We got us a Dell 1950 server with:
2 x 73GB 15k SAS drives Raid - upgradeable to 1TB
2 x 3.0 GHz dual core xeons - upgradeable to Quad core
4GB ram - upgradeable up to 32GB
1333 mhz front size bus
redundant power
RHEL certified
Small form factor - although as Ajax pointed out this doesn't matter for us, unless we are in a rack someday.
4 hours of onsite service from dell before Jan 2008
4 more hours of onsite service from dell before jan 2010
gold service warranty till 2010
Best of all it all comes from one place to my house and I already paid for it. With shipping it came to $1,869. Selling the vaio laptop for (e:ladycroft) or (e:drew) will defray the cost. If anyone else didn't donate and still wants to, feel free - I am going to leave the message up for a bit.
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11/02/2007 14:17 #41942
Bought the New Server - $1869Category: server
11/02/2007 01:16 #41930
Okay I think I need a little moreCategory: server
I think I underestimated the price a little bit. So we are back to 78.9%. I could buy a cheaper supermicro server and hope for the best as it is not certified for Centos 5 and has no warranty, or spend a little more and get a used, certified centos compatible server with a 2 year warranty and drives in it already. The dell server is definitely something that would work for a long time.
The difference, however, is me spending another $462 dollars.
At least we won't need a windows license!
If anybody still wants to donate, now is the time. I might just have to pay for it up front as the auction ends in 13 hours!
Also, if anyone want to buy my old Vaio s360 cuteass laptop (e:paul,31660) I am willing to part with it for $500 to make up the extra money. It is still a great computer. It was around $2000 when I got it less than 2 years ago.
On the other hand I might just go ahead and risk it on another supermicro ,that is what we have right now. But what if it doesn't work, it owuld be such a waste of money.
The difference, however, is me spending another $462 dollars.
At least we won't need a windows license!
If anybody still wants to donate, now is the time. I might just have to pay for it up front as the auction ends in 13 hours!
Also, if anyone want to buy my old Vaio s360 cuteass laptop (e:paul,31660) I am willing to part with it for $500 to make up the extra money. It is still a great computer. It was around $2000 when I got it less than 2 years ago.
On the other hand I might just go ahead and risk it on another supermicro
,that is what we have right now. But what if it doesn't work, it owuld be such a waste of money. news - 11/02/07 11:07
The laptop has 1 GB of ram.
The reason I do not build my own ajay, is because I don't have any extra time. I built the last one. It was fine. I ordered all the parts separately, put in the chips, the paste hte ram, the hardrive. Screwed everything together, etc.
It takes time. No matter how easy it is. I am going to be dealing with several vendors for the parts, more time shopping, the time to put it together. Waiting for everything to come separately and then pickig it all up from the post office at night because I can't let them leave the server parts outside my house. Its not worth it when I can get a perfectly good used one for not that much more and have a two year warranty on it. I don't know if you ever had a Dell machine under warranty but hey basically service everything quickly.
I am already going to be doing so much software configuration.
As for the form factor you are right, I don't need a 1U in fact I would rather have a 2U for expandability as ease of working on it. However, the Dell I was looking at is not new but a used one, that comes how it is.
When I priced out a new supermicro with CPU and hardrives, the used supermicro one I put the link to was cheaper.
The laptop has 1 GB of ram.
The reason I do not build my own ajay, is because I don't have any extra time. I built the last one. It was fine. I ordered all the parts separately, put in the chips, the paste hte ram, the hardrive. Screwed everything together, etc.
It takes time. No matter how easy it is. I am going to be dealing with several vendors for the parts, more time shopping, the time to put it together. Waiting for everything to come separately and then pickig it all up from the post office at night because I can't let them leave the server parts outside my house. Its not worth it when I can get a perfectly good used one for not that much more and have a two year warranty on it. I don't know if you ever had a Dell machine under warranty but hey basically service everything quickly.
I am already going to be doing so much software configuration.
As for the form factor you are right, I don't need a 1U in fact I would rather have a 2U for expandability as ease of working on it. However, the Dell I was looking at is not new but a used one, that comes how it is.
When I priced out a new supermicro with CPU and hardrives, the used supermicro one I put the link to was cheaper.
drew - 11/02/07 08:41
(e:Drew) is interested. It still has the RAM that you added? Anything else we should know about it?
(e:Drew) is interested. It still has the RAM that you added? Anything else we should know about it?
mrmike - 11/02/07 07:21
I'd be interested as well
I'd be interested as well
ladycroft - 11/02/07 06:08
i would be interested in your laptop!
i would be interested in your laptop!
ajay - 11/02/07 01:39
Why not build your own? You don't need the 1U formfactor. You could build a kickass machine for about $1K.You're most probably I/O-bound anyways; so load up on gobs of RAM and get a scraming-fast Quad-core puppy.
