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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Simon Waters wrote: > Rob Beard wrote: >> Sounds good. Out of interest, has the old server been running the LUG >> mailing list and web site since the beginning? > > No, the site use to be on Termisoc servers. Alex can tell more no doubt. > > The server just gone main problem was probably we configured it with > User Mode Linux without careful attention to disk access, so creating a > dreadful I/O bottleneck. Better network connectivity will also help! > > Upgrading the UML instance was going to be a pain. We went from Sarge to > Etch seamlessly but didn't bother with Lenny because it required 2.6 > kernels and other upgrade steps - we've by-passed that by moving servers. > > Old host server for the virtual instances.... > > Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 > Linux version 2.4.25skas > > processor : 0 > vendor_id : GenuineIntel > cpu family : 6 > model : 8 > model name : Pentium III (Coppermine) > stepping : 6 > cpu MHz : 751.709 > cache size : 256 KB > fdiv_bug : no > hlt_bug : no > f00f_bug : no > coma_bug : no > fpu : yes > fpu_exception : yes > cpuid level : 2 > wp : yes > flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat > pse36 mmx fxsr sse > bogomips : 1500.77 > > 512MB of RAM > Intel rackmount server. > > 19:44:43 up 421 days, 1:46, 1 user, load average: 0.21, 0.23, 0.19 > > It was only rebooted due to power outages, and no panics or other > misdemeanour's whilst in service to my knowledge. So not a demanding > life for a server, but hardware and software proved their worth. > > Neil's virtual machine use to lose it's cron daemon occasionally, but I > always assumed that was either him or his code ;) > > It was a second-hand Intel server one of the members sold to Neil. Ran > two virtual server, including three websites about the popularity of the > DCGLUG site, handled my family's email (IMAP), and a scattering of low > traffic websites for Neil and myself including several WordPress > instances, and a PHP based forum at one point. > > Now what to do with the old server, once it is fully decommissioned? > Ah, 2.4 kernel i remember it well, I remember the 2.0 milestone too :) and the 2.2. :) - -- Paul Sutton www.zleap.net Ubuntu 9.10 is out : Visit www.ubuntu.com for details The December meeting of the DCLUG will now take place on the SECOND Saturday in December. This is December 12th 2009. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAksVd+AACgkQaggq1k2FJq0tjwCfezAZLoKh8ytiHXwA/4uxtvlK l40An3c1qTdyzIgMA9v431rqrrPBxrZ1 =QGb6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html