[tech] Donations from ITS

[Adrian Chadd]

.. not saying that the iinet unit died because of lack of aircon,
but those things get -mighty- hot and any kind of internal failure
can lead to some pretty funny disasters..



Adrian

On Sat, May 01, 2010, Adrian Chadd wrote:
> 
> 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
> >>
> >>
> >> 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                                                        |
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 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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