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Since the Technical Thread has sunk and I'm in a rush right now, here's some technical info!
Motherboard: TYAN Thunder K8S Pro
Processor
• Dual PGA 940-pin ZIF sockets
• Up to two AMD Opteron™ 200 series processors
Chipset
• AMD-8131™ HyperTransport PCI-X Tunnel
• AMD-8111™ HyperTransport I/O Hub
• Winbond™ W83627HF Super I/O chip
• Analog Devices ADM1027 Hardware Monitoring IC
System Memory
• 128-bit dual channel memory bus
• Eight 184-pin 2.5V DDR DIMM sockets
• Support up to 16GB Registered
DDR400/333/266 SDRAM
• Support ECC type memory modules
Expansion Slots
• Three 64-bit PCI-X slots on riser card
66/100/133MHz
Integrated PCI Graphics
• ATI® RAGE™ XL PCI graphics controller
• 8MB Frame Buffer of video memory
Integrated Storage Controller
• Dual channel IDE
• Dual channel Adaptec AIC-7902 Ultra 320
SCSI controller with ZCR support
Server Management
• Optional Tyan SMDC (remote server
management kit), IPMI 1.5 compliant
• System fan speed control
• Chassis intrusion alert
Integrated LAN Controller
• Two GbE ports (Broadcom BCM5704C
dual-channel GbE LAN controller connected
to PCI-X bridge), with teaming feature support
• One 10/100 Fast Ethernet port (Intel® 82551QM)
Case:
2U rackmount case:
460W Psy, AMD approved for dual opterons.
Supports (between the board, and case) 8 HOT SWAPPABLE hard drives.
Slim CDRom drive
3 cooling fans not including Psy fan.
Digital LED front panel, for LAN, and MB functions.
Includes AMD approved heat sinks.
Hard Drives:
2x Fujitsu 73.5 Gig 15K RPM SCSI Hard Drives. 5 year warranty. HIGHLY rated drives. I'm a much bigger fan of Fujitsu than I am Seagate.
RAM:
4 Gigs of PC2700 Corsair XMS RAM. The very stuff recommended by Tyan, and AMD, using Micron chips. 333 Mhz FSB, as the Opterons are only 333 Mhz FSB. There is no benefit going to 400 Mhz FSB RAM.
As for timetable till hook-up: This is NOT FINAL WORD, as I am not Adlon, but I believe the estimate bandied around was AFTER the holidays, rather than before. So as a rough estimate, look for it before the end of January as a realistic timeframe - it's got to have OS, Internet services, forum software, modifications, etc. loaded and tested... you get the picture.
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Anyway, you guys will know when the change is imminent. This server will be taken down about 5 hours to copy it's data, then turned back on with the warning that all posts made will be lost. Over the next few days beyond that point Thomas and I will be reconfiguring the database and upgrading the code.
We don't need a good video card! Heck, I'd throw a monochrome amber monitor on there if I could.
You know... I got one of them laying around here somewhere...
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Originally Posted by Michael Morris[/quote
This server will be taken down about 5 hours to copy it's data, then turned back on with the warning that all posts made will be lost. Over the next few days beyond that point Thomas and I will be reconfiguring the database and upgrading the code.
This is the first I've heard of this... This time frame when posts are going to be lost is going to be a few days long? Ahhh we know that not every user reads meta, we also know that not every user reads the warnings so its it possible to lockout forums so no one can post in them? I'm sure that none of the PbP really wants to see missing gaps of posts in the middle of their games.
Yes, I'm with BS on this. We should close all the game forums. We could, perhaps, leave out of character discussions open, but even that is a bit dangerous.
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If you guys want those forums closed during that time, and if Russ has no problem with it, it will be done. We'll also be closing the reviews area to new reviews during this time.
If you guys want those forums closed during that time, and if Russ has no problem with it, it will be done. We'll also be closing the reviews area to new reviews during this time.
Heya guys, remember one thing: this is a linux server. No need for anything great for video. We'll NOT be loading KDE, or any of the other window managers.
For linux console, all one needs is a 4 MB video card. This board happens to have an 8 meg card on board, which is more than fine.....
The box should be loaded with an OS and have a LIVE IP just before X-mas, and we can start moving stuff around just after the holiday.
Once the server is operational, with it's OS, I'll need a day to configure the mail server, web server, security, php and mySQL. Then, they web guys MAY want to update Apache, PHP, or mySQL, not too sure.......
Then, the data transfer begins.
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We're all really looking forward to the results of your hard work, Adlon, Thomas Heretic, and Michael. Thank you for taking care of us. Here's to a frustration-free move!
Your not going to make Doom II requirements on that 8 MB hunk of junk... but that's okay its not designed for games.
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