[AusNOG] ***SPAM***Re: DL140 Servers or Similar

[Shane Chrisp]

On 13/08/15 16:04, Ibrahim Kunduraci wrote:

We have tried all sorts of things. The hardware is propriety as well as 
the software, and was developed only for this software which is only 
used in a few buildings in Australia and will be gone in about a years 
time. So we dont want to have to reinvent the wheel with this one either.

Anyway we have a solution now. So its all good now.

> Have you looked at using VM direct I/o (vmware)?
>
> Sent from Mars
>
> On 13 Aug 2015, at 16:36, Shane Chrisp <shane at 2000cn.com.au 
> <mailto:shane at 2000cn.com.au>> wrote:
>
>> On 13/08/15 14:07, Mark Smith wrote:
>>
>> Thanks to all who have replied. We have plenty of options to go with now.
>>
>> I wish that I could virtualise them, but unfortunately the software 
>> is propriety and requires direct hardware access to a card which does 
>> not work via virtualisation.
>>
>> -- 
>> Regards
>>
>> Shane Chrisp
>> 2000 Computers & Networks Pty Ltd
>> Suite 6, 49 Hay St, Subiaco, WA 6008
>> Ph 08 6298 7391 Fx 08 6298 7393
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>> Emailshane at 2000cn.com.au
>> Webhttp://www.2000cn.com.au
>>
>>
>>
>>> You'd be better off virtualising them. You're going to be starting 
>>> to hit the steep part of the bathtub curve with any XP compatible 
>>> hardware you buy from note on. The bathtub curve is widely used in 
>>> reliability engineering. It describes a particular form of the 
>>> hazard function which comprises three parts:
>>>
>>> "Bathtub curve" on @Wikipedia: 
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathtub_curve?wprov=sfia1 
>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathtub_curve?wprov=sfia1>
>>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>>  Sorry for the interruption to the normal programming, but I have a 
>>> client with a proprietary application running on a whole bunch of 
>>> DL140 servers that are starting to fail or become unreliable. The 
>>> software is running on Win XP and has to stay this way for at least 
>>> another 12 months. So we are looking for some servers that are XP 
>>> compatible and I thought I would try the list first in case anyone 
>>> has some old servers or spares around that they would like to off 
>>> load before I go digging around on ebay. The only requirement is 
>>> that they have a free PCI-E port for a full height card.
>>>
>>> I now return you to your regularly scheduled programming. :)
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Shane Chrisp
>>> 2000 Computers & Networks Pty Ltd
>>> Suite 6, 49 Hay St, Subiaco, WA 6008
>>> Ph 08 6298 7391 Fx 08 6298 7393
>>> Mb 0412 409 856
>>> Email shane at 2000cn.com.au <mailto:shane at 2000cn.com.au>
>>> Web http://www.2000cn.com.au <http://www.2000cn.com.au>
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-- 
Regards

Shane Chrisp
2000 Computers & Networks Pty Ltd
Suite 6, 49 Hay St, Subiaco, WA 6008
Ph 08 6298 7391 Fx 08 6298 7393
Mb 0412 409 856
Email shane at 2000cn.com.au
Web http://www.2000cn.com.au

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