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Server/Enterprise PROGRAM at Free Geek

The Program

Server Build evaluates and builds, well, servers. Servers are simply computers that tend to have higher quality parts, hot-swappable power supplies, hot swappable hard drives, or fit into server racks.

Class Times

1st & 3rd wednesdays of every month. some months may be every wednesday.

Steps

The Server Build program requires a great deal of pc hardware experience, so it is expected that all students have gone through the Build program before moving into the Server Build program.

Server evaluation: determine basic specs such as processor(s) type and speed, hard drive bays, ram type, etc.

Server build: build out systems that meet criteria for use in infrastructure, hardware grants or the thrift store.

Quality control: ensure that systems already built can read CDs, USB ports work, boot fine, etc.

In addition, there are some tasks that can be done throughout your time in the project:

ram sorting
shelf organizing

Server Build Steps

Install Debian Lenny Server via PXE Boot
Make sure it boots properly
Run Memtest

Server Quality Control Steps

Info

Here's the howtos and information we need to accomplish our tasks.

Links

These are mostly pages full of links to other place:

ToDo:

syllabus, repair howto(s) & triage charts, wiki

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 =The Program=
-This in an idea of what parts exist within the program.
+Server Build evaluates and builds, well, servers. Servers are simply computers that tend to have higher quality parts, hot-swappable power supplies, hot swappable hard drives, or fit into server racks.
 ==Class Times==
-* TBA, none scheduled.
+* 1st & 3rd wednesdays of every month. some months may be every wednesday.
 ==Steps==
-The Server Build program requires a great deal of pc hardware experience, so it is expected that all students have gone through the Build program before moving into the Server Build program.  From here, we have some familiar steps:
+The Server Build program requires a great deal of pc hardware experience, so it is expected that all students have gone through the Build program before moving into the Server Build program.
-# [[Server Evaluation]] - determine if the incoming hardware should be reused or recycled.
-# Server QC - double-check the builder's work, keep things clean and standardized.
+Server evaluation: determine basic specs such as processor(s) type and speed, hard drive bays, ram type, etc.
-# Server Build/Repair - Now that you're familiar with things, get your hands dirty with questionably functional servers.
+Server build: build out systems that meet criteria for use in infrastructure, hardware grants or the thrift store.
+Quality control: ensure that systems already built can read CDs, USB ports work, boot fine, etc.
 In addition, there are some tasks that can be done throughout your time in the project:
-* hard drive testing
-* os installation
 * ram sorting
 * shelf organizing
 =Server Build Steps=
-* Install Debian Etch via PXE Boot
+* Install Debian Lenny Server via PXE Boot
+* Make sure it boots properly
 * Run Memtest
-* Send email notification of available server (with specs) to Reuse, ASS, and Server mailing lists. (proposed)
+=Server Quality Control Steps=
 =Info=
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 = ToDo: =
-* syllabus, repair howto(s) & triage charts, website to FG's store, wiki
+* syllabus, repair howto(s) & triage charts, wiki
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