I would buy one blade for $150'ish. Would get to load my own OS? Do I need to purchase SATA drives for it?
Ian Ian Trump Octopi Managed Services (204) 770 8894 itr...@octopitech.com From: chris kluka Sent: Fri 24-Aug-12 02:14 To: discuss@lists.skullspace.ca Subject: Re: [SkullSpace-Discuss] Electrical Usage at SkullSpace To be 100% honest, I've been awake for 19 hours at this point and I shouldn't be doing math right now. I'll check stuff tomorrow, but yes, they are reasonably good computers. They are probably gen 5 or gen 6 (current is gen 8, 3 year old is gen 7). They are dual quad core systems off lease. There are TONS to choose from: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_nkw=c7000%20bl460c&_sop=15&_clu=2&_fcid=2&_localstpos=r3r%203p2&_stpos=r3r%203p2&gbr=1 I just keep my eye on that search; Every 5-10 days someone lists a 16-blade system for like $2000. Even right now, there is a 16 blade system loaded with 32x Xeon 5450's (quad core /w hyperthreading) and 256GB ram for $7000, which seems to be the "going price" for volume sales; but I have seen 2 different auctions in the last 20 days go for $2000 and $2600 with dual quad cores. On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 1:49 AM, Michael Kozakewich <mkozakew...@icosidodecahedron.com> wrote: How about we all pitch in? I mean, we're talking about machines with dual quad-core CPUs and 16 GB of RAM, for $150 each. Chris, you're certain this will only cost that much? Why? Are these Core2 and DDR2? We can get 16 people to sort of proxy this by each buying one unit, and possibly sell them to SkullSpace as decisions and budgets allow. Heck, I'd put in for a few, and that'll lessen the number of people needed. From: Ken DeWitt Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 11:46 PM To: discuss@lists.skullspace.ca Subject: Re: [SkullSpace-Discuss] Electrical Usage at SkullSpace I agree with buying the 3000 system and not the cr*** Dell systems. I will even pay for the systems if I get this new job. Any question or comments you can email or call me at any time. I will get back to you as fast as I can. Thank you and have a nice day!! Ken DeWitt Your Fellow Tech. Guy Phone # : 204-998-3218 Email: mailto:kendew...@yourfellowtechguy.comftg.ca On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 10:59 PM, chris kluka <asd...@asdlkf.net> wrote: @ayecee the ROI is theoretical, not actual. The savings will be in our landlord's power bill, not our own pocket. Perhaps if we could document this power reduction, we could use that information in rent negotiations? @ayecee, @Daniel, with a blade center, we would have iLo management and BladeCenter management interfaces available for remotely doing operations like putting ISO files into virtual-DVD drives, pressing power buttons, changing switching fabric, etc... The blade center systems are designed to only ever require human onsite presence for initial setup, replacing failed (redundant) hardware, upgrades, or decommissioning. On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 10:53 PM, ayecee <aye...@gmail.com> wrote: Yes, Mark runs a VM server. It runs noisy and hot even when lightly loaded, and when your VM stops working, you can't go to the space and kick it. I'm presently unable to login to my account on it, and some day I'll get around to rectifying that. On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 10:47 PM, Daniel Stankewich <daniel.stankew...@gmail.com> wrote: Guess that's why I'm used to DC power. heh. Doesn't Skullspace have some sort of VM thing running? Wasn't someone working on that? On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 10:43 PM, ayecee <aye...@gmail.com> wrote: We do not have DC power available. That would be more typical of telco installations. DC servers run cooler because the AC/DC is handled further upstream, but the power usage is roughly the same. @chris - how are you calculating the ROI? If we're not including power usage, where does the extra income figure in? _______________________________________________ SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ _______________________________________________ SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ _______________________________________________ SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ _______________________________________________ SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/
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