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==Plan==
[[Category:Equipment]]
Have a VM server for use with projects and as a PXE server for thin clients.
 
==VM Servers==
===Plan===
Have multiple coordinated VM servers for use with projects, as control interfaces to tools, and as a PXE server for thin clients.


===Hardware===
===Hardware===
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* >=6 cores total
* >=6 cores total
* >10GB RAM
* >10GB RAM
* dual >=1GB NICs or ability to add with consumer grade hardware
* dual >=1Gb/s NICs or ability to add with consumer grade hardware
* sata out the wazzoo
* sata out the wazzoo


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* coreboot support
* coreboot support


==Implementation==
===Implementation===
Multiple servers
Multiple servers


==NAS==
===Plan===
Have network attached redundant storage for use as a VM image source and as a software and media repository.
===Specs===
* 64bit
* >1 core
* >=2GB RAM
* 1+ >=1Gb/s NIC
* as much storage space as can be acquired
===Implementation===
* [[Server_Albert|albert]] NAS/proxy
==Proxy==
===Plan===
Have a machine that can capture requests for common ISOs and distro packages and use local copies fetched during non business hours.
===Specs===
* 64bit
* >2 core
* 1+ >=1Gb/s NIC
===Implementation===
* [[Server_Albert|albert]] NAS/proxy
* [[Server_Albert|albert]] NAS/proxy

Revision as of 15:23, 19 May 2014


VM Servers

Plan

Have multiple coordinated VM servers for use with projects, as control interfaces to tools, and as a PXE server for thin clients.

Hardware

Requirements

  • >=6 cores total
  • >10GB RAM
  • dual >=1Gb/s NICs or ability to add with consumer grade hardware
  • sata out the wazzoo

FOSSable

  • coreboot support

Implementation

Multiple servers


NAS

Plan

Have network attached redundant storage for use as a VM image source and as a software and media repository.

Specs

  • 64bit
  • >1 core
  • >=2GB RAM
  • 1+ >=1Gb/s NIC
  • as much storage space as can be acquired

Implementation

Proxy

Plan

Have a machine that can capture requests for common ISOs and distro packages and use local copies fetched during non business hours.

Specs

  • 64bit
  • >2 core
  • 1+ >=1Gb/s NIC

Implementation