[SAC] Joined to ask some questions . . .

[Frank Warmerdam]

Bob Basques wrote:
> 
> 
> We're Linux through and through, sorry on the windows thing, I feel for 
> you.
> 
> 
> Debian is our (currently) preferred poison.

Bob,

No need to appologise from where I'm standing!

> In between the lines, I'm wondering about providing dedicated device(s) 
> for OSGEO use, could be used, could be new, could be mixed.  Does it 
> make some sense to think about it possibly as redundant node(s), that 
> could possibly take over if needed.

This might have some value, but we aren't really in a pressing need
for *more* servers at this time.

> I was wondering about Blades vs separate CPU's as well.  You prefer 
> Blades, or anything goes, etc.  

We are really moving to a "big multi-cpu server" with lots of
VMs on it architecture at OSU OSL.  We have two physical
servers there now, with about 8 or so VMs running on them.

> I would need to figure out how to 
> balance one time setup vs long term support. Preferably, we would setup 
> and forget.  Don't have the manpower resources currently to go much 
> beyond this offer right now.   Can't really address the admin/VM stuff 
> at all, nor do we want to at this time, but the co-locating is a real 
> possibilty (offsite datacenter and independent vendor, NOT City).

Understood.  But I'll say it is the manpower that is our main
limiting factor now.

Best regards,
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