[tech] Donations from ITS

[Andrew Bailey]

On Sat, May 01, 2010 at 08:32:06PM +0800, Mitch Kelly wrote:
> In todays news:
> 
> UWA Campus building burns down while onlookers watch in total belief.
>
Blades + Virtualisation are generally as a rule much more energy effecient / heat output freindly than individual servers. Just Saying.
 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tech-bounces at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au [mailto:tech-bounces at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au]
> On Behalf Of Adrian Chadd
> Sent: Saturday, 1 May 2010 7:53 PM
> To: Bob Adamson
> Cc: tech at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au; Craig Williams
> Subject: Re: [tech] Donations from ITS
> 
> 
> .. 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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