Jun
26
Server Night
June 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Sorry to be so late with this -been a busy week.
We have the data machine online now and that needs configuration. We need to put more memory in the potential firewall/router and see if that is a potential solution toward providing VPN service. Beyond that we have the DVD duplicator machine to put an OS […]
Jun
15
We have Data!
June 15, 2008 | 1 Comment
As of this morning the data machine (ne tertius) has been reconfigured from the hardware up and now runs with 11/12 drives under Ubuntu 8.04 . The hardware (Compaq ML570, G-NULL) was aged enough that the standard install install iso had troubles with hardware drivers. The key was to use the minimal install which gets […]
Jun
10
The Last Steps
June 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Perhaps we’re beginning the last of the server re-org that began in January or so. Last week’s plan to begin building the new data server didn’t get much traction with issues around having the Ubuntu 8.04 install unable to get configured at an early stage. We’ll look into that. We’ll also begin formulating a strategy […]
Jun
5
Alas dear Tertius! I knew him well
June 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment
This week we’ll begin looking at the rebuild of the old data server into the new data server. Over the last few months we’ve migrated services to other boxes and in fact shut Tertius down earlier this week in hopes that no-one would notice, meaning we hadn’t missed anything. So far we’re OK. While I […]