Orxonox Server Replacement
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 6:02 am
As many of you noticed there has been a problem with our server. While this is fixed another problem with less technical difficulties, but rather logistic ones has arisen.
Our server was located in the CAB server room as one of the VSETH computers. This was no problem until lately: The VSETH will outsource there IT department, which means there will no longer be somebody in the VSETH management who is responsible for their IT. This will be the VIS from now on.
The computer scientists needed more space in the server room and in order to avoid two fighting admins, the VSETH erased that position and therefore had to outsource it.
Now the VIS has somehow found our Nautilus standing around, minding nobodies business than his own and surprisingly weren't that happy about it. Since that server is older than any management member of the VSETH nobody knew what this machine was.
In order to fix Nautilus in July, we weren't able to put it back to the server room and it stands around in the VSETH management room, which won't be accepted for long, I figure.
We're searching for an alternative right now.
Somehow still the CAB server room
We could try to argue and pull strings (ask Mr. Kreuzer for help) to maintain our old space in the server room. The VIS should not be able to dictate the content of the server room. There could be some conditions, but there shouldn't be such that we cannot meet.
ISG-migration
We asked the ISG to help us with our problem and since they do not want our server, they would rather migrate Orxonox with their system. However we would loose some abilities and services. Not the important ones, but we won't be as free as we are now of course.
However Oli and I will follow this idea a little bit longer and discuss a few scenarios with the ISG.
Nowic' server
I did ask Nowic yesterday if we could host our server on his server, virtually that is. However we didn't discuss that for very long, so not all the details are clear right now. This solution would grant us more freedom and flexibility. Creating new users and repositories for SVN for instance should not be problematic. We would however have to install Debian instead of Gentoo and will have to use a central mail server instead of our own. Also the hosting of an own DNS server could be abandoned for a more easier one.
Also a problem you always have with virtual servers: One has to share resources with other machines. This could leave us with very little resources or when we use many resources, we could win the anger of many people including Nowic.
Our server was located in the CAB server room as one of the VSETH computers. This was no problem until lately: The VSETH will outsource there IT department, which means there will no longer be somebody in the VSETH management who is responsible for their IT. This will be the VIS from now on.
The computer scientists needed more space in the server room and in order to avoid two fighting admins, the VSETH erased that position and therefore had to outsource it.
Now the VIS has somehow found our Nautilus standing around, minding nobodies business than his own and surprisingly weren't that happy about it. Since that server is older than any management member of the VSETH nobody knew what this machine was.
In order to fix Nautilus in July, we weren't able to put it back to the server room and it stands around in the VSETH management room, which won't be accepted for long, I figure.
We're searching for an alternative right now.
Somehow still the CAB server room
We could try to argue and pull strings (ask Mr. Kreuzer for help) to maintain our old space in the server room. The VIS should not be able to dictate the content of the server room. There could be some conditions, but there shouldn't be such that we cannot meet.
ISG-migration
We asked the ISG to help us with our problem and since they do not want our server, they would rather migrate Orxonox with their system. However we would loose some abilities and services. Not the important ones, but we won't be as free as we are now of course.
However Oli and I will follow this idea a little bit longer and discuss a few scenarios with the ISG.
Nowic' server
I did ask Nowic yesterday if we could host our server on his server, virtually that is. However we didn't discuss that for very long, so not all the details are clear right now. This solution would grant us more freedom and flexibility. Creating new users and repositories for SVN for instance should not be problematic. We would however have to install Debian instead of Gentoo and will have to use a central mail server instead of our own. Also the hosting of an own DNS server could be abandoned for a more easier one.
Also a problem you always have with virtual servers: One has to share resources with other machines. This could leave us with very little resources or when we use many resources, we could win the anger of many people including Nowic.