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A Decade-Old Fileserver's Second Life: Cost-Effective Storage Solution

2024-12-17

A company is still running a production machine, a fileserver over a decade old. While outdated, with a BMC requiring Java for KVM-over-IP, its 16 disk bays and 10G Ethernet ports make it ideal for repurposing. Used as a bring-your-own-disk low-cost storage server, it fulfills the need for high-capacity, low-performance storage despite its age and limited RAM. This highlights the value of reusing old hardware when requirements align.

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Scheduled Reboots: A Preventative Approach

2024-12-13

A university research team faced a challenging sysadmin problem: their servers had been running for too long and needed rebooting, but frequent reboots disrupt user experience. Their default was to avoid reboots, but a recent large-scale reboot due to prolonged uptime forced a change. To prevent similar issues, they've decided on a yearly reboot schedule—at least three times a year, aligning with the university's teaching schedule—balancing preventative maintenance with user experience.

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