[Noisebridge-discuss] server donation to local nonprofit 501c3 corporation

Thu Oct 21 21:20:40 UTC 2010

I'm pretty sure a cluster would be unused the vast majority of the time, but
would be powered on (consuming a lot of expensive commercial electricity)
all the time.  It's probably far more cost-effective for us to pool some AWS
money, instead of paying the electric bill for these full-time.  Oh, yes,
and the environment, green, sustainability, blah blah blah.

One or two of these would make great replacements for machines we currently
have running services at 2169, allowing us to consolidate down to a smaller
power footprint.  More than that and it starts edging into a consensus item
due to the ongoing cost of power.
--
/jbm

On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 1:53 PM, Lilia Markham <liliakai at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think these would be a fun resource to have around, possibly as a
> distributed computing cluster or for hosting cloud services, but I don't
> have any specific use for them at the moment. I also don't have any way to
> transport 30 machines from Palo Alto, unless it's one by one on
> Caltrain/BART.
>
> -Lilia
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 5:59 AM, jim <jim at systemateka.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>   A couple of weeks ago I sent email regarding the
>> possibility of getting computers for Noisebridge; the
>> company wants to get 501(c)3 tax credit. No one replied.
>>   The machines are ready for pickup if we want them.
>>   Your opinions?
>>
>>   "About donating to Noisebridge.
>>   "We have moved offices, and the machines are ready to
>> be picked up (and our new place has an elevator). Please
>> let  me know if you or anyone from your organization
>> would be able to come by.
>>   "We are located at 444 High Street, 3rd Floor,
>> Palo Alto, 94301.
>>   "Thanks!"
>>
>> -------------------------Inventory below----------------
>> > We have about 30 servers.  I have included the specs for each group
>> > below.  They won't have drives, but I think someone else offered free
>> > drives on the list.
>> >
>> >
>> > 15 Rackform iServ R121
>> >
>> > CPU: Intel Xeon X3220 2.40GHz Quad-Core - 8MB L2 Smart Cache 1066MHz
>> System Bus
>> >
>> > RAM: 2GB (2 x 1GB) Unbuffered ECC DDR2-667
>> >
>> > NIC: Dual 10/100/1000 Mbps NICs (Intel 82573L + 82573V) - Integrated
>> >
>> > Management: No Item Selected
>> >
>> > PCI Riser Options: PCIe (For PCI-X Options, Please Contact our Sales
>> > Department)
>> >
>> > PCIe x8: No Item Selected
>> >
>> > Hot-Swap Drive - 1: 250GB Western Digital RE (3.0Gb/s, 7.2Krpm, 16MB
>> > Cache) SATA (REMOVED)
>> >
>> > Optical Drive: No Item Selected
>> >
>> > Floppy Drive: No Item Selected
>> >
>> > Rail Kit: 2 Piece Ball Bearing Rail Kit
>> >
>> > OS: No Item Selected
>> >
>> > Warranty: Standard 3 Year - Return to Depot - Advanced Component
>> Exchange
>> >
>> > Notes: No OS, No RAID
>> >
>> > Configured Power: 201 Watts, 206 Volt-Amps, 686 BTU/h, 1.9 Amps
>> >
>> > (110V), 1.0 Amps (208V)
>> >
>> > Serial Numbers: SM39826, SM39827, SM39828, SM39829, SM39830, SM39831,
>> >
>> > SM39832, SM39833, SM39834, SM39835, SM39836, SM39837, SM39838,
>> >
>> > SM39839, SM39840
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > 9 Rackform iServ R121
>> >
>> > CPU: Intel Xeon 3060 2.40GHz Dual Core - 4MB Cache 1066MHz System Bus
>> >
>> > RAM: 2GB (2 x 1GB) Unbuffered ECC DDR2-667
>> >
>> > NIC: Dual 10/100/1000 Mbps NICs (Intel 82573L + 82573V) - Integrated
>> >
>> > Management: None
>> >
>> > PCI Riser Options: PCIe (For PCI-X Options, Please Contact our Sales
>> > Department)
>> >
>> > PCI: None
>> >
>> > Hot-Swap HDD 1: Western Digital RE 250GB (3.0Gb/s, 7.2Krpm, 16MB
>> > Cache) SATA (REMOVED)
>> >
>> > Optical Media Drive: None
>> >
>> > Floppy: None
>> >
>> > Rail Kit: 2 Piece Ball Bearing Rail Kit
>> >
>> > O/S: None
>> >
>> > WARRANTY: Standard 3 Year - Return to Depot - Advanced Component
>> Exchange
>> >
>> > Serial Numbers: SM28949, SM28950, SM28951, SM28953, SM28954, SM28955,
>> >
>> > SM28956, SM28957, SM28958
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Tracking Number: 1Z9Y393Y0365569961
>> >
>> > 1 Rackform iServ R121
>> >
>> > CPU: Intel Xeon 3060 2.40GHz Dual Core - 4MB Cache 1066MHz System Bus
>> >
>> > RAM: 2GB (2 x 1GB) Unbuffered ECC DDR2-667
>> >
>> > NIC: Dual 10/100/1000 Mbps NICs (Intel 82573L + 82573V) - Integrated
>> >
>> > Management: None
>> >
>> > PCI Riser Options: PCIe (For PCI-X Options, Please Contact our Sales
>> > Department)
>> >
>> > PCI: None
>> >
>> > Hot-Swap HDD 1: Western Digital RE 250GB (3.0Gb/s, 7.2Krpm, 16MB Cache)
>> SATA
>> >
>> > Optical Media Drive: None
>> >
>> > Floppy: None
>> >
>> > Rail Kit: 2 Piece Ball Bearing Rail Kit
>> >
>> > O/S: None
>> >
>> > WARRANTY: Standard 3 Year - Return to Depot - Advanced Component
>> Exchange
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > 5 Rackform iServ R102 "Servers"
>> >
>> > CPU: Intel Pentium D 920 (2.8GHz, Dual Core, 2MB/Core L2 Cache, EM64T,
>> 800 FSB)
>> >
>> > RAM: 2GB (2 x 1GB) Unbuffered ECC DDR2-667
>> >
>> > NIC: Dual 10/100/1000 Mbps NICs (Intel 82573V) - Integrated
>> >
>> > Management: None
>> >
>> > PCI-X - 64Bit/133MHz: None
>> >
>> > Hot-Swap HDD 1: Western Digital RE 250GB (1.5Gb/s, 7.2Krpm, 16MB
>> > Cache) SATA (REMOVED)
>> >
>> > Hot-Swap HDD 2: Western Digital RE 250GB (1.5Gb/s, 7.2Krpm, 16MB
>> > Cache) SATA (REMOVED)
>> >
>> > Optical Media Drive: None
>> >
>> > Floppy: None
>> >
>> > Rail Kit: 2 Piece Ball Bearing Rail Kit
>> >
>> > O/S: None
>> >
>> > WARRANTY: Standard 3 Year - Return to Depot
>> >
>> > NOTES: HD: JBOD
>> >
>> > Serial Numbers: SM19934, SM19935, SM19936, SM19937, SM19938
>> >
>> >
>> > 3 Rackform iServ R102
>> >
>> > CPU: Intel Pentium D 820 (2.8GHz, Dual Core, 1MB/Core L2 Cache, EM64T,
>> 800 FSB)
>> >
>> > RAM: 2GB (2 x 1GB) Unbuffered ECC DDR2-667
>> >
>> > NIC: Dual 10/100/1000 Mbps NICs (Intel 82573V) - Integrated
>> >
>> > Management: None
>> >
>> > PCI-X - 64Bit/133MHz: None
>> >
>> > Hot-Swap HDD 1: Western Digital RE 250GB (1.5Gb/s, 7.2Krpm, 8MB Cache)
>> > SATA (REMOVED)
>> >
>> > Hot-Swap HDD 2: Western Digital RE 250GB (1.5Gb/s, 7.2Krpm, 8MB Cache)
>> > SATA (REMOVED)
>> >
>> > Optical Media Drive: None
>> >
>> > Floppy: None
>> >
>> > Rail Kit: 2 Piece Ball Bearing Rail Kit
>> >
>> > O/S: None
>> >
>> > WARRANTY: Standard 3 Year - Return to Depot
>> >
>> > Serial Numbers: SM19577, SM19578, SM19579
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > 3 Rackform iServ R102
>> >
>> > CPU: Intel Pentium D 820 (2.8GHz) 2MB L2 Cache - HT - 800 FSB LGA775
>> >
>> > EM64T Dual Core
>> >
>> > RAM: 2GB (2 x 1GB) Unbuffered non-ECC DDR2-533
>> >
>> > NIC: Dual 10/100/1000 Mbps NICs (Intel 82573V) - Integrated
>> >
>> > PCI-X - 64Bit/133MHz: None
>> >
>> > Hot-Swap HDD 1: Western Digital RE 250GB (7.2Krpm-8MB Cache) SATA
>> (REMOVED)
>> >
>> > Hot-Swap HDD 2: Western Digital RE 250GB (7.2Krpm-8MB Cache) SATA
>> (REMOVED)
>> >
>> > Low Profile CD-ROM: None
>> >
>> > Floppy: None
>> >
>> > Rail Kit: 2 Piece Ball Bearing Rail Kit
>> >
>> > O/S: None
>> >
>> > WARRANTY: Standard 3 Year - Return to Depot
>> >
>> > Serial Numbers: SM18038, SM18039, SM18040
>>
>>
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