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Contacted [[http:// | Contacted [[http:// | ||
- | What would it take to do-it-yourself? | + | What would it take to do-it-yourself? |
- | ==== DIY ==== | + | In addition, if the NSF proposal " |
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+ | ==== Costs ==== | ||
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+ | Support for OCS, Platform' | ||
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+ | The Infiniband, Force10 gigE and Dell Powerconnect gigE switches we'll leave unsupported too. If we need switches we can steal them from the sharptail cluster (HP ProCurve 2748 gigE). | ||
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+ | ==== Nodes & DIY ==== | ||
So, based on the price information below | So, based on the price information below | ||
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We probably should have one of each on hand. If a server dies, for whatever reason, the spare can be put in place, and more spare parts are generated (minus the failed part). | We probably should have one of each on hand. If a server dies, for whatever reason, the spare can be put in place, and more spare parts are generated (minus the failed part). | ||
- | We probably do not need to be prepared to replace a failed MD1000 enclosure and can decide when it happens. | + | We probably do not need to be prepared to replace a failed MD1000 enclosure and can decide |
Power fans are the most likely to go, so purchase 10 of them ($500)? | Power fans are the most likely to go, so purchase 10 of them ($500)? | ||
- | The DIY proposal is then to spend roughly $6,000 now. Or spend it when things go awry. OR downsize when things go awray. | + | The DIY proposal is then to spend roughly $6,000 now, as a starting point. Or spend it when things go awry, depends. |
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+ | Or downsize | ||
==== Price Info ==== | ==== Price Info ==== | ||
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|Ebay|Dell Poweredge 1950|2x Quad Core 2.66ghz,8g 2x72g SAS|$1,650| | |Ebay|Dell Poweredge 1950|2x Quad Core 2.66ghz,8g 2x72g SAS|$1,650| | ||
|Ebay|Dell Poweredge 1950|2x Quad Core 2.66ghz, | |Ebay|Dell Poweredge 1950|2x Quad Core 2.66ghz, | ||
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+ | ==== Dell ==== | ||
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+ | Turns out Dell does sell refurbished hardware, so let's see what the price tag is for: | ||
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+ | Q=1 PE2950 Stag=GTC2CC1 | ||
+ | perc5/6 - raid 1 with dual 80 gb 7.2KRPM SATA, 8x1gb dimms, DVD-rom, extra dual-port NIC card, rails if you have, dual power supplies | ||
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+ | Q=1 PE1950 Stag=B1VQBC1 Ecode=24058367713\\ | ||
+ | perc5/6 - no raid, dual 80 gb 7.2KRPM SATA, 8x1gb dimms, rails if you have, dual power supplies | ||
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+ | Q=1 PE1950 Stag=BYGPBC1 | ||
+ | perc5/6 - no raid, dual 80 gb 7.2KRPM SATA, 8x2gb dimms, rails if you have, dual power supplies | ||
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+ | Q=4 MD1000 disks Stag=F5TZBC1 Ecode=33004422433\\ | ||
+ | currently have 36gb drives but may substitute 73gb or whatever, 15K RPM SAS | ||
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+ | 48 ports, gigE switch, dual power (not sure it is? | ||
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+ | ... the rest are parts if you have those, otherwise i might just get more servers as defined above ... | ||
+ | <del> | ||
+ | Q=2 Infiniband card + cable (if you have)\\ | ||
+ | CISCO 4XIB CBL 3M-SUPERFLEX (A0636919) + CISCO STD PCI-e HCA 2PT-TALL BRKT 128MB ROHS (A0664392) (Infiniband card & cable)</ | ||
+ | we have a spare HBA card plus cable (came out of old io-node) | ||
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+ | Q=2 Ethernet card (if you have)\\ | ||
+ | Dual Embedded Broadcom NetXtreme II 5708 Gigabit Ethernet NIC | ||
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+ | Q=8 1gb DIMM for PE1950\\ | ||
+ | Q=8 2gb DIMM for PE1950\\ | ||
+ | Q=2 Redundant Power Supply with Dual Cords for PowerEdge 2950\\ | ||
+ | Q=10 Redundant Power Supply with Y-Cord for PowerEdge 1950\\ | ||
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