[SAC] [support.osuosl.org #24234] OSGeo4 VM revamp Plan

[Alex Mandel]

On 03/06/2015 02:56 PM, Justin Dugger via RT wrote:
> So we discussed this on IRC a few times since the last update on this ticket.
> 
> Here's the current plan I brought to the growth planning team:
> 
> Plan A
> 0. OSL sets aside 2U of space for OSGeo in a new rack.
> 1. OSGeo buys and ships 1U replacement hardware to the OSL to replace osgeo4
> 2. OSL sets up hardware in reserved space
> 3. (future) OSGeo buys and ships a second 1U server to replace osgeo3.
> 4. OSGeo migrates services on osgeo4 to new equipment.
> 5. OSL decomissions osgeo3/4
> 
> 
> It looks like you've also requested another 2U of equipment, one for rackmount mac minis and another for a BSD build server. We've been decommissioning a lot of equipment lately, so we're approving the full 4U request.
> 
> We're looking at migrating Supercell from Ganeti to Openstack, so we're reluctant add new clients to the Ganeti cluster. But when that's prepared, you're welcome to join it.
> 
> When you're ready to ship things, let us know so we can start prepping on our end. Our shipping address can be found at http://osuosl.org/contact.
> 

Justin we've placed the order for a 1U for item above. It will likely
ship next week from Silicon Mechanics. I will send you the tracking info
once I get it.

Once it arrives the plan is to let Martin do the setup remotely as was
done on our last machine.


Thanks,
Alex