Hi Folks, I've written to Daniel to commit that I'd like, and I'm prepared to pick up, 3 x 1U servers. I am opting for the 1U servers, as they are almost portable at 4cm x 48cm x 69cm and 17.5kg's. I envisage that one server could be shared around by members of wlug who would like hands on experience at installing linux server software and practice at server administration. Another would be available for Te Whare O Te Ata as the community server, should it be deemed suitable. The third would be for spare parts / could be made available at the Computer Club workshops for experimenting with software installations etc. With regard to being a replacement server for Te Whare O Te Ata, we can look into the issue of placement, noise, networking cables, etc. at a later stage. cheers, Ian.
1U, non-redundant PSU (SMC 6015X-TB system), Supermicro X7DBX-i motherboard, dual Xeon X5440 (quad-core, 2.5GHz), 16 or 32 GB (depending on unit) DDR2 667MHz FB DIMMs, IPMI controller, dual gige LAN, 3x SATA disk in hotswap drive bays