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

  • From: Tony Germano <tony_germano@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:53:54 -0400

I can try to find out how large the other repositories are. The 40GB should be 
large enough for main and security from what I remember. We will need so few 
packages from restricted/universe/multiverse that it may be better to just 
download and install them manually rather than mirror the entire repositories. 
We can still save them locally. I haven't looked into what it takes to run a 
custom repository, but I think it is more complicated than a mirror because you 
have to maintain the package lists and digitally sign stuff yourself. The 
archive mirror itself is basically just a web server, so the specs aren't that 
important.  I was testing with a P2 or P3 with 64mb of ram.
I'm not sure if we want to set up a pxe boot environment for it or not. I am 
far from a networking genius, but I was able to get it working. It can be nice 
for some things, but isn't necessary. I've found that many older systems don't 
have network boot options in the bios, but virtually all can support it with a 
gpxe boot disk. In my test install I had network boot options for ubuntu 
install, dban, slitaz live cd, and a few bios flash utilities since I had many 
similar boxes running less than current bios versions, and I couldn't find a 
working floppy disk. Slitaz was kind of nice to have for testing since it boots 
up fast even on systems below our freebox minimum specs. (Thanks Chuq for 
introducing me to Slitaz on this list many moons ago.)
Tony

From: tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Re: Warehouse Report - Sept. 15, 2011
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:23:08 -0400



















Thanks for offering to work on the
repository. 

 

I thought I would have free time to set up
a repository at work then move it to the workshop when the Internet connection
was ready. But my free time at work evaporated long before we got the Internet
connection up at the workshop. I still have the 1U server in my IT room, and I
will bring it to the workshop next Thursday. 

 

The Supermicro 1U server has (1) P4 2.2
MHz cpu, (1) 40 GB SATA drive, FD, CDROM, (2) Intel gigabit Ethernet ports, (2)
PS/2, (4) USB, (1) VGA, (1) serial. If by your estimate we need a larger hard
drive, let me know how big. I am reloading Ubuntu Server 10.04 LTS on the
system now because I forgot the login credentials. I’ll find out how much
RAM is in the box later.







Tom --







 









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



 



Fantastic work everyone! It sounds
like things are moving along very nicely. I might be able to assist with
setting up the repository. I had one working several months ago. I don't
remember exactly how I set it up, but I'm sure it would come back to me quickly
:) One thing that I do remember is that it is pretty large in terms of disk
space. I think I was only mirroring binaries (no source) from the main and
security repositories because universe/multiverse are enormous. I don't
remember if I tried restricted.



Tony





 



> Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 07:02:00 -0400

> From: mikecook@xxxxxxxxxxxx

> To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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

> 

> Warehouse Report - Sept. 15, 2011

> 

> Volunteers: Dan, Mike, Dale N, Phil, Kelsey

> 

> When we arrived I tried again to setup wifi in the warehouse. This time I
was able to get everything configured correctly and it went off without a
hitch. For the time being I have the wifi security set up as UWD (Unplug When
Done). If necessary we can put further controls on later.

> 

> Dale, Dan and I started out by setting up a testing station and testing
monitors and moving them from pallets and gaylords into the racks we finished
up last week. 

> 

> Next week we plan to:

> * Continue testing and moving monitors onto the racks.

> * Clear out the aisles in the warehouse. 

> * Connect the server rack to the Internet.

> 

> Additional projects on deck:

> * Get everything up off the floor in the workshop.

> * Decide how we are going to organize our storage.

> * Create an Ubuntu repository.

> * Try to get workshop access to the PoE supply for the wifi bridge.

> 

> We could certainly use more help if anybody has time.

> 

> Thanks,

> 

> Mike

> 

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