[mdlug] Webserver / Video Conferencing Server

[Michael ORourke]

Could you use an external SCSI disk array with controller and cables?
It's an older model, but I believe it still has some life left in it.

-Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Bemus" <tony at bemushosting.com>
To: <officers at mdlug.org>; "MDLUG's discussion list" <mdlug at mdlug.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 6:41 AM
Subject: [mdlug] Webserver / Video Conferencing Server


> Hello all,
>   At the last meeting a good open source project was brought to our
> attention that would allow us to do Video Conferencing of our meetings
> http://bigbluebutton.org/ ...
>   Mat Enders(and the School) Donated a Server but it needs parts.  Gib
> and I split the cost of the power supply ($25),  Gib donated $40 towards
> 1GB ram ($47).  I will donate 2 SCSI 18GB hard drives and a controller
> (raid mirror will give us only 18GB space).
>   If any would like to donate some Ram or Hard drives it will go far to
> get this ready.  The ram needed is DDR and the hard drives are either
> SCSI 3.5" or IDE Hard drives. The Ram needs to be in pairs.  Mat is also
> going to donate a PCI riser card but we need to pull it from one of the
> other Server/workstations they have. To get to them we need to break the
> security measures and All Mat is asking in return is to purchase a set
> of Zip ties($25?) (Mat - I could not find mine)
>   The Server is a Dual 3.06GHz Intel Xeon 1U rack mount.  Total the
> Server can hold  4 3.5" harddrives and 6 sticks of ram.  I plan to load
> Ubuntu Server 10.04 LTS as the OS. It will have a public IP address
> setup as a subdomain on our existing mdlug.org domain.
>
> Tony Bemus
> MDLUG Sectary and Webmaster
>
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