I have used theses guys in tight spots http://www.logicsupply.com <http://www.logicsupply.com/?___store=en_us&gclid=CjwKEAjws5CrBRD8ze702_2dyjYSJAAAJK9y-ypZV8u2_eISw2JlZpYmGkmQ8XBUYNvHiOp49c2X1RoCTOrw_wcB> <http://www.logicsupply.com/?___store=en_us&gclid=CjwKEAjws5CrBRD8ze702_2dyjYSJAAAJK9y-ypZV8u2_eISw2JlZpYmGkmQ8XBUYNvHiOp49c2X1RoCTOrw_wcB> On Tuesday, May 26, 2015, Kenny Richards <richark@gmail.com> wrote:
Agreed, you don't want to make lots of trip up there. But when balancing the cost of the server, it probably isn't worth 100% redundancy since you can get to the site all year round. But it sounds like you have a workable solution....
Thanks Kenny
On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 4:52 PM, Bart Kus <me@bartk.us <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','me@bartk.us');>> wrote:
It's at 3000ft, so maybe 1/2 a year is an exaggeration, but it's a design target.
Anyway, I got the KVM guy to come down to $50 instead, so I've decided to just beef up the Rackable and deploy that. It's the cheapest of all the options.
--Bart
On 05/26/2015 04:48 PM, Kenny Richards wrote:
Slightly off topic, but is Tiger really not accessible for 1/2 the year? I can see for a couple days a year, but not for six months. It just doesn't get that much snow....
On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 11:53 PM, Bart Kus <me@bartk.us <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','me@bartk.us');>> wrote:
Hi all,
I've been trying to get my grubby little hands on a server for East Tiger. The physical layout of that site demands we use a shallow depth (1/2 depth) server. There are surprisingly few servers out there that are both shallow and offer some kind of hardware RAID and KVM control with virtual media. I've identified a couple:
1. Dell R210 ii - 1U - 1CPU (E3-12##v2 series) - Max 32GB RAM - 2HD (non-hot-swap) - Stock H200 RAID controller is poopy (no BBWC/FBWC, no option to enable HD write cache), but it can take an H700 controller. - KVM not typically installed, but inexpensive DRAC6 cards available ($15) - Kind of expensive for what it is 2. HP DL320e G8 - 1U - 1CPU (E3-12##v2 series) - Max 32GB RAM - 2-4HD depending on chassis (hot-swap) - Stock B210i RAID controller is poopy (no BBWC/FBWC), but it can take a P222 controller. - KVM via iLO4 integrated standard - Expensive
Given the timing, I've gonna deploy a server I have in stock, but it's really awful:
1. Rackable based on Intel S5000PSL motherboard - 2U - 2CPU (really old Xeon 5148) - 16GB RAM installed (32GB max, FBDIMM required) - 4HD (hot swap) - NO RAID controller, and no room in the chassis to install one either. - NO KVM (there is an add-on, but it's $170. It may or may not fit the chassis.) - "Free!" since it's in my inventory and I'm trying to either sell the servers off or put them to good use.
Since this is going up on a mountain top inaccessible for 1/2 the year, it's really nice to have the KVM ability in case something goes wrong or you need to do troubleshooting (just had to use KVM today to work on some of our ESXi hosts), and the RAID is nice in case a drive dies or develops a bad sector.
Anyway, do any of you have any suggestions for any other small servers I may not have considered yet?
--Bart
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