Why not build your own? You don't need the 1U formfactor. You could build a kickass machine for about $1K.You're most probably I/O-bound anyways; so load up on gobs of RAM and get a scraming-fast Quad-core puppy.
11/01/2007 09:43 #41918
Leopard multifile upload fixCategory: bug fix
Adobe labs released a new mac flash player today that address the file upload problem with leopard and flash player that I reported in (e:news,41833). Now all you leopard users including myself can go back to using the normal file upload system!
Just download and install it. Make sure you have you browser off when installing. It will prompt you about that.
Just download and install it. Make sure you have you browser off when installing. It will prompt you about that.
10/29/2007 23:53 #41878
Paul Visco Cashes Out Of Second LifeCategory: secondlife
As I promised I donated $500 to the server fund bringing us to a total of $1300.
I ended up cashing out of secondlife to do it. It was a surprising simple end to a long journey. I really didn't play anymore and the fact that my Linden Dollars had bcome worth so much seemed so arbitrary and fake, like it could just go poof any momment.
Bye, bye Apfeljung Longwell
Love,
Paul
I ended up cashing out of secondlife to do it. It was a surprising simple end to a long journey. I really didn't play anymore and the fact that my Linden Dollars had bcome worth so much seemed so arbitrary and fake, like it could just go poof any momment.
Bye, bye Apfeljung Longwell
Love,
Paul
10/27/2007 09:30 #41833
Flash Upload and LeopardCategory: bug
Well, turns out there is a mac os 10.5 specific bug that is causing flash based multi uploads to not work on any browser in leopard. It prentends to work by letting you select the file but then it never pushes the file to the server Because, I cannot detect hat you are on leopard with the Firefox user agent. It looks the same on tiger and leopard, I am going to have to provide an old style file upload box option.
FOR NOW USE THE MOBILE VERSION OF THE SITE TO UPLOAD FILES ON LEOPARD.
Adobe is aware of this problem and is working on a fix. It is not limited to estrip multifile flash based uploads but happens on any site with flash uploading including Flickr.
I filed this bug report with Adobe.
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This example from my javascript/flash toolkit worked on tiger no problem to upload small jpegs. It no longer works on leopard.
However, It is not limited to my surebert toolkit.
Another popular javascript/flash upload library called swfupload is also not working in leopard but worked in tiger.
Same for the flickr flash upload utility. The flash upload file selector box appears, but then it doesn't seem to send anything.
Steps to reproduce bug:
1. Try uploading
2. Try uploading a file
3. Try uplaoding images to flickr using their newer flash based upload utility.
Results: The files do not upload, no requests hit the servers access or error logs.
Expected results: The files should upload like they do on tiger[/box]
UPDATE
This has been resolved and there is a new version of the flash player for mac that you can download from adobe labs.
FOR NOW USE THE MOBILE VERSION OF THE SITE TO UPLOAD FILES ON LEOPARD.
Adobe is aware of this problem and is working on a fix. It is not limited to estrip multifile flash based uploads but happens on any site with flash uploading including Flickr.
I filed this bug report with Adobe.
[box]
- BUG******
This example from my javascript/flash toolkit worked on tiger no problem to upload small jpegs. It no longer works on leopard.
However, It is not limited to my surebert toolkit.
Another popular javascript/flash upload library called swfupload
is also not working in leopard but worked in tiger.Same for the flickr flash upload utility. The flash upload file selector box appears, but then it doesn't seem to send anything.
Steps to reproduce bug:
1. Try uploading
2. Try uploading a file
3. Try uplaoding images to flickr using their newer flash based upload utility.
Results: The files do not upload, no requests hit the servers access or error logs.
Expected results: The files should upload like they do on tiger[/box]
UPDATE
This has been resolved and there is a new version of the flash player for mac that you can download from adobe labs.
Woohoo! Hooray for new (old) computer stuff!
Btw... this is a small thing - but you've got everyone else's userpic next to their donation on the donation page... but for mine, it just has my name. :( lizabeth = Elizabeth Williamson
Congratulations!
I would have built my own, because to me, computers are like cars. I love tinkering with my boxes (I've got 4 running right now, all built by me). These days you can get a good deal from NewEgg :::link::: .
In fact, I'll be building a new box soon, and will go for a quad-core with 2GB of memory.
No worries, with no health insurance for another 40 days, I might need installments
Sorry about the order mixup thing.
yeah, he was, and I don't have the money and when I do I think I want a mac.
If LC declines, I was second in the laptop quest....just sayin....