[wlug_org] FW: [nznog] Telstra Cable Problems

[Jethro Carr]

On Fri, 2006-09-22 at 11:41 +1200, Geraint M. Jones wrote:
> <SNIP>
> > Reliability of the server is also desirable - and as Tony has alluded,
> > the current server is a "good ol' workhorse" - that could conceivably
> > die eventually - just not today.
> 
> Not quite, IIRC the box I donated was a HP ML370 G3. With a 3.06ghz
> Xeon, 2gb RAM, 1 x Hotswap 74gb HDD, Redundant PSU's, Redundant Fans
> Etc. the only problem with it is it had a bad RILO Firmware flashed to
> it which rendered RILO unusable. It was a problem for me as the server
> lived in Auckland - but if you have easy physical access to the box it
> isn't an issue. 

That's nasty... were you not able to replace the RILO (that's the remote
management card, right?)


> The server was/is totally complete with rack rails and
> cable management arm so could easily go into colo - I must admit I am a
> bit shocked it is only being utilized as the webserver, but hey that's
> the way the cookie crumbles ;-)

what else would you have thought it would be used for?

(I'm interested if you have any suggestions on how to put this sort of
hardware to more use to benefit wellylug)


cheers,

-- 
Jethro Carr

www.jethrocarr.com
www.jethrocarr.com/index.php?page=cv/cv.php
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