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ridorana · 08-28-2008, 03:26 PM

it's nice

Even though I never use it much, nice to have. Having a remote for the laptop just makes watching movies or anything just so much better

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Strahan · 08-28-2008, 03:51 PM

Well, I have several systems so listing specs is a bit of an endeavor but I'm bored so what the hey hehe.

My favorite machine, the file server:

Spoiler!

My primary workstations:

Spoiler!

Girlfriend's workstation:

Spoiler!

Servers:

Spoiler!

Misc extra systems:

Spoiler!

Awhile back I was running my "server farm" in my basement in very ghetto fashion:

Spoiler!

At the beginning of the year though I converted to rack mount and bought new stuff:

Spoiler!

That's basically it.

hyperlite · 08-28-2008, 10:11 PM

outta curiosity strahan what do you use those servers for?

beefjerky · 08-29-2008, 02:26 AM

Strahan, that is one sick ass set up man....

I can't even imagine having anything like that.

Strahan · 08-29-2008, 03:19 AM

Thanks. As far as what I use the servers for, mostly internet stuff. Sixteen websites on them, six DNS domains, WarFTP, Worlds of Warcraft server, an Active Directory, Symantec Antivirus server, SQL Server 2005, & Backup Exec. I think that's about it.

hyperlite · 08-29-2008, 03:31 AM

Ok then that makes sense why you have so many servers

lion09503 · 08-29-2008, 10:55 AM

wow a lot of servers that must have cost you a lot

Strahan · 08-29-2008, 04:20 PM

Nah, it's mostly old stuff. Those PowerEdge 350 servers for example were $20 each with no hdd/memory. I had old PC133 memory and I have a box full of hard drives so the costs for those boxes were very slight. Active Directory, firewalls and stuff like that don't require a powerful machine so they work fine on old gear like that. The Xeon 1U web server was only $500 from geeks.com. The worst was the file server. 4U chassis with redundant power was $1150, RAID hardware $850, hard drives $4320, then the rest (mobo, cpu, tape, etc) were $875 for a total of ~$7200. I'm also using the cheaper Western Digital Green SATA drives, WD10EACS. I shudder at the thought of doing the same setup in Ultra320 SCSI lol. All totalled with the UPS, rack, LCD, switches, etc etc came to a little over $10k. My electric bill also jumped from around ~$100/mo to ~$180/mo. Part of the problem electrically is having to run a window AC unit constantly to keep the garage cool. Those machines put out alot of heat, and normally a rack like that is in a room kept around 65 degrees. My garage, with the AC going, stays around 75-78. I'll probably burn up hard drives sooner this way, but at least using those WD SATAs they're not too expensive to replace. Been about eight months, so far no problems with the drives yet. (crossing fingers hehe)

Hyaweh · 08-31-2008, 10:08 AM

wow, a server... your business?

Mine:
AMD Athlon(tm) LE-1600 2.21 GHz
1.00 GB RAM
160GB ST3169815AS Hard Drive
512 ATI Radeon X1550 xtreme version
LITE-ON DVDRW LH-18A1P DVD-CD Combo Drive
LG Flatron L1753S 17in. LCD Monitor

im saving up to get that upgraded(although its just almost 2 months old

)

lion09503 · 08-31-2008, 12:47 PM

i'm envious of most of you guys

08-28-2008, 03:26 PM	#11 (permalink)
ridorana Zone-Anime God - Level 8 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Gute Frage... Posts: 1,051 My Mood: Rep Power: 3 Credits: 13,836	it's nice Even though I never use it much, nice to have. Having a remote for the laptop just makes watching movies or anything just so much better . __________________ thanks for the sig beefjerky ^_^ -Ecchi lover- [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

