NeoGen
05-01-2011, 03:50 AM
For those who don't know, BoincStats has been doing a major overhaul of their server hardware since the beginning of this year... what initially was to be building 1 new server machine ended up in 3 new servers! :)
22 Apr 2011 14:05:21 UTC
A little update for the curious ones.
As I said Intel donated a server but due to some miscommunication the server I got was not the server I expected. It doesn't have room for all the harddisks I had planned. I told Intel about that and told them I would make it work somehow. Intel however came with another solution: they send me another server with the same specs but more drive slots. Now that is what I call excellent service! And to top it of, I could keep the first server.
So now we have two new servers but the story doesn't end there.
Just before Intel offered the server I already order parts for the AMD server I planned to build. Some of the parts were expensive and rare so they don't move off the shelves of stores quickly, so I had to sign a purchase agreement: that means those parts will come in as well.
So now we have three new servers and I plan to use all of them to create a even better and faster BOINCstats/BAM!. In addition to the three new servers I also have the current webserver which is older but still doing well enough. That's four!
I'm currently figuring out how I can best use your donations to get all three new servers up and running. I still have to get all the parts for the AMD server and I need memory for the Intel servers (memory is ordered, 24GB for each server!) and a few extra harddrives. I also ordered (and received already) cabinet rails and a spare PSU for the first Intel server.
I don't want to skimp on parts now because in the end that will bite me in the... well, you know http://boincstats.com/graphics/emoticons/wink.gif.
So, how will I use all these servers?
One of the new servers will become the update server. It will run all the stats updates.
Two if the new servers will be web/database servers. They will basically both do the same thing: show the webpages. They will share the load and when one of them breaks down or needs to be taken down for updates, the other one will keep going (unless of course Murphy takes them both down).
The old webserver will become the challenge server and run all the challenge updates. In addition, it will be a drop-in replacement for the update server in case it has problems.
I expect the AMD parts to be delivered next week. Delivery time of the memory is probably within two weeks. I expect to be building when the temperature in Holland will be at the highest point of the year http://boincstats.com/graphics/emoticons/smile.gif
The whole thread starting last December can be seen here:
http://boincstats.com/forum/forum_thread.php?id=6102&nowrap=true#97836
22 Apr 2011 14:05:21 UTC
A little update for the curious ones.
As I said Intel donated a server but due to some miscommunication the server I got was not the server I expected. It doesn't have room for all the harddisks I had planned. I told Intel about that and told them I would make it work somehow. Intel however came with another solution: they send me another server with the same specs but more drive slots. Now that is what I call excellent service! And to top it of, I could keep the first server.
So now we have two new servers but the story doesn't end there.
Just before Intel offered the server I already order parts for the AMD server I planned to build. Some of the parts were expensive and rare so they don't move off the shelves of stores quickly, so I had to sign a purchase agreement: that means those parts will come in as well.
So now we have three new servers and I plan to use all of them to create a even better and faster BOINCstats/BAM!. In addition to the three new servers I also have the current webserver which is older but still doing well enough. That's four!
I'm currently figuring out how I can best use your donations to get all three new servers up and running. I still have to get all the parts for the AMD server and I need memory for the Intel servers (memory is ordered, 24GB for each server!) and a few extra harddrives. I also ordered (and received already) cabinet rails and a spare PSU for the first Intel server.
I don't want to skimp on parts now because in the end that will bite me in the... well, you know http://boincstats.com/graphics/emoticons/wink.gif.
So, how will I use all these servers?
One of the new servers will become the update server. It will run all the stats updates.
Two if the new servers will be web/database servers. They will basically both do the same thing: show the webpages. They will share the load and when one of them breaks down or needs to be taken down for updates, the other one will keep going (unless of course Murphy takes them both down).
The old webserver will become the challenge server and run all the challenge updates. In addition, it will be a drop-in replacement for the update server in case it has problems.
I expect the AMD parts to be delivered next week. Delivery time of the memory is probably within two weeks. I expect to be building when the temperature in Holland will be at the highest point of the year http://boincstats.com/graphics/emoticons/smile.gif
The whole thread starting last December can be seen here:
http://boincstats.com/forum/forum_thread.php?id=6102&nowrap=true#97836