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But then I thought WAIT, this isn't a +typical consumer or small business application ... + +><i> Provided the role these hardware will play, this looks still rather +</I>><i> cheap on the contrary. There may be alternatives but this doesn't look +</I>><i> that expensive. +</I>><i> +</I> +Agreed. + +>><i> An other solution could be to buy a cheap +</I>>><i> computer that one of us keep at home/office, doing remote backups. +</I>>><i> +</I>><i> That's an option too, either way (with or without the above). +</I>><i> +</I> +We should have off-site backup, in case of a disaster at the centre. At +least for critical info. +If someone has to go to the centre, or we have to spend a lot of time +downloading, at least we will have an up-to-date backup if it is remote. +I'd say that good quality disks and a UPS is important. +A cheap box that someone keeps at home/office seems workable, as long as +there is a fast Internet connexion for restores. +Keeping occasional local backups at the centre, combined with up-to-date +remote backups would be a good idea. +So normally in the case of failure, we rsync the local backup with the +remote for quick recovery, but in the case of a disaster, we still have +everything remote. +All that impacts on our hardware decisions. + +... +>><i> - server for packagers, to host VMs used to test package builds. This +</I>>><i> needs to be a fast server, with a lot of RAM. Should we buy an +</I>>><i> expensive server for this now ? Or wait until we have more money, or +</I>>><i> someone donate a server for this ? Or rent a server at 60 euros / +</I>>><i> month on online.net ? +</I>>><i> <A HREF="http://www.online.net/serveur-dedie/offre-dedibox-pro-r210.xhtml">http://www.online.net/serveur-dedie/offre-dedibox-pro-r210.xhtml</A> +</I>>><i> +</I> +My bias is that buying is better than renting, if we can. +(In a year or two the rental would have paid the cost of buying.) + +>><i> Any comments about this ? +</I>>><i> +</I>><i> We should not wait but do with what we have, and tell about it, and +</I>><i> remind regularly where we are in our budget (what's missing, what's +</I>><i> needed, etc.) and how we can grow it. Once the ball is rolling, it's +</I>><i> easier to find people willing to help it roll even further. +</I>><i> +</I> +Good point. + +><i> Cheers, +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Romain +</I>><i> +</I> +My 2 cents :) + +-- +André + +</PRE> + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="003979.html">[Mageia-sysadm] New hardware for mageia servers +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="003983.html">[Mageia-sysadm] New hardware for mageia servers +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#3980">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#3980">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#3980">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#3980">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-sysadm">More information about the Mageia-sysadm +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |