[ale] server troubles (again)

[Jim Kinney]

At this point in time I have several offers standing to provide upgraded
hardware. My next step will to verify replacement options at the donated
colo space.
More later.
On Dec 15, 2011 10:39 AM, "Derek Atkins" <warlord at mit.edu> wrote:

> Hey,
>
> There's a guy in Peachtree City that has a bunch of 1U HP servers
> available for $75 each (this is the guy from whom I aquired my racks a
> month or so ago).  I can see if he still has any available or get the
> appropriate people in touch with him, if it would help?
>
> I don't have any specs.
>
> -derek
>
> Randy Ramsdell <rramsdell at activedg.com> writes:
>
> > Overheating does things like this.
> >
> > On 12/14/11 22:28, Jim Kinney wrote:
> >
> >     The ALE server is failing. It has simply died more times than I care
> to
> >     recall and leaves behind a tell-tale trail of
> >
> >     nothing
> >
> >     silence
> >
> >     just a log entry when it is rebooted.
> >
> >     Don't get me wrong. The current machine was also a donated one as
> well as
> >     the rack space and bandwidth. And I am, as I'm sure all of us are,
> very,
> >     very grateful.
> >
> >     However, this poor system is needing to be put out to pasture.
> >
> >     I am looking at a donated machine as a replacement system on offer
> now. As
> >     soon as arrangements can be made to get it racked, and all data
> duplicated
> >     over, things will be better.
> >
> >     Thanks for the ALE patience on this.
> >
> >     Hopefully the server will stay up long enough to get _this_ notice
> out...
> >
> >     :-)
>
> --
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