[tech] Donations from ITS

Mon May 3 19:02:34 WST 2010

I can help, depends on when. Available tomorrow afternoon?

Sam.

Samuel Cochran
sj26 at sj26.com, +61-415-441-909

On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 3:35 PM, Craig Williams <reapsta at gmail.com> wrote:

> This is all great, but we need to get the stuff.
>
> Volunteers for picking stuff up?
>
>
> On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 9:47 AM, Bob Adamson <bob at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au> wrote:
>
>> For those of you not on irc, it has been suggested that we replace manduba
>> (in the physics building) with the blade server. This is obviously dependent
>> on power usage and heat requirements, but would be a win-win for ucc. We may
>> want to get a few more blades for it if we can though.
>>
>>
>> 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 Mon, 3 May 2010, Justin Wake wrote:
>>
>>  Compared to rack servers, yeah, but the heat density is obviously much
>>> higher - those things are like little furnaces. Overall it'll be a win, but
>>> actually installing and using it will require a little forethought and
>>> planning.
>>>
>>> On 03/05/2010, at 9:18 AM, Andrew Bailey wrote:
>>>
>>>  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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