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Working on the new server

Posted on January 2, 2010 by independence

I’m currently working on installing software on the new server. I’ve got the virtualization software installed  and a couple of VMs running now. The setup is based on VMware ESXi booting off a USB-stick. I’ve then allocated almost all space … Continue reading →

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Server pics

Posted on December 1, 2009 by independence

I’ve got most of the parts for the new server now (only missing one cable), here are some pictures! The chassi for the new server, “Fractal Define R2”. Installed the motherboard, Supermicro X8SIE-LN4 and PSU. Processor (Intel Xeon 3440) and … Continue reading →

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New Server Hardware Update

Posted on November 13, 2009 by independence

The parts for the new server has been delayed for a while since the motherboard was not in yet (new item from the manufacturer), but I’ve now got confirmation that the parts will ship by the end of next week. … Continue reading →

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New Server Hardware Ordered

Posted on October 11, 2009 by independence

It’s done, I ordered the sever parts a couple of days ago! 🙂 The final build: Xeon X3440 (Lynnfield-based, 2.5GHz, Quad Core, 2MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache) 8 GB DDR3 1333MHz ECC RAM Supermicro motherboard 2x 1TB Seagate 7200.12 … Continue reading →

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(Late) 3-Year Anniversary

Posted on September 10, 2009 by independence

Yes, it’s true! Blinkenshell has been online for more than 3 years already, it’s hard to believe. The domain name blinkenshell.org was actually registered on the 10th of August 2006. We’ve certainly had our ups and downs, but we’ve survived … Continue reading →

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UPS doing it’s job

Posted on July 7, 2009 by independence

It seems the UPS has been quite useful the last couple of days. There has been a lot of thunderstorms here in Sweden lately, and sometimes the power fluctuates a bit when the lightening strikes. It’s mostly “brownouts” and the … Continue reading →

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New IP

Posted on April 27, 2009 by independence

This morning our ISP decided to change us to a new IP-range without any prior warning. Since we’re using a static IP, everything broke ofcourse (other customers in the same network use DHCP so they probably only had a very … Continue reading →

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No backups for a while

Posted on March 27, 2009 by independence

I’m going to move to a new apartment tomorrow, which means the server Fuji will be taken down. Fuji is mainly used for backups and monitoring, and is not critical for the main service of Blinkenshell. I’m not sure how … Continue reading →

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Procrastination (Playing with Google Maps)

Posted on March 15, 2009 by independence

So, exams tomorrow… I really need to study. But I found something else much more fun than studying! 🙂 Yesterday franki^ mentioned it would be cool with a map with the locations of Blinkenshell users. I played around with the … Continue reading →

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Downtime 17 Feb (updated)

Posted on February 17, 2009 by independence

The server was unreachable for 3 hours between 19 and 22 CET this evening. A short disruption in the power (less than a second) seems to have caused the modem to bug out. A restart helped and we’re now finally … Continue reading →

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