08-28-2008, 03:51 PM	#12 (permalink)
Strahan Zone-Anime Analyst - Level 4 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Dallastown, PA Posts: 146 Blog Entries: 12 Rep Power: 1 Credits: 2,827	Well, I have several systems so listing specs is a bit of an endeavor but I'm bored so what the hey hehe. My favorite machine, the file server: Spoiler! Name: AIVAS Function: File server, SQL server, backup server Brand: Custom built system AMD Opteron 2.6ghz on ASUS M2N-LR, 4GB RAM 250 GB SATA drive (OS) 14,000 GB RAID6 array (data storage) ATI ES1000 onboard video Quantum CL1001 LTO2 Ultrium tape drive Adaptec Ultra160 SCSI controller (for the CL1001) Areca ARC-1160ML2 RAID controller Areca battery backup module for controller 4U Chenbro RM-4140 chassis with 16 drive hotswap cage with SATA backplane My primary workstations: Spoiler! Name: Golanth & Mnementh Function: Workstations Brand: Dell Optiplex GX620 3.4ghz, 2GB RAM, 80GB hard drive Radeon X600 video These two are what I primarily use. I have one upstairs and one downstairs. Girlfriend's workstation: Spoiler! Name: Loranth Function: Workstation Brand: Custom build Athlon XP 2100, 512mb RAM, 80GB hard drive GeForce Ti4600 video card Yea, I give her a weak system but all she does is surf MySpace and sync her iPhone so I figured why waste a good box? Hehe. Servers: Spoiler! Name: Watchwher Function: Firewall Brand: Dell PowerEdge 350 P3 850mhz, 512MB RAM, 20GB hard drive 1U rack chassis. Runs m0n0wall Spoiler! Name: Zaranth Function: AD DC / SAV Server Brand: Dell PowerEdge 350 P3 850mhz, 1GB RAM, 40GB hard drive 1U rack chassis. Win2003 DC. Spoiler! Name: Selianth Function: Systems monitor Brand: Dell PowerEdge 350 P3 850mhz, 1GB RAM, 40GB hard drive 1U rack chassis. Runs Spotlight to monitor all my systems, video is hooked up to a 17" touch screen LCD in the server rack. Spoiler! Name: Wirenth Function: Internet Server Brand: Intel SR1435VP2 Xeon 3.0ghz, 2GB RAM, 250GB hard drive 1U rack chassis. Web, FTP, mail and DNS server. Spoiler! Name: Lioth Function: Workstation Brand: HP DC7700 3.2ghz, 2GB RAM, 160GB hard drive Radeon X1300 video Not a power box, but runs HL2 and BF2 which is primarily what we play when we game. Spoiler! Name: Gadareth Function: Workstation / HTPC Brand: HP DC7700 Same specs as above, only difference is the inclusion of a USB-UIRT infrared receiver / transmitter. It works with Girder to provide IR programmable functionality. I taught it the codes of a remote I bought at Wal-Mart and the codes from my equipment remotes so now I can control the PC with a remote and have it turn on my HT gear and configure them automatically. Very handy. Misc extra systems: Spoiler! Name: Ramoth Function: Workstation Brand: Dell GX2 something 2.8ghz, 512mb ram, 40gb hdd Onboard Intel video Spoiler! Name: Carenath Function: WoW Server Brand: Custom built Athlon XP 1800 on ECS K7S5a, 1GB RAM, 2 160gb hard drives GeForce MX400 video Spoiler! Name: Canth Function: Retired AD DC Brand: Dell Optiplex GX110 P4 2.0ghz, 256mb RAM, 40gb hard drive. Sits in the corner getting dusty thanks to some video glitching. It has to run headless.. if you plug in a monitor, the system won't boot lol. Awhile back I was running my "server farm" in my basement in very ghetto fashion: Spoiler! At the beginning of the year though I converted to rack mount and bought new stuff: Spoiler! Dell 4210 rack 2U 24 port patch panel 1U Linksys 24 port gigabit switch 4U HP ProCurve 8000m 80 port fast ethernet switch 17" touch screen LCD monitor 1U HP slide out console (15" LCD, keyboard, trackball) 2U Belkin 16 port KVM switch 3 1U Dell PowerEdge 350s 1 1U Intel SR1435VP2 1 4U custom built server 3U APC SmartUPS 2200 Generates alot of heat and noise, and required me to run a special outlet but overall it's worth it. Alot easier to manage, takes less space and well, just appeals to my inner geek That's basically it.

08-28-2008, 10:11 PM	#13 (permalink)
hyperlite Uber Mod Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chi-town Posts: 1,542 My Mood: Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 3 Credits: 17,189	outta curiosity strahan what do you use those servers for? __________________ ^This is why beef is our GFX Admin.^

08-29-2008, 02:26 AM	#14 (permalink)
beefjerky Section Administrator Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Location Location Posts: 779 My Mood: Rep Power: 1 Credits: 9,099	Strahan, that is one sick ass set up man.... I can't even imagine having anything like that. __________________ [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Join the GFX Faction Echoes. ironone hyperlite Enter SOTW [Only registered and activated users can see links. ].

08-29-2008, 03:31 AM	#16 (permalink)
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08-29-2008, 03:19 AM	#15 (permalink)
Strahan Zone-Anime Analyst - Level 4 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Dallastown, PA Posts: 146 Blog Entries: 12 Rep Power: 1 Credits: 2,827	Thanks. As far as what I use the servers for, mostly internet stuff. Sixteen websites on them, six DNS domains, WarFTP, Worlds of Warcraft server, an Active Directory, Symantec Antivirus server, SQL Server 2005, & Backup Exec. I think that's about it.

08-29-2008, 10:55 AM	#17 (permalink)
lion09503 Uploader Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: philippines Posts: 238 Rep Power: 2 Credits: 3,166	wow a lot of servers that must have cost you a lot __________________ 2nd sig 3rd sig [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

08-29-2008, 04:20 PM	#18 (permalink)
Strahan Zone-Anime Analyst - Level 4 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Dallastown, PA Posts: 146 Blog Entries: 12 Rep Power: 1 Credits: 2,827	Nah, it's mostly old stuff. Those PowerEdge 350 servers for example were $20 each with no hdd/memory. I had old PC133 memory and I have a box full of hard drives so the costs for those boxes were very slight. Active Directory, firewalls and stuff like that don't require a powerful machine so they work fine on old gear like that. The Xeon 1U web server was only $500 from geeks.com. The worst was the file server. 4U chassis with redundant power was $1150, RAID hardware $850, hard drives $4320, then the rest (mobo, cpu, tape, etc) were $875 for a total of ~$7200. I'm also using the cheaper Western Digital Green SATA drives, WD10EACS. I shudder at the thought of doing the same setup in Ultra320 SCSI lol. All totalled with the UPS, rack, LCD, switches, etc etc came to a little over $10k. My electric bill also jumped from around ~$100/mo to ~$180/mo. Part of the problem electrically is having to run a window AC unit constantly to keep the garage cool. Those machines put out alot of heat, and normally a rack like that is in a room kept around 65 degrees. My garage, with the AC going, stays around 75-78. I'll probably burn up hard drives sooner this way, but at least using those WD SATAs they're not too expensive to replace. Been about eight months, so far no problems with the drives yet. (crossing fingers hehe)

08-31-2008, 10:08 AM	#19 (permalink)
Hyaweh Zone-Anime God - Level 8 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Don't ask me, I don't even know where I am... Posts: 1,912 My Mood: Rep Power: 3 Credits: 10,953	wow, a server... your business? Mine: AMD Athlon(tm) LE-1600 2.21 GHz 1.00 GB RAM 160GB ST3169815AS Hard Drive 512 ATI Radeon X1550 xtreme version LITE-ON DVDRW LH-18A1P DVD-CD Combo Drive LG Flatron L1753S 17in. LCD Monitor im saving up to get that upgraded(although its just almost 2 months old ) __________________ Thanks Ryuuojin for teh sig: Needless to say anything...

08-31-2008, 12:47 PM	#20 (permalink)
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