[HamWAN PSDR] Any suggestions for a good shallow-depth server?

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On Tuesday, May 26, 2015, Kenny Richards <richark at 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 at bartk.us
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','me at 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 at bartk.us
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','me at 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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