We need a new box !!!

When’s the last day before the decision is made to buy the box? June 7th-ish?

We are a little behind where we should be as we end the second week. I’ll post a total Sunday and maybe a surprise or two. Hell maybe three if I’m in a good mood.

I think we are out of the Wally World woods, still short of a good machine though.

So how is this coming along?

Slow, very slow.

Hell, I don’t have much blood left……and the sperm bank makes me pay to donate.

Thundy,

Do you have any new boxes that you’re looking at?

This one looks pretty good SS. Nothing definite yet though.

Relion 115 Server

The Relion 115 is Penguin Computing’s high performance computing server. Engineered with HPC clustering in mind, the Relion 115 is built around dual Intel Pentium III processors and up to 4GB of PC133 Ram. Add one or two cost-effective IDE hard drives to create your ideal clustered network.

For a single processor Intel system, see the Relion 105. For the same high level of performance as the Relion 115, but with SCSI hard drives and hardware RAID capability, upgrade to the Relion 125.

System Price $ 2034.00

Relion 115 Server Features:
1U (1.75”) Rackmount Chassis
Dual Intel® Pentium® III Processor Capable
133 MHZ Front Side Bus
Up to 4 GB of PC133 RAM
Integrated Dual Channel IDE Controller
Two 5.25” Drive Bays
Dual Integrated 10/100 Ethernet NICs
One Available PCI Slot
Integrated 8MB AGP Video
Slimline 24x CD-Rom Drive and 3.5” Floppy Drive
Linux Preload
Relion 115 Documentation
Penguin Computing Three Year Warranty
Serial Console Access
View Technical Specifications

Power Supply
Standard 250W AC Power Supply

Processor
1.4GHz Intel Pentium III, 512k cache

Memory
This system supports up to 4 GB of interleaved SDRAM using four 1 GB DIMMS. Interleaved memory requires DIMMs to be installed in like pairs.
1GB PC133 (2 x 512MB)

Hard Drive learn more
40GB, EIDE, 7200RPM

Additional Hard Drive
40GB, EIDE, 7200RPM

CD-ROM Drive
Slimline 24X CD-Rom DriveSlimline 8X write DVD-ROM Drive [Add $118]

Additional Network Interface
This server features dual integrated Network Interfaces.

Rails
None

Operating System
Linux Preload, Version 7.2 Installation with Documentation
Linux Preload, Version 8.0 Installation with Documentation

Relion Warranty & Support

Standard Three Year Warranty

Will 80 GB be enough space?

Probably not. :)

How much space do you think we’d need?

The option to install a third hard drive would be nice. Two 40gig drives will work for awhile. We are planning on keeping a complete backup, so when we use up the first 40 gig drive, the second drive will effectively be full also.

I am waiting for two rather large pledged donations to show up, then we will see how much box we can buy.

I´ve just moved and I´m trying to get a job to fun next year´s studying. Once I have a job, and once I gain again, I will donate again.

Does anyone think it is selfish to donate only when I gain? Currently I can´t afford to donate at all really, so I suppose it´s at least something that I´m donating, as I could quite easily free-load.

Hopefully once I have a degree I´ll be able to be a big donater to causes that I like.