[volunteers] Need my former VA 2230 case, or 2U server case

[Marc MERLIN]

On Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 04:29:13PM -0800, rick at linuxmafia.com wrote:
> Quoting Marc MERLIN (marc at merlins.org):
> 
> > I'm just back from a trip, and while I was gone, my personal server
> > (merlins.org) had a double disk failure plus a CPU failure.
> [...] 
> > In two words, I could really use the VA Linux 2U case I gave svlug more than
> > a year ago, and that never been put to use. I believe that case allowed for
> > regular non hotplug drives.
> > Whoever has it is welcome to keep the MB and existing drives if you wish, I
> > merely need the case, power supply, and drive carriers for that chassis.
> > 
> > Whoever has it, is there any way I could get it back?
> 
> Hi, Marc.
> 
> This is really awkward -- but I'm hastening to answer your question
> again, anyway, to the best of my ability.
> 
> I recently got physical custody of the 2230 + 9008, and am doing CTCS
> testing and reloading in order to re-deploy those at Via.net, making up
> for the extremely long and somewhat odd delays until that point.  I'll
> gladly hand over the case + PSU + carriers to you if Paul Reiber so
> indicates, but don't think I have the discretion to give away SVLUG
> property, even to its donor, until Paul says so.
 
Well, if it's finally being put to good use, that's good news :)

So my problem is that I need to turn a 2250 into a 2230.
I looked at it and I don't think I can remove the midplane and still use the
system, since the midplane is used for power.
I could however give you my 2250 chassis + PS + 5 SCA drive carriers (i.e. a
full system), in exchange for the 2230 chassis without the MB that you would
keep.
Actually the MB in the 2250 is good too, but one of the CPUs has died. The
system has 1GB of Ram and one maybe 800Mhz CPU right now and has been stable
in single CPU configuration.
You'd be welcome to either use that or the MB that you have and are testing
right now (more specifically you can keep both and use whichever one is
better)
 
> (I.e., I think it would improper to regard the 2230 as mine to give away.

of course.

> For completeness:  The external SCSI cable to connect the two units was
> not with either unit when I received them, and there are only 7 (VA

I can give you another one (although I know I provided a cable)

> Linux-proprietary) drive sleds in the 9008, the eighth and all spare
> sleds being currently unaccounted for.

This sucks since indeed I gave you my spares :(

I don't actually need any of that though, but I would need the 4 (different)
sleds, which are really a square piece of sheet metal that hold drives in
the 2230. Do you have those in the machine, still?

If so, I'd love to swap the chassis, and you'd actually get a better one in
exchange :)  I can also give you 5 SCSI SCA drives to put in the 2250 if
needed.

Marc
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