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Re: [LUG] New server

 

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Simon Waters wrote:
> Rob Beard wrote:
>> Sounds good.  Out of interest, has the old server been running the LUG
>> mailing list and web site since the beginning?
> 
> No, the site use to be on Termisoc servers. Alex can tell more no doubt.
> 
> The server just gone main problem was probably we configured it with
> User Mode Linux without careful attention to disk access, so creating a
> dreadful I/O bottleneck. Better network connectivity will also help!
> 
> Upgrading the UML instance was going to be a pain. We went from Sarge to
> Etch seamlessly but didn't bother with Lenny because it required 2.6
> kernels and other upgrade steps - we've by-passed that by moving servers.
> 
> Old host server for the virtual instances....
> 
> Debian GNU/Linux 3.1
> Linux version 2.4.25skas
> 
> processor     : 0
> vendor_id     : GenuineIntel
> cpu family    : 6
> model         : 8
> model name    : Pentium III (Coppermine)
> stepping      : 6
> cpu MHz               : 751.709
> cache size    : 256 KB
> fdiv_bug      : no
> hlt_bug               : no
> f00f_bug      : no
> coma_bug      : no
> fpu           : yes
> fpu_exception : yes
> cpuid level   : 2
> wp            : yes
> flags         : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat
> pse36 mmx fxsr sse
> bogomips      : 1500.77
> 
> 512MB of RAM
> Intel rackmount server.
> 
> 19:44:43 up 421 days,  1:46,  1 user,  load average: 0.21, 0.23, 0.19
> 
> It was only rebooted due to power outages, and no panics or other
> misdemeanour's whilst in service to my knowledge. So not a demanding
> life for a server, but hardware and software proved their worth.
> 
> Neil's virtual machine use to lose it's cron daemon occasionally, but I
> always assumed that was either him or his code ;)
> 
> It was a second-hand Intel server one of the members sold to Neil. Ran
> two virtual server, including three websites about the popularity of the
> DCGLUG site, handled my family's email (IMAP), and a scattering of low
> traffic websites for Neil and myself including several WordPress
> instances, and a PHP based forum at one point.
> 
> Now what to do with the old server, once it is fully decommissioned?
> 


Ah, 2.4 kernel i remember it well,  I remember the 2.0 milestone too :)
and the 2.2.  :)

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