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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

Wednesdays 11-2:45 and 3-6:45.

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

this has been merged into Server Build Checklist

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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 * Run Memtest
-=Server Quality Control Steps=
+{{:Server Quality Control}}
-* remove sata drives
-* run printme
-** boot from network
-** select fat client (printme)
-** click log in as guest
-** open a terminal
-** run printme
-* put system id on server specs sticker (in other section)
-* put tower or rackmount size (1U, 2U, 3U, 4U, etc.) in printme notes
-* check that it boots from CD
-* test USB ports (front and back)
-* test video ports (front and back)
-* boots without keyboard
-* automatically boots after power loss
-* ensure server specs label contains accurate information:
-** processor speed (GHz) and type (Xeon, AMD Opteron, P4)
-** number of physical processors
-** 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 likely hard drive bays
-** types of hard drive ports (ide, sata, scsi)
-** put system id in other section
 =Info=

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