> wrote:
>>       I've been told that both of these items are quite large (roughly half-rack
>>       sized?). Have you got any idea where we are going to put these things, and
>>       what we are going to use them for?
>>
>>       Bob Adamson
>>       UCC Treasurer
>>
>>       |"Bureaucracy is a challenge to the be conquered with a righteous        |
>>       |attitude, an intolerance for stupidity, and a bulldozer when necessary" |
>>       | ---Peter's Laws                                                        |
>>
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>>
>> On Sat, 1 May 2010, Craig Williams wrote:
>>
>>       Hi guys,
>>
>>       ITS have donated a blade server of unknown ancestry, and the old 7TB central admin SAN (I think it's an ESX SAN?) to UCC.
>>
>>       I'd like some help picking them up, so volunteers can sign up here
>>
>>
>>       reg
>>
>>       [RPS]
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