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Server Migration
This is the recommendation to move from Hal and Tanked Servers which are dedicated boxes to a collocated single server box (Cookie). The benefits and drawbacks of the move will be listed further in the document.
Specs
| Hal | Tanked | Cookie | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 1 x Xeon E3-1230 v2 | 1 x Xeon E3-1230 | 2 x E5 2640 v2 |
| Cores | 4 | 4 | 2 x 8 (Total 16) |
| Logical (Hyperthread) | 8 | 8 | 2 x 16 (32 total) |
| Freq | 3.3GHz turbo 3.7GHz | 3.3GHz turbo 3.7GHz | 2GHz, turbo 2.5GHz |
| RAM | 16GB DDR3 1333MHz | 16GB DDR3 1333MHz | 96GB DDR3 1666MHz |
| Storage | 2 x 2Tb | 2 x 2Tb | 5 x 300GB 2 x 600GB 1 x 1Tb |
| Raid | Yes Hardware Raid 0 | Yes Hardware Raid 0 | Yes Hardware JBOD |
Locations
Both Hal and Tanked are both hosted by EasySpace. These are in the datacentre located in Maidenhead.
Cookie is currently self-hosted and is the server that is looking to be collocated.
Costs
HAL £38 est per month
Tanked £39pm
Cookie costs of Electricity, if collocated the costs will be £24pm.
Collocation
The DC (datacentre) are located in Kettering and Rothwell.
Power – Each rach is powered by an A + B powerfeed and is fully monitored of usage on each port. Each rack has a UPS that can provide up to 18 minutes of power until the local generators power up.
Monitoring – Each rack has sensors to monitor temperature and fire detection, with automatic triggers to enable shutdown or fire suppressant.
Networking – There is both a 1Gbps and 10Gbos uplink connectivity. The base package will provide a single link cable with 1 IP. Further Ips can be purchased in blocks of 8.
Failed Hardware – Servacus offer free failed hardware replacing while also offering free server building. Servacus can provide the part at an additional cost or a part can be mailed and then installed for free into the server. Servacus can provide the part at an additional cost or a part can be mailed and then installed for free into the server.
Racking & Setup - Once they receive the server, they aim to rack and setup for free within 48 hours. They provide free custom server building and unique rack configurations on request.