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Re: [LUG] Fw: Rack servers for sale: update?

 

in order of important that goes:

1) raid card

2) pvr card

3) sata hdds

4) monitor

5) UPSes

On 5/14/09, Max Siegieda <maxsiegieda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The HDDs would be nice, along with the PVR cards, UPSes, the raid card, and
> the switch. Fibre cards might be nice too, and I suppose a basic machine to
> act as a fileserver would be nice, fibre from it to my machine. A power
> strip and that dell monitor would also be handy, for increasing my fleet of
> monitors.
>
> On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 10:42 PM, Max Siegieda
> <maxsiegieda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Wish I had the money, might be a nice start to servers instead of my
>> supposed giant fish tank route... roughly what are the costs of each
>> machine?
>>
>> On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 9:19 PM, Sam Grabham
>> <sam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>
>>>  Hi
>>>
>>> I also have a full size rack with fans in the top of roof (44U i think
>>> and
>>> is deep enough to take enterprise servers)
>>>
>>> 2 * w2200 1U compac 2GB ram and remote management  cards( RIBS via rj45
>>> )
>>> 1 * tyan dual 1100 PIII 3GB ram 2 * 160GB sata 1U
>>> 1 5U amd 64 with 3 * 300GB in swapable trays has 2 PVR(pci tuners) dvb
>>> has
>>> Mythbuntu on it.
>>>
>>> 1 3U amd 32bit highpoint RAID 5 3 * 200GB
>>> 1 HP 24 * 100MB switch
>>> 1 patch panel also
>>> 1 DELL keyboard + LCD 15"
>>> 8 way KVM with long cables to servers
>>>
>>> 2 * APC 3000 3U 1 have new batts last year, the other works but would
>>> budget for new batts.
>>> power strips
>>> Also have 3ware 9550 PCIX 4 chan card and 3x5.25 4 tray bay with 4 * 250
>>> sata 2 and backup batt on card.
>>>
>>> plus still have servers below.
>>>
>>> Would like to sell the whole lot if anyone was interested.
>>>
>>> Can email photos if required.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Sam
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- *From:* Sam Grabham <sam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> *To:* list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 22, 2009 9:42 PM
>>> *Subject:* Rack servers for sale?
>>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I have a copple of servers that can go as i am not currently using them.
>>>
>>> I was going to put them on ebay but thought i would see if there was any
>>> interest locally as carriage and Paypal does eat into the sales margin.
>>>
>>> Please make an offer if interested in any of the following:
>>>
>>>
>>> ****************************************************************************************************
>>>
>>> Sun v40z 3U rack
>>>
>>> These servers are well sort after as they have a built in remote
>>> monitoring card with the ability to powerdown/up via a RJ45 NIC and
>>> another
>>> IP.
>>>
>>> I have been using CentOS 5 64bit which has given very fast results, But
>>> i
>>> think you can get windows drivers for it, If you really wanted to.
>>>
>>> http://www.sun.com/servers/entry/v40z/
>>> http://www.sun.com/servers/entry/v40z/gallery/index.xml?p=2
>>>
>>> 3 * SCSI harddrives (2 * 73GB, 1 * 147GB?) has been used as a mirror and
>>> a
>>> hot spare
>>>
>>> 4GB RAM
>>>
>>> 4 * 64bit CPUs (AMD Opteron)
>>>
>>> Dual Hot Swap Power supplies for failover.
>>>
>>> When i bought it didn't came with any rails, haven't needed them as i
>>> had
>>> a spare shelf.
>>>
>>> No VAT
>>>
>>>
>>> ***************************************************************************************************
>>>
>>> IBM 8* PIII 700 with 2MB cache 7U (Yes it is 7U, when it was new it cost
>>> new it was as expensive as a house)
>>>
>>> 2 GB ECC RAM
>>>
>>> 2 * SCSI 18GB
>>>
>>> DVD Burner
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> also has some fibre cards
>>>
>>> has a remote manage card also
>>>
>>> Has 3 power supplys
>>>
>>> No Rails
>>>
>>> Also has hot swap PCI-x card slots.
>>>
>>> I think it has quad 10/100 NIC's
>>>
>>> No VAT
>>>
>>>
>>> *************************************************************************************************
>>>
>>> APC 3000 3U rack UPS in white.
>>>
>>> No VAT
>>>
>>> Would recommend a new set of batteries which would cost £140 from MDS
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *************************************************************************************************
>>>
>>> I do have pictures that i can email you if you wish, Didn't attach to
>>> this
>>> email as the LUG server holds or rejects large emails.
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>>
>>> Sam
>>>
>>>
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>>
>

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