The Actual Fleck Hardware (with photo!)
Arjen just returned with a few bags filled with hardware. It’s strange to handle actual goods in this virtual world but it also feels really good to see actual stuff getting build. So we didn’t just order a server, we decided to build our own server, in true Google style.
These servers are test servers to test the different processes that make up the Fleck service. We are going to host them locally and they won’t be accessible online. We are splitting those processes to make sure the whole service will be scalable. If one process is taking too much time or processing power we can just move it to a new server.
From the receipt: 5 x 256 DIMM (we are missing one!), 3 x 80 GB Harddisks, 1 x DVD rewritable player, 3 x Intel Celeron 2.67 GHz processors, 3 x black boxes to house the stuff, a lot of cable and one Sitecom xDSL/Cable router + 4 port Switch.
Cool huh?
savage said,
March 7, 2006 @ 5:22 am
Not so cool… But impressive enough for a testrun. What software will run on it?
Arjen said,
March 7, 2006 @ 5:53 am
It sprints slackware 10.2 in just under 9.7 seconds, with an average load of +0.07