[SAC] Fwd: [support.osuosl.org #24790] AutoReply: CRITICAL: 0:BBU Charged (100%):0:RAID-6:6 drives:557.75GB:Partially Drives:6 1 Bad Drives (6937 Errors)

[Eli Adam]

On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 11:43 AM, Alex Mandel <tech_dev at wildintellect.com> wrote:
> On 04/07/2015 11:33 AM, Markus Neteler wrote:
>> On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 4:33 PM, Alex Mandel <tech at wildintellect.com> wrote:
>>> On 03/12/2015 01:01 AM, Markus Neteler wrote:
>>>> On Feb 13, 2015 6:58 PM, "Alex Mandel" <tech_dev at wildintellect.com> wrote:
>>>>> PS: I'm negotiating with OSUOSL on a plan to install a new machine and
>>>>> retire osgeo4. Will post when I have all the details. New machine will
>>>>> be better configured for our performance needs.
>>>>
>>>> Got the new machine ordered?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Markus
>>>>
>>>
>>> We have rack space approved. I need to finalize the quote for SAC to
>>> vote on.
>>
>> Sorry to bother: do you have any news?
>>
>> Today (European daytime) a page visit took up to 120 seconds to load.
>> I am considering to move the GRASS Web site elsewhere ...
>>
>> --
>> Markus Neteler
>
>
> Apologies, lost track of trying to get the order together after
> performance improved with the hard drive replacement. 120 seconds? I've
> never gotten anywhere near that. What time of day? do you have tests
> from multiple locations? I just tested and was getting under 1 second
> clicking on random pages (with my slowish home internet).
>
> So the dilemna on the order, the quotes I have right now are around
> $6000 but we only have $5000 earmarked in the budget from the Board. We
> could shuffle some of the funds allocated in other line items, but I
> don't want to make this decision unilaterally.

I suggest not making compromises on quality for price.  We are going
to have these machines for a long time.  Ask the Board for a
supplemental $1,000+ and they will probably gladly grant it.  There is
a Board meeting 4/9 and you can add it to the agenda here,
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2015-04-09

OSGeo SAC time is far more limited than OSGeo funds.  I appreciate all
the work that SAC does.

Eli

>
> Or we could get less robust hardware or much smaller disks. The other
> big question, 8 identical drives? or 6 identical and 2 smaller, the 2
> smaller dedicated to the host OS (mirrored) the rest in RAID 5 x2 or
> RAID 50?
>
> Here's the last quote I did
> http://www.siliconmechanics.com/quotes/284594?confirmation=995449031
>
> Feedback please...
>
> Thanks,
> Alex
>
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