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Network pics thread

The Spyder said:
I picked up the 1841 and a majority of my other gear from a local ewaste recyclers who has no idea what he has. I am volunteering to sort out the warehouse of stuff they have, but every time I have gone lately it has been too packed to even navigate the isles. He has a entire rack of cisco gear just waiting to be sorted/tested/wiped.
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Dude, you should buy some of that and resell it to some of us. I know I'd definitely be interested. There's nothing like that within 400 miles of me.
 
Post-move DC shots, yay! Apparently there be a buncha cabs!



EDIT: The last one is a general row that's not in our cage*
 
D-EJ915 said:
What are those rackable-style servers?
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Looks like supermicro...

I think's I see EMC stuff there too!!

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Yep they are!
Supermicro P8SCI P4 3.0Ghz 2.5GBRam 500GB Server 1U

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Supermicro-P...468466?pt=COMP_EN_Servers&hash=item19c4c5a0b2

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dashpuppy said:
Looks like supermicro...

I think's I see EMC stuff there too!!

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Yep they are!
Supermicro P8SCI P4 3.0Ghz 2.5GBRam 500GB Server 1U
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Definitely not P4's, Core 2's. Unless our clients were retarded, they would not buy P4's. Still Supermicro though.

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Here's one of the units detailed info.

Server Type: supermicro
Processor 1 (CPU0): NONE
CPU0: E6600 2.40GHz 4MB
Memory Capacity / Type / Speed - 1: NONE
Total Memory: 2GB
Hard Drive 1: 750GB
Raid: NONE
Operating System: Ubuntu 11.04 Server 64bit
 
The sad thing is, lot of dedicated server providers still provide P4's as their "base" servers. You have to get into the $200/mo range just to get a dual core server. With the price of hardware it makes so much more sense to colo these days. I got a good deal on a lease, but it's overloaded for what I use it for, I really need to save up for a decent supermicro and colo it. Cheaper in the long run.
 
Got the phone system moved this evening- had to stay late not to interrupt anyone.

Apparently I am also the electrician. I had to temporarily fix some cut wires, as one went to my new rack/servers.
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Wire damage from redneck construction crew. Worst part? They missed ONE wire, the 20amp dedicated circuit for the old server rack/network telco. I have no idea how it still worked though, as the neutral was 75% cut through. The entire pipe/wiring was all warm when I removed it after shutting the power off.
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Phone system and HVAC system moved.
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You can see it in the left corner.
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Old wall ready for demo.
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Someone got fired...
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The Spyder said:
I picked up the 1841 and a majority of my other gear from a local ewaste recyclers who has no idea what he has. I am volunteering to sort out the warehouse of stuff they have, but every time I have gone lately it has been too packed to even navigate the isles. He has a entire rack of cisco gear just waiting to be sorted/tested/wiped.
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I go every once and a while to one in my area to see if I can score something cool, but it has always been junk P4s, gutted servers (old as dirt), and lots of mis-matched ram.

Let us know if you find anything cool. I am in need of 4 Cisco 1841s (or any other model as long as it has two Ethernet interfaces)
 
Red Squirrel said:
The sad thing is, lot of dedicated server providers still provide P4's as their "base" servers. You have to get into the $200/mo range just to get a dual core server. With the price of hardware it makes so much more sense to colo these days. I got a good deal on a lease, but it's overloaded for what I use it for, I really need to save up for a decent supermicro and colo it. Cheaper in the long run.
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You need to look harder, there are quite a few dedicated providers who can provide you with actual servers with much better specs for that price.
 
Ockie said:
You need to look harder, there are quite a few dedicated providers who can provide you with actual servers with much better specs for that price.
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Secured Servers is who I use. Cheap, reliable, fast!
 
Ockie said:
You need to look harder, there are quite a few dedicated providers who can provide you with actual servers with much better specs for that price.
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I would love to find such provider but I have looked hard. The minute you go past 2GB of ram and 4 cores, and over 100GB of space, it usually ends up being close to or over 200/mo.

I'm not talking about people offering servers on their FIOS connection, but actual data centers. On the other hand I can colo a 2U server for about 150/mo and I can put whatever I want in that 2U server. 10TB of space, 24GB of ram, 8 cores etc... way cheaper to collocate. More expensive upfront though. Right now I don't have the upfront money, but I really want to do it some time. Only thing is lot of colos measure in 95th percentile, which is very unpredictable and hard to control so I'd want to find one that does in actual bandwidth so I can keep track, and if I start getting close I can upgrade the plan, or shut down the server. Not that I've ever gotten in that situation.
 
The Spyder said:
Got the phone system moved this evening- had to stay late not to interrupt anyone.

Apparently I am also the electrician. I had to temporarily fix some cut wires, as one went to my new rack/servers.**snip**
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Ouch! Those wires were just running bare in the ceiling and not in a conduit? That's a total code violation right there, and for the exact reason shown. It looks like the ceiling tile T holder or some other metal object must have cut the wire over time.
 
Red Squirrel said:
Ouch! Those wires were just running bare in the ceiling and not in a conduit? That's a total code violation right there, and for the exact reason shown. It looks like the ceiling tile T holder or some other metal object must have cut the wire over time.
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they look like they were in conduit.. maybe they cut the tubes ?
 
Red Squirrel said:
Ouch! Those wires were just running bare in the ceiling and not in a conduit? That's a total code violation right there, and for the exact reason shown. It looks like the ceiling tile T holder or some other metal object must have cut the wire over time.
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They were in a conduit, the conduit ran along the top of a wall being removed. The guy running the sawzall did not see the conduit and cut through 1/2 of it before hearing a pop. New conduit will be ran Monday and a new junction box will be installed. I just really need to get my new rack back online and did not want to wait any longer. Plus I discovered a possible fire source and repaired it. :)
 
Red Squirrel said:
I would love to find such provider but I have looked hard. The minute you go past 2GB of ram and 4 cores, and over 100GB of space, it usually ends up being close to or over 200/mo.

I'm not talking about people offering servers on their FIOS connection, but actual data centers. On the other hand I can colo a 2U server for about 150/mo and I can put whatever I want in that 2U server. 10TB of space, 24GB of ram, 8 cores etc... way cheaper to collocate. More expensive upfront though. Right now I don't have the upfront money, but I really want to do it some time. Only thing is lot of colos measure in 95th percentile, which is very unpredictable and hard to control so I'd want to find one that does in actual bandwidth so I can keep track, and if I start getting close I can upgrade the plan, or shut down the server. Not that I've ever gotten in that situation.
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This is not meant to be mean, but you didn't look hard enough.

Secured Servers in PheonixNAP provides very affordable servers that meet your budget. However one important thing to flag; you neglected to mention how much bandwidth you need....You can get 10TB of transfer with a Xeon X3430 with 4Gb of ram with a 500GB hdd for $123 Furthermore if you watch the Facebook page they often have specials where you can get 10TB free or other goodies.

As for "10TB of space, 24GB of ram, 8 cores etc" wanting something like that in a sub $200 range is smoking crack.

Check them out. I have been with them for over a year now and absolutely love the customer service, up-time and performance of the network
 
Ok maybe that's one provider, I did not look at every single one in existence. Just saying, it's very hard to find. I had checked softlayer, iweb, the planet (before it got bought by SL), rackspace and other of the major data centers. Anyway, this is offtopic.
 
Red Squirrel said:
Ok maybe that's one provider, I did not look at every single one in existence. Just saying, it's very hard to find. I had checked softlayer, iweb, the planet (before it got bought by SL), rackspace and other of the major data centers. Anyway, this is offtopic.
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Why not operate your equipment at home ?
 
@dashpuppy... that is saying he has the hardware he is looking for at home to host it. :)

If only computer parts were not so expensive right now I would consider building a new workstation and making my current workstation in my sig a dedicated server at home for a multitude of things. :(
 
Red Squirrel said:
I would love to find such provider but I have looked hard. The minute you go past 2GB of ram and 4 cores, and over 100GB of space, it usually ends up being close to or over 200/mo.

I'm not talking about people offering servers on their FIOS connection, but actual data centers. On the other hand I can colo a 2U server for about 150/mo and I can put whatever I want in that 2U server. 10TB of space, 24GB of ram, 8 cores etc... way cheaper to collocate. More expensive upfront though. Right now I don't have the upfront money, but I really want to do it some time. Only thing is lot of colos measure in 95th percentile, which is very unpredictable and hard to control so I'd want to find one that does in actual bandwidth so I can keep track, and if I start getting close I can upgrade the plan, or shut down the server. Not that I've ever gotten in that situation.
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I sent you a PM.
 
bmore1777 said:
@dashpuppy... that is saying he has the hardware he is looking for at home to host it. :)

If only computer parts were not so expensive right now I would consider building a new workstation and making my current workstation in my sig a dedicated server at home for a multitude of things. :(
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Of course after removing the not needed soundcardband video cards.. That beast sounds like a power hog and heat monster..
 
Couple old servers we got rid of...I am taking the 2650 home, the 1550 was not working so I took the hard drives out and sent it to the recycling place.
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Well it looks like this weekend will be a real treat once we get into it. We just acquired another building to expand to. I'll have some point to point wifi pictures soon, but for now it's all patch work. They left all of the connections in the wall, but ripped out the main patch panels. WTF!!!!!!!! No labeling expect for a few boxes they just put in so it's tone and patch weekend. Plan is to use those patch panels I put up a couple of days ago, Also have a 2 post and those switches to go over as well. Oh the fun

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adam30k said:
Someone in IT doesn't like you. Good luck.
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I would love to meet their IT guy or what not and ask them what they were thinking. I'm thinking this was a government place before us so guess you have to spare every penny you can.
 
Some properties they are required to remove everything they installed or they get fined for it. we had that at a place we rented, we had to remove all panels or they wouldnt let us out of the lease.
 
Weird...my buddy manages 2 office buildings and tenants are forever leaving behind wiring, switches (junk of course) and old phone systems...
 
jeffmoss26 said:
Weird...my buddy manages 2 office buildings and tenants are forever leaving behind wiring, switches (junk of course) and old phone systems...
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Depends, if the components left behind can help the landlord then it's typically ok to leave things behind. For example, if you built out a nice warehouse into a very nice office space and it has more value as an office space, the management might ask you not to tear it down... but if you made it specialized and it has no value, you'd need to tear the walls and everything back down to its original pre-lease condition.

They are usually ok with wires being left behind because they add some functionality and therefore add some value.
 
Yeah, in most cases (almost always) the wiring gets reused.
The phones usually end up in the dumpster!
 
Ugg. that is the other thing i have to figure out. They have their old phone system still in place (no phones thank god), but were all VOIP. No reason to have those bad boys.
 
Uh oh...I've begun collecting switches again

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Nortel...I know why you went out of business...you used straight cable wiring on your switches console ports. Also Force10 is the same way, opposite of Cisco's cables.
 
Broke after this purchase... 3 keys plus disks for $100. Damn i love my buddy! Cant wait to throw them on a few servers, already have one of my DL360's in mind as well as maybe one of my home brews...



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