[frgeek-michiana] Re: Warehouse Report - Sept. 15, 2011

  • From: Chuq <chuq00@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:52:44 -0400 (EDT)

Or just use a usb enclosure, that way if someone does the main job of it at 
their house, it is easier to bring into the system.

----- Original Message -----

| You can use a sata drive with IDE adapter for sata

| Kevin

| On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 2:42 PM, Tom Brown < tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > wrote:

| | Phil and I pulled the Supermicro 1U server out of the rack and
| | popped
| | the hood. There is no room for a second drive, and the drive
| | controller is IDE. Phil has a 160 GB IDE drive which he is willing
| | to let FGM use.
|

| | Tom --
|

| | From: frgeek-michiana-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
| | frgeek-michiana-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ] On Behalf Of Tony Germano
|
| | Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 11:41
|
| | To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
|
| | Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Re: Warehouse Report - Sept. 15, 2011
|

| | I used the script I found on this (
| | http://xlylith.blogspot.com/2006/02/size-of-ubuntu-repository.html
| | )
| | page to check. Table is below. Looking at only 10.04 32-bit
| | binaries
| | it will be about 45-50G. The 64-bit binaries are only slightly
| | larger. I don't see a reason to mirror source, so I didn't check
| | sizes there. We would need additional disk space for the host OS.
|

| | When I mentioned a "reference box" I was addressing the need if we
| | were using a package caching server instead of a mirror. While the
| | repositories are actually smaller than what I had thought, we will
| | really only need a very small fraction of what is available. Using
| | a
| | caching server instead of a mirror, we should be able to fit both
| | 32-bit and 64-bit versions on Tom's existing hard drive.
|

| | Ultimately, it doesn't really matter to me which way we decide to
| | go
| | on this.
|

| | i386-binary lucid main - 7.5G
|

| | i386-binary lucid restricted - < 1G
|

| | i386-binary lucid universe - 22.8G
|

| | i386-binary lucid multiverse - 2.6G
|

| | i386-binary lucid-updates main - 6.4G
|

| | i386-binary lucid-updates restricted - < 1G
|

| | i386-binary lucid-updates universe - 1.5G
|

| | i386-binary lucid-updates multiverse - < 1G
|

| | i386-binary lucid-security main - 4.1G
|

| | i386-binary lucid-security restricted - < 1G
|

| | i386-binary lucid-security universe - < 1G
|

| | i386-binary lucid-security multiverse - < 1G
|

| | Tony
|

| | Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2011 17:30:21 -0400
|
| | Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Re: Warehouse Report - Sept. 15, 2011
|
| | From: ke4rit@xxxxxxxxx
|
| | To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
|

| | I know what I posted before (didn't catch the 40g for 2007) do we
| | know about what size drive we need for the mirror. I think I might
| | have drives large enough to test with here first...
|

| | Richard
|

| | On Sat, Sep 17, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Tom Brown <
| | tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| | > wrote:
|

| | There is a 1U Supermicro headless server with Ubuntu Server 10.04
| | LTS
| | installed and patched. At idle or full gallop it probably uses less
| | energy than the workshop server so it could be a good choice for
| | 24/7 use. Drawback: It needs a bigger HD.
|

| | I’m guessing it isn’t possible to download and install the initial
| | mirror in one warehouse session so your offer to do those tasks
| | looks helpful.
|

| | Tom --
|

| | From: frgeek-michiana-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
| | frgeek-michiana-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ] On Behalf Of Richard
| | Zimmerman
|
| | Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2011 12:45
|
| | To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
|
| | Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Re: Warehouse Report - Sept. 15, 2011
|

| | Actually no. The mirror maintainer runs a nightly script that keeps
| | the mirror in sync with the mater builds. When install a new Ubuntu
| | install, you over-ride the default mirrors in favor or your mirror.
| | This way, you keep the the traffic local and because you run
| | nightly
| | updates to the mirror it the updates are also already local...
|

| | You don;t need a "Reference box" at all... Take the warehouse
| | server
| | and make it a straight Ubuntu install and add the server tasks to
| | it. Install the mirror on the warehouse server and your job is
| | done.
|

| | Richard
|

| | / If it helps I have 15/3 Comcast internet again I can blast down
| | the
| | initial mirror build if it helps...
|

| | // Would probably recommend changing the warehouse server to Ubuntu
| | so everything is on the same page...
|

| | /// Is anyone maintaining the warehouse server anymore?
|

| | <Tony Wrote>
|
| | One thing to consider, though, is that package upgrades will be
| | downloaded on demand rather than proactively. That could mean that
| | patches take longer to download than we have time to apply them
| | before we close the warehouse for the night. Perhaps we can have a
| | reference box running in a virtual machine that can download
| | patches
| | during off hours so they are ready when the warehouse opens?
|
| | </Tony>
|

| | --
|
| | Richard "Goose" Zimmerman, ke4rit
|
| | Mishawaka , IN
|

| | --
|

| | --
|
| | Richard "Goose" Zimmerman, ke4rit
|
| | Mishawaka , IN
|

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