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* Updated budget report added to wiki under [[Club Finances/Budgets]] * CoSO Re-recognition for 2016–2017 — due Sun 7 Feb * sbaugh submitted this on 26 Jan * Retrocomputing Committee * Should set a meeting time * Requested purchasing * http://www.deepsurplus.com/Network-Structured-Wiring/4-Post-Rack-Shelves/Adjustable-Shelf-Rails-for-Rack-or-Cabinet-Mount * support 200 lbs * need some for the new rack * how many? 5? * Approved purchasing * [[http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/172211-3/A105183-ND/744760|X68000 hard disk power connector]] (~$0.25 ea, Digikey) * lroop will order alongside other parts needed for retro repair to save on shipping * New purchasing * Case for storage-4 * [[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811152497|SUPERMICRO SuperChassis CSE-826TQ-R800LPB Black 2U Rackmount Server Case 800W Redundant]] (~$725) * was ordered * SATA interface for storage-4 * [[http://www.amazon.com/APC-Automatic-Transfer-Switch-AP7750A/dp/B00ASPZJ94|Power transfer switches]] (~$605, Amazon) * More retro (?) * leee's machines — proposed donating 8 fairly new machines, 18 cores, 96 GB RAM? * There is significant club interest; is there any reason ''not'' to follow up on this? * If he's actually serious, we can coordinate shipping from Boston |
* Retrocomputing Committee report * Purchasing * Approved * [[http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/172211-3/A105183-ND/744760|X68000 hard disk power connector]] (~$0.25 ea, Digikey) * lroop will order alongside other parts needed for retro repair to save on shipping * [[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811152497|12-bay rackmount server case for storage-4]] (~$725, Newegg) * stroucki ordered * New requests * [[http://www.deepsurplus.com/Network-Structured-Wiring/4-Post-Rack-Shelves/Adjustable-Shelf-Rails-for-Rack-or-Cabinet-Mount|Adjustable shelf rails for the new rack]] (~$45 ea, DeepSurplus) * Support 200 lbs * Need some for the new rack * How many? 5? * Deferred * [[http://www.amazon.com/APC-Automatic-Transfer-Switch-AP7750A/dp/B00ASPZJ94|Power transfer switches]] (~$605, Amazon) * Other retro? * leee's machines * Updates from grantwu on donation coordination? |
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* Shibboleth on Contrib was fixed * Water sensor ADC * Arrived; stroucki to install today * Disk failures on weizen-b * Since we've only had 6 failures since Oct, kbare doesn't think it's worth the effort to double-check them yet * Keep the failed disks around until total approaches 14, then test them * [[http://www.provantage.com/black-box-rm7007-r2~7BABX9AA.htm|New rack]] installation * Questions to discuss now, finalize Saturday: * Where should this go? / Which rack should this replace? * Which machines need to be moved away from the old rack ahead of time? Will they need downtime? * Which machines should be put on this rack once it's in place? Will they need downtime? * Pick a date/timeline for this so that relevant announcements can go out * stroucki suggests this may be a multi-week project * First Saturday: Move machines off of old rack (downtime as necessary) * Second Saturday: Remove old rack, set up new rack * Third Saturday: Move machines to new rack (downtime as necessary) |
* [[http://www.provantage.com/black-box-rm7007-r2~7BABX9AA.htm|New rack]] installation, replacing Rack 0 * This Sat, 13 Feb: * Move all machines * backups, tungsten, gadolinium to Rack 4 * wikium to Rack 5 or 6, whichever space allows * These machines house 2/3 mailservers, 2/3 nameservers, 1/2 web nodes, 1/2 load balancers, IMAP, AFS volumes, Nagios, Jabber, wiki * Minimal (or no) downtime to each machine should be needed * This could still affect performance of visible services, so send an announcement anyway * Looking forward: * What to do with switch and power distribution still on the old rack * How to remove old rack, set up new rack * Which machines to move to new rack |
Boring part
Spring 2016 Talk Series — Wednesdays 20:00, WeH 5421
- Tomorrow, 10 Feb – aliruu with PGP and Public Key Cryptography
- Next week, 17 Feb – scunning with Privacy Technology and You
- After that, 24 Feb – bescott with Authoring Text Adventures
- Treasurer's report
- Retrocomputing Committee report
- Purchasing
- Approved
X68000 hard disk power connector (~$0.25 ea, Digikey)
- lroop will order alongside other parts needed for retro repair to save on shipping
12-bay rackmount server case for storage-4 (~$725, Newegg)
- stroucki ordered
- New requests
Adjustable shelf rails for the new rack (~$45 ea, DeepSurplus)
- Support 200 lbs
- Need some for the new rack
- How many? 5?
- Deferred
Power transfer switches (~$605, Amazon)
- Other retro?
- Approved
- leee's machines
- Updates from grantwu on donation coordination?
Interesting part
- Open Hacking Hours
- Operations
New rack installation, replacing Rack 0
- This Sat, 13 Feb:
- Move all machines
- backups, tungsten, gadolinium to Rack 4
- wikium to Rack 5 or 6, whichever space allows
- These machines house 2/3 mailservers, 2/3 nameservers, 1/2 web nodes, 1/2 load balancers, IMAP, AFS volumes, Nagios, Jabber, wiki
- Minimal (or no) downtime to each machine should be needed
- This could still affect performance of visible services, so send an announcement anyway
- Move all machines
- Looking forward:
- What to do with switch and power distribution still on the old rack
- How to remove old rack, set up new rack
- Which machines to move to new rack
- This Sat, 13 Feb: