Server Quality Control - Revision history

Vagrant: deprecated and merged into another page

2011-06-16T23:04:05Z

deprecated and merged into another page

Scellef at 22:04, 23 March 2011

2011-03-23T22:04:40Z

Scellef at 22:03, 23 March 2011

2011-03-23T22:03:25Z

Scellef at 21:58, 23 March 2011

2011-03-23T21:58:27Z

Scellef at 21:29, 23 March 2011

2011-03-23T21:29:48Z

Scellef: /* Server Quality Control Checklist */

2011-03-23T21:28:36Z

Server Quality Control Checklist

Scellef: /* Server Quality Control Checklist */

2011-03-23T21:25:06Z

Server Quality Control Checklist

Scellef at 21:21, 23 March 2011

2011-03-23T21:21:34Z

Scellef: /* Server Quality Control Checklist */

2011-03-23T20:50:21Z

Server Quality Control Checklist

Owenja: added & clarified steps

2010-09-15T22:36:40Z

added & clarified steps

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:04, 16 June 2011
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−	* Check the motherboard for blown caps,	+	this has been merged into [[Server Build Checklist]]
−	* Confirm that the battery (CMOS) is at least 3 volts,
−	* Check that it boots without keyboard,
−	* Check that it boots from CD,
−	* Check that it automatically boots after power loss,
−	* Test any USB ports (front and back),
−	* Test the video ports (front and back),
−	* Confirm that the server can boot from the local disk(s),
−	* Remove SATA (but not IDE or SCSI) drives,
−	* Run printme:
−	** Boot from network,
−	** Select printme from the Network Boot Menu,
−	** Log in as guest,
−	** Open a terminal (Shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + T),
−	** Run printme,
−	** Record whether it's Tower or Rackmount and its size (1U, 2U, 3U, etc.), and anything else noteworthy.
−	* Ensure server specs label contains accurate information:
−	** Put System ID on server specs sticker,
−	** Processor speed (GHz) and type (Xeon, Opteron),
−	** Number of physical processors and number of cores per processor,
−	** Number and type (DDR, DDR2) of ram slots,
−	** Number, size (MB or GB), and type (i.e. PC2100 ECC Registered) of individual ram sticks,
−	** Total ram included (i.e. 6GB),
−	** Number of hard drive bays and types of hard drive ports (IDE, SATA, SCSI),
−	** Record how many harddrives, and their capacities, are included.
−	* If it hasn't already been ~~done, move the system to the Server KVM and run Memtest.~~
−
−	~~<noinclude>~~[[~~Category:Server_Build~~]]~~</noinclude>~~

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 * Run printme:
 ** Boot from network,
-** Select printme,
+** Select printme from the Network Boot Menu,
 ** Log in as guest,
 ** Open a terminal (Shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + T),

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 ** Number of hard drive bays and types of hard drive ports (IDE, SATA, SCSI),
 ** Record how many harddrives, and their capacities, are included.
 <noinclude>[[Category:Server_Build]]</noinclude>

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 * Check that it boots from CD,
 * Check that it automatically boots after power loss,
 * Test any USB ports (front and back),
 * Test the video ports (front and back),
 * Run printme:
 ** Boot from network,
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 ** Total ram included (i.e. 6GB),
 ** Number of hard drive bays and types of hard drive ports (IDE, SATA, SCSI),
-*** <strong>QC only</strong>; Record how many harddrives, and their capacities, are included.
+** Record how many harddrives, and their capacities, are included.
 <noinclude>[[Category:Server_Build]]</noinclude>

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:29, 23 March 2011
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−	~~=Server Quality Control Checklist=~~
−
	* Check the motherboard for blown caps,		* Check the motherboard for blown caps,
	* Confirm that the battery (CMOS) is at least 3 volts,		* Confirm that the battery (CMOS) is at least 3 volts,

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 * Check that it boots from CD,
 * Check that it automatically boots after power loss,
-* <strong>Build Only</strong>Boot to network and install Debian Squeeze to local disks,
+* <strong>Build Only</strong>; Boot to network and install Debian Squeeze to local disks,
-* <strong>QC Only</strong> Confirm that the server can boot from the local disk(s),
+* <strong>QC Only</strong>; Confirm that the server can boot from the local disk(s),
-* <strong>QC Only</strong>Remove SATA (but not IDE or SCSI) drives,
+* <strong>QC Only</strong>; Remove SATA (but not IDE or SCSI) drives,
 * Test any USB ports (front and back),
 * Test the video ports (front and back),

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 * Check the motherboard for blown caps,
 * Confirm that the battery (CMOS) is at least 3 volts,
-* Confirm that it boots without keyboard,
+* Check that it boots without keyboard,
 * Check that it boots from CD,
 * Check that it automatically boots after power loss,
 * Test any USB ports (front and back),
 * Test the video ports (front and back),
 * Run printme:
 ** Boot from network,
-** Select fat client (printme),
+** Select printme,
 ** Log in as guest,
 ** Open a terminal (Shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + T),
 ** Run printme,
-** Record whether it's Tower or Rackmount and its size (1U, 2U, 3U, etc.), the RAM size and speed, and anything else noteworthy.
+** Record whether it's Tower or Rackmount and its size (1U, 2U, 3U, etc.), and anything else noteworthy.
 * Ensure server specs label contains accurate information:
 ** Put System ID on server specs sticker,
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 ** Number, size (MB or GB), and type (i.e. PC2100 ECC Registered) of individual ram sticks,
 ** Total ram included (i.e. 6GB),
-** Number of hard drive bays,
+** Number of hard drive bays and types of hard drive ports (IDE, SATA, SCSI),
-** types of hard drive ports (IDE, SATA, SCSI).
+*** <strong>QC only</strong>; Record how many harddrives and their capacities are included.
 <noinclude>[[Category:Server_Build]]</noinclude>

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 =Server Quality Control Checklist=
-* check for blown caps
+* Check the motherboard for blown caps,
-* check battery (should be at least 3 volts)
+* Confirm that the battery (CMOS) is at least 3 volts,
-* check that it boots without keyboard
+* Confirm that it boots without keyboard,
-* check that the server can boot from the local disk(s)
+* Confirm that the server can boot from the local disk(s),
-* remove SATA (but not IDE or SCSI) drives
+* Remove SATA (but not IDE or SCSI) drives,
-* check that it boots from CD
+* Check that it boots from CD,
-* check that it automatically boots after power loss
+* Check that it automatically boots after power loss,
-* test USB ports (front and back)
+* Test any USB ports (front and back),
-* test video ports (front and back)
+* Test the video ports (front and back),
-* run printme
+* Run printme:
-** boot from network
+** Boot from network,
-** select fat client (printme)
+** Select fat client (printme),
-** click log in as guest
+** Log in as guest,
-** open a terminal
+** Open a terminal (Shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + T),
-** run printme
+** Run printme,
-** put tower or rackmount and size (1U, 2U, 3U, 4U, etc.) in printme notes
+** Record whether it's Tower or Rackmount and its size (1U, 2U, 3U, etc.), the RAM size and speed, and anything else noteworthy.
-* ensure server specs label contains accurate information:
+* Ensure server specs label contains accurate information:
-** put system id on server specs sticker
+** Put System ID on server specs sticker,
-** processor speed (GHz) and type (Xeon, Opteron)
+** Processor speed (GHz) and type (Xeon, Opteron),
-** number of physical processors and number of cores per processor
+** Number of physical processors and number of cores per processor,
-** number and type (DDR, DDR2) of ram slots
+** Number and type (DDR, DDR2) of ram slots,
-** number, size (MB or GB), and type (i.e. PC2100 ECC Registered) of individual ram sticks
+** Number, size (MB or GB), and type (i.e. PC2100 ECC Registered) of individual ram sticks,
-** total ram included (i.e. 6GB)
+** Total ram included (i.e. 6GB),
-** number of hard drive bays
+** Number of hard drive bays,
-** types of hard drive ports (ide, sata, scsi)
+** types of hard drive ports (IDE, SATA, SCSI).
 <noinclude>[[Category:Server_Build]]</noinclude>