Apparently someone really doesn't want me to have a server! - Page 9

LeperousDust · 10-07-2008, 21:09

Crap, well i have yet another spare motherboard on standby, i guess i'll give it a try when i can be arsed. RAM is cheap too and it does need more. Although thinking about it, i have other ram to try first, so i'll swap that out and see what happens. Unbelievable though...

Mark · 10-07-2008, 22:10

The P4P/P4C boards are getting on a bit now (5+ years IIRC). I'm surprised mine hasn't given up yet. Probably tempting fate by saying this (though I've been planning to replace it with a quad-core system for at least the last year).

My previous P4 board in this system did exactly what you're getting. That was thanks to cooked capacitors.

If you're running headless, watch out for the dreaded 2AM Windows Update reboots too.

LeperousDust · 04-08-2008, 00:47

WOOT! I think everything seems to be working now, apart from the fact my controller card hasn't arrived just yet. That's just a plug and play thing though surely.

Whats funny is how much I'm tempting fate by posting this, but i might as well do it now hey?

I do need more RAM though it doesn't enjoy just having 512mb really, but it'll do. Still needs a new battery but i don't plan to unplug it at all, and BIOS defaults work anyway

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I just need to write some little robocopy scripts to make sure some stuff is backup up separately, because no matter how much i trust the WHS drive extender, its pretty proprietary, and when it does go tits up getting data back could be "interesting".

Happy happy, at last. I've got a spare identical mobo incase something goes wrong, and a spare idential CPU and possibly some spare RAM to tide me over, come fate DO YOUR BEST!

//Bang.

Mark · 04-08-2008, 08:15

Battery will most likely be a CR2032 (it'll be marked on it). Currys, B&Q, etc., will most likely all stock those as they're quite common (though you can find 'em cheaper online).

LeperousDust · 04-08-2008, 10:26

I know! I know! But i just don't really care, it works on defaults so theres no real gain yet

Next time i spot one and i'm thinking i'll but it, but i'm not specifically hunting for one

. Still on and running and everythings fine. It has an uptime in DAYS now, tada!

Daz · 04-08-2008, 10:34

Code:

daz@penryn:~$ uptime
 10:34:31 up 172 days, 13:28,  2 users,  load average: 0.11, 0.22, 0.25

Not bad considering it's in my garage!

Mark · 04-08-2008, 10:49

Mine would be like that too if I didn't needlessly reboot it every month or so (being a Gentoo box I also tend to reboot it after doing a system update to make sure the updates 'stick'). The one at the DC would be the same if someone who shall remain nameless hadn't tugged one too many times on its cat5 cable.

Daz · 04-08-2008, 10:52

It'ss come to an end eventually though only when I decide to either shift the thing to ESXi (though I haven't managed to work out how I'll sort backing up on that), or upgrade to Hardy. When vmware release Server 2.0 and I've looked at it I'll make a decision.

Mark · 04-08-2008, 11:05

Hardy has been good for me. I have one installation of desktop on an old laptop and six VMs on various machines running server and they've all behaved impeccably. Even the Betas behaved.

I hope VMWare Server is a lot better than the early beta I used. I really don't get on with web-based management UIs, even though I know they're the norm for VMWare's server lines.

Daz · 04-08-2008, 11:08

Yeah, was running the beta for ages too without issue. From the sever point of view though my main interest is in dynticks for AMD64 in the kernel. Was only 32bit in Gutsy.

[edit]I've also been playing with JEOS as well for my VM needs - it's splendid if you haven't looked at it. Got a couple of appliances running in an ESX cluster that just take *no* resources on the host while running and barely a couple of GB disk space, which could be lower if I wanted.

[edit2]Sorry Alex, wandering away from topic!

10-07-2008, 21:09	#81
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Crap, well i have yet another spare motherboard on standby, i guess i'll give it a try when i can be arsed. RAM is cheap too and it does need more. Although thinking about it, i have other ram to try first, so i'll swap that out and see what happens. Unbelievable though... __________________

10-07-2008, 22:10	#82
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	The P4P/P4C boards are getting on a bit now (5+ years IIRC). I'm surprised mine hasn't given up yet. Probably tempting fate by saying this (though I've been planning to replace it with a quad-core system for at least the last year). My previous P4 board in this system did exactly what you're getting. That was thanks to cooked capacitors. If you're running headless, watch out for the dreaded 2AM Windows Update reboots too. Last edited by Mark; 10-07-2008 at 22:12.

04-08-2008, 00:47	#83
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	WOOT! I think everything seems to be working now, apart from the fact my controller card hasn't arrived just yet. That's just a plug and play thing though surely. Whats funny is how much I'm tempting fate by posting this, but i might as well do it now hey? I do need more RAM though it doesn't enjoy just having 512mb really, but it'll do. Still needs a new battery but i don't plan to unplug it at all, and BIOS defaults work anyway . I just need to write some little robocopy scripts to make sure some stuff is backup up separately, because no matter how much i trust the WHS drive extender, its pretty proprietary, and when it does go tits up getting data back could be "interesting". Happy happy, at last. I've got a spare identical mobo incase something goes wrong, and a spare idential CPU and possibly some spare RAM to tide me over, come fate DO YOUR BEST! //Bang. __________________

04-08-2008, 10:26	#85
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	I know! I know! But i just don't really care, it works on defaults so theres no real gain yet Next time i spot one and i'm thinking i'll but it, but i'm not specifically hunting for one . Still on and running and everythings fine. It has an uptime in DAYS now, tada! __________________

04-08-2008, 10:34	#86
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	Code: daz@penryn:~$ uptime 10:34:31 up 172 days, 13:28, 2 users, load average: 0.11, 0.22, 0.25 Not bad considering it's in my garage! __________________ apt-get moo

04-08-2008, 08:15	#84
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Battery will most likely be a CR2032 (it'll be marked on it). Currys, B&Q, etc., will most likely all stock those as they're quite common (though you can find 'em cheaper online).

04-08-2008, 10:49	#87
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Mine would be like that too if I didn't needlessly reboot it every month or so (being a Gentoo box I also tend to reboot it after doing a system update to make sure the updates 'stick'). The one at the DC would be the same if someone who shall remain nameless hadn't tugged one too many times on its cat5 cable.

04-08-2008, 10:52	#88
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	It'ss come to an end eventually though only when I decide to either shift the thing to ESXi (though I haven't managed to work out how I'll sort backing up on that), or upgrade to Hardy. When vmware release Server 2.0 and I've looked at it I'll make a decision. __________________ apt-get moo

04-08-2008, 11:05	#89
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Hardy has been good for me. I have one installation of desktop on an old laptop and six VMs on various machines running server and they've all behaved impeccably. Even the Betas behaved. I hope VMWare Server is a lot better than the early beta I used. I really don't get on with web-based management UIs, even though I know they're the norm for VMWare's server lines.

04-08-2008, 11:08	#90
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	Yeah, was running the beta for ages too without issue. From the sever point of view though my main interest is in dynticks for AMD64 in the kernel. Was only 32bit in Gutsy. [edit]I've also been playing with JEOS as well for my VM needs - it's splendid if you haven't looked at it. Got a couple of appliances running in an ESX cluster that just take no resources on the host while running and barely a couple of GB disk space, which could be lower if I wanted. [edit2]Sorry Alex, wandering away from topic! __________________ apt-get moo