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OpenBSD CVS RAID Array Failing, Needs Replacement

Posted by timothy on from the three-small-letters dept.

Sam writes "The OpenBSD cvs server has a failing RAID array. Users of the projects on that array: OpenBSD, OpenSSH, OpenBGPD, OpenNTPD, and the upcoming OpenCVS are all invited to contribute towards the $12,500 cost of a suitably high-spec replacement. OpenBSD Journal article, and original request (thread)."

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  1. Re:$12,500... what is this, MAC hardware? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I think it's because they want quality equipment with a service contract. Your RAID enclosure built of duct tape and popsicle sticks fails to amuse.

  2. shut the damned thing down now... by advocate_one · · Score: 3, Insightful

    while you've still got good data... take a backup first though... but shut it down...

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  3. Re:Expensive by Kalak · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The cost of a spare backplane for the enclosure on this level of equipment is more than a few dollars. We're not just talking having a spare power supply and drives here. 4 hour service is a deal breaker when dealing with highly critical equipment of this level. No amount of spare parts, short of complete redundancy in equipment (another $12k) would be enough to cover every contingency. It's one reason our shop is not going to get an XRAID form Apple - good price point, but our critical infrastructure needs more than next business day response and some "common" spare parts. We're planning on even buying the redundant RAID array as well. Good Sysadmins are supposed to be paranoid and ready to face major disaster with excitement, and to plan for that disaster that should never occurr.

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  4. Re:Gee.. by Noksagt · · Score: 5, Insightful
    if I were not a poor college student, I would contribute.
    Philanthropy does not require you to be personally wealthy. For one, a small donation from you of $5 will almost certainly help them & not overly burden you. But, as a student, you are in a good position to actually fundraise for them as well. Not only can you encourage your peers to also donate $5, but you can solicit faculty, alumni, and departments to donate much more than $5.

    OpenBSD also accepts hardware donations. You can send any spare equipment you have, encourage others to do the same, and/or even dumpster dive for perfectly working components that could use a new home.
  5. Re:$12,500... what is this, MAC hardware? by Triumph+The+Insult+C · · Score: 4, Insightful

    hmm, let's look at the facts

    the person organizing the replacement (marco@) works with at lowest level of disks as a day job. he is very involved in all of the obsd scsi stuff

    you agree that scsi is "outdated super expensive technology", but offer no facts, nor have you bothered to check the configuration they currently have

    who should i consider more knowledgable in this subject matter?

    for the kind of work that cvs.openbsd.org does, ide simply will not cut it

    for storing big pr0n movies, ide works fine. for lots of cvs commits and checkouts and heavy i/o from nfs, ide sucks

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