From matthew at consortia.co.uk  Fri May 16 10:01:17 2014
From: matthew at consortia.co.uk (Matthew Scupham)
Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 10:01:17 -0000
Subject: [Chester LUG] Exciting new role! Senior Linux Sys Admin
Message-ID: <E2B056EE4A40AE41B7CD01B05719A5F5272A5E3ADC@MAYDAYEXC1.mayday.local>

Hi

We were wondering if you would be able to recommend a friend or colleague for the role below?

Job Title: Senior Linux System Administrator
Location: Newcastle, UK
Salary: £40,000 - £55,000
Company: A leading technology company
Referrals: Recommend a successful candidate for this role and I'll send you £100 worth of vouchers


Essential Technical Skills

Linux

·         CentOS / Red Hat

·         Firewalls (Iptables)

·         Routing

·         Apache

·         MySQL

·         DNS/NTP

·         Mail

·         LDAP

·         VPN

·         LVM

·         Auditing and logging



Server Hardware

·         HP Proliant Servers

·         HP SANs

·         Tape Backup



Must have extensive experience in the following areas

·         Linux based systems

·         Virtualisation

·         Network communications

·         Frontline and backline support

·         High availability

·         Disaster recovery & Backup strategies

·         Auditing

·         Centralised identity management

·         Security

·         Datacentre infrastructure

Please get in contact if you would like further information.

Kind regards, Matthew

Matthew Scupham
Delivery Consultant | Consortia Personnel Ltd
+44 (0)203 3974565 | matthew at consortia.co.uk<mailto:matthew at consortia.co.uk>
www.consortia.co.uk<http://www.consortia.co.uk/> |  Hygeia, 66-68 College Road, Harrow, HA1 1BE | Company number: 7184428


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From quantum.leaf at gmail.com  Fri May 16 15:02:44 2014
From: quantum.leaf at gmail.com (Liam Kurmos)
Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 15:02:44 -0000
Subject: [Chester LUG] [Northwales] Exciting new role! Senior Linux Sys
	Admin
In-Reply-To: <E2B056EE4A40AE41B7CD01B05719A5F5272A5E3ADC@MAYDAYEXC1.mayday.local>
References: <E2B056EE4A40AE41B7CD01B05719A5F5272A5E3ADC@MAYDAYEXC1.mayday.local>
Message-ID: <CAN4BPiVuBxau-L07YYRwiC2c8xVGqJEN-cr-mrGAD+5jQXhmHQ@mail.gmail.com>

not so highly paid but if anyone is interested an sys admin job in
beautiful Gwynedd:

http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AIR075/it-specialist-clinical-systems-administrator/



On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 11:00 AM, Matthew Scupham
<matthew at consortia.co.uk>wrote:

> Hi
>
> We were wondering if you would be able to recommend a friend or colleague
> for the role below?
>
> Job Title: Senior Linux System Administrator
> Location: Newcastle, UK
> Salary: £40,000 - £55,000
> Company: A leading technology company
> Referrals: Recommend a successful candidate for this role and I'll send
> you £100 worth of vouchers
>
>
> Essential Technical Skills
>
> Linux
>
> ·         CentOS / Red Hat
>
> ·         Firewalls (Iptables)
>
> ·         Routing
>
> ·         Apache
>
> ·         MySQL
>
> ·         DNS/NTP
>
> ·         Mail
>
> ·         LDAP
>
> ·         VPN
>
> ·         LVM
>
> ·         Auditing and logging
>
>
>
> Server Hardware
>
> ·         HP Proliant Servers
>
> ·         HP SANs
>
> ·         Tape Backup
>
>
>
> Must have extensive experience in the following areas
>
> ·         Linux based systems
>
> ·         Virtualisation
>
> ·