RE: People still interested in shared colo?
> -Original Message- > > Oh, that dodge also brings this to mind... > > http://www.servercase.com/miva/miva?/Merchant2/merchant.mv+Scr > een=PROD&Store_Code=SC&Product_Code=CK147&Category_Code=1UE > > Neat, eh? > > --DTVZ Yeah, almost makes me want to find a reason to buy one :) ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
RE: People still interested in shared colo?
I've actually got a couple of Cisco 2511 Async servers. I didn't think about serial consoles, but I guess that can be provided as well if there is a need. In the 8 years I've had a server colo'd, I've never had a need for a serial console though. > -Original Message- > > Serial consoles in this setup I'd suggest maybe people > could "buddy up" and set up a serial crossover cable between > two systems... > this would require shell access and minicom, but would be > (aside from the security implications and cost of one serial > cable) essentially free. > > ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: People still interested in shared colo?
On Mar 28, 2006, at 15:31, Drew Van Zandt wrote: Also, you can run a Pentium M on mini-ITX boards these days, at least. That's not *too* weak a processor. I have an embedded 1.7(8?) GHz Pentium-M-based appliance I'm working on and it's really nice. Cool, quiet, quick. On the other hand the board at that link is an 800MHz Via C3. I have one of those as my Asterisk server, and it's, well, it's an i686 missing a few instructions so you have to compile as i586 for everything which isn't automatically detected. The performance is fine for what it is, probably like a 500MHz P3. Still, that box might suck for performance, but if you had a mission critical app (thinking physical security, monitoring a nuclear power plant, etc.) it would be great to have a cookie-cutter box with a heartbeat between mobos with a linux-HA thing and maybe Oracle's new clusterfs on it. -Bill - Bill McGonigle, Owner Work: 603.448.4440 BFC Computing, LLC Home: 603.448.1668 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cell: 603.252.2606 http://www.bfccomputing.com/Page: 603.442.1833 Blog: http://blog.bfccomputing.com/ VCard: http://bfccomputing.com/vcard/bill.vcf ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: People still interested in shared colo?
On the other hand, a single server has only one motherboard. I like the idea of being able to do a full *cold* boot of the hardware while the other half is still running. I know there are servers with redundant power supplies etc. that would be as reliable as two entirely separate systems (except for physically being in the same box, they even use separate power supplies)... Also, you can run a Pentium M on mini-ITX boards these days, at least. That's not *too* weak a processor. --DTVZ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: People still interested in shared colo?
On Tuesday 28 March 2006 01:57 pm, Drew Van Zandt wrote: > Oh, that dodge also brings this to mind... > > http://www.servercase.com/miva/miva?/Merchant2/merchant.mv+Screen=PROD&Stor >e_Code=SC&Product_Code=CK147&Category_Code=1UE > > Neat, eh? > Definitely has neato factor, but not much utility. A single, even just reasonably powerful, server in that box would outperform that by far and you could run several virtual machines in it to get the "multiple machine" feel. I've been playing with Xen a bunch lately and it's proven quite flexible and powerful. You could get a typical 1U server with dual procs or something and RAID together two hard drives, and then run 4 or more virtual machines that would each outperform those two ITX platforms. -N ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: People still interested in shared colo?
Oh, that dodge also brings this to mind... http://www.servercase.com/miva/miva?/Merchant2/merchant.mv+Screen=PROD&Store_Code=SC&Product_Code=CK147&Category_Code=1UE Neat, eh? --DTVZ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: People still interested in shared colo?
On Mar 28, 2006, at 13:07, Drew Van Zandt wrote: I'd suggest maybe people could "buddy up" and set up a serial crossover cable between two systems... That's perfect. Brilliant suggestion. (I was waaay inside the box) Marlboro, MA isn't the right place for my server (ya can't get thar from here) but I suspect I'll use that trick wherever I find a home. Thanks, -Bill - Bill McGonigle, Owner Work: 603.448.4440 BFC Computing, LLC Home: 603.448.1668 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cell: 603.252.2606 http://www.bfccomputing.com/Page: 603.442.1833 Blog: http://blog.bfccomputing.com/ VCard: http://bfccomputing.com/vcard/bill.vcf ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: People still interested in shared colo?
Serial consoles in this setup I'd suggest maybe people could "buddy up" and set up a serial crossover cable between two systems... this would require shell access and minicom, but would be (aside from the security implications and cost of one serial cable) essentially free. --DTVZ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: People still interested in shared colo?
On Tuesday 28 March 2006 12:50 pm, Bill McGonigle wrote: > What are folks using for serial consoles these days? I have an old > Xyplex box but it only supports telnet. :) > > You'd think a basic linux box with a multiport serial card would > suffice. But building a whole PC for a serial console seems like > overkill (but maybe not economically). At our company, we have two Digis (a Digi CM32 and a Digi CM48) that we use for remote serial consoles on our servers/switches/etc. It's little more than a small embedded linux server with a bunch of serial ports (32 and 48 in our case) and upgradeability like a PCMCIA slot for a modem or dual power supplies in some of the CM48s. Mind you, I have no idea how economical they are, according to your standards. They certainly are a good package though and I imagine any other enterprise boxed solution will cost comparably to them. I would expect building your own version would be less expensive though, yes, but you'd lose a good deal of it's features. If you're in the area anytime, I'd be happy to demo them for you. -N ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: People still interested in shared colo?
On Mar 16, 2006, at 10:45, Brian wrote: As part of this setup you would get: Rackspace Power Remote power-switch access for reboots *minimal* amount of hot-hands work if needed Bandwidth (we'll say unlimited for now, but this setup is NOT for mega-torrent hosting, pr0n serving, etc. You CAN run a commercial site though). Primary DNS server access What are folks using for serial consoles these days? I have an old Xyplex box but it only supports telnet. :) You'd think a basic linux box with a multiport serial card would suffice. But building a whole PC for a serial console seems like overkill (but maybe not economically). -Bill - Bill McGonigle, Owner Work: 603.448.4440 BFC Computing, LLC Home: 603.448.1668 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cell: 603.252.2606 http://www.bfccomputing.com/Page: 603.442.1833 Blog: http://blog.bfccomputing.com/ VCard: http://bfccomputing.com/vcard/bill.vcf ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: People still interested in shared colo?
Of course I'd be running Linux ;) Anyway that sounds really good, I'll run it by the boss but I'm quite sure he'll want in, something like this is just what we've been looking for. -chris Brian wrote: You'll get a block of IP's, probably 4, for your own use. The internet connection is "raw", it's up to you to provide your own firewall rules for whatever ports you want open/closed (generally via iptables (you ARE going to run linux, right?)). -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Chisholm Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 11:16 AM To: Brian Cc: gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org Subject: Re: People still interested in shared colo? My company has been looking for download mirrors for our software. For now we are low traffic but eventually we may see a good number of downloads. Around how much would it cost for a 1U space? We'd definitely be low maintenance... mostly everything we need to do we do remotely. Also, how would the IP addressing work? Would we be able to have ports 80, 22, and 3930? ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
RE: People still interested in shared colo?
You'll get a block of IP's, probably 4, for your own use. The internet connection is "raw", it's up to you to provide your own firewall rules for whatever ports you want open/closed (generally via iptables (you ARE going to run linux, right?)). > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Christopher Chisholm > Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 11:16 AM > To: Brian > Cc: gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org > Subject: Re: People still interested in shared colo? > > > My company has been looking for download mirrors for our > software. For now we are low traffic but eventually we may > see a good number of downloads. > > Around how much would it cost for a 1U space? We'd > definitely be low maintenance... mostly everything we need to > do we do remotely. > > Also, how would the IP addressing work? Would we be able to > have ports 80, 22, and 3930? > > ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
RE: People still interested in shared colo?
Since people have been asking, I am thinking about $50/U/Month would be fair. Let me know what you think. > -Original Message- > > Sorry if that sounds a little restricting, but I figure it's > better to be clear upfront. > > As part of this setup you would get: > Rackspace > Power > Remote power-switch access for reboots > *minimal* amount of hot-hands work if needed Bandwidth (we'll > say unlimited for now, but this setup is NOT for mega-torrent > hosting, pr0n serving, etc. You CAN run a commercial site though). > Primary DNS server access > > ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: People still interested in shared colo?
All good, we're probrably all asking the same questions.. ;-)On 3/16/06, Christopher Chisholm < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:woops... didn't mean for that to go to the group, sorry ___gnhlug-discuss mailing listgnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: People still interested in shared colo?
woops... didn't mean for that to go to the group, sorry ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: People still interested in shared colo?
My company has been looking for download mirrors for our software. For now we are low traffic but eventually we may see a good number of downloads. Around how much would it cost for a 1U space? We'd definitely be low maintenance... mostly everything we need to do we do remotely. Also, how would the IP addressing work? Would we be able to have ports 80, 22, and 3930? -chris Brian wrote: As a sort of follow-on to another thing I'm going to be doing shortly, I think I am going to move my 1U server into some portion of a leased rackspace. Probably 1/2 rack to start, along with a glob of bandwidth. Someone else is already bringing over a couple of servers, but that will leave about 14 or 15U of space still. The colo site is in Marlboro, MA. I am getting a relatively good deal on the setup, with the understanding that I am a low-maintenance account. So, if anyone is still interested in colo'ing their own 1U or 2U server, we should talk. I am not sure of the pricing yet, I don't need to make money on this, but I can't afford to be Welfare Colo. The basic premise would be that you bring and install and maintain your own box. Once the box is in place, you would be able to get physical access to it, but I wouldn't want to have a constant procession of people coming and going, doing constant hardware upgrades, etc. Remember "low-maintenance". Sorry if that sounds a little restricting, but I figure it's better to be clear upfront. As part of this setup you would get: Rackspace Power Remote power-switch access for reboots *minimal* amount of hot-hands work if needed Bandwidth (we'll say unlimited for now, but this setup is NOT for mega-torrent hosting, pr0n serving, etc. You CAN run a commercial site though). Primary DNS server access If anyone is interested please let me know... Thanks, Brian. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: People still interested in shared colo?
I am in for 2U of space, but you knew that already :) Let me know what pricing will be like when you get it. The only major site I host is guster.net (run by Kenta, another GNHLUG mailing list member) Brian wrote: As a sort of follow-on to another thing I'm going to be doing shortly, I think I am going to move my 1U server into some portion of a leased rackspace. Probably 1/2 rack to start, along with a glob of bandwidth. Someone else is already bringing over a couple of servers, but that will leave about 14 or 15U of space still. The colo site is in Marlboro, MA. I am getting a relatively good deal on the setup, with the understanding that I am a low-maintenance account. So, if anyone is still interested in colo'ing their own 1U or 2U server, we should talk. I am not sure of the pricing yet, I don't need to make money on this, but I can't afford to be Welfare Colo. The basic premise would be that you bring and install and maintain your own box. Once the box is in place, you would be able to get physical access to it, but I wouldn't want to have a constant procession of people coming and going, doing constant hardware upgrades, etc. Remember "low-maintenance". Sorry if that sounds a little restricting, but I figure it's better to be clear upfront. As part of this setup you would get: Rackspace Power Remote power-switch access for reboots *minimal* amount of hot-hands work if needed Bandwidth (we'll say unlimited for now, but this setup is NOT for mega-torrent hosting, pr0n serving, etc. You CAN run a commercial site though). Primary DNS server access If anyone is interested please let me know... Thanks, Brian. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
People still interested in shared colo?
As a sort of follow-on to another thing I'm going to be doing shortly, I think I am going to move my 1U server into some portion of a leased rackspace. Probably 1/2 rack to start, along with a glob of bandwidth. Someone else is already bringing over a couple of servers, but that will leave about 14 or 15U of space still. The colo site is in Marlboro, MA. I am getting a relatively good deal on the setup, with the understanding that I am a low-maintenance account. So, if anyone is still interested in colo'ing their own 1U or 2U server, we should talk. I am not sure of the pricing yet, I don't need to make money on this, but I can't afford to be Welfare Colo. The basic premise would be that you bring and install and maintain your own box. Once the box is in place, you would be able to get physical access to it, but I wouldn't want to have a constant procession of people coming and going, doing constant hardware upgrades, etc. Remember "low-maintenance". Sorry if that sounds a little restricting, but I figure it's better to be clear upfront. As part of this setup you would get: Rackspace Power Remote power-switch access for reboots *minimal* amount of hot-hands work if needed Bandwidth (we'll say unlimited for now, but this setup is NOT for mega-torrent hosting, pr0n serving, etc. You CAN run a commercial site though). Primary DNS server access If anyone is interested please let me know... Thanks, Brian. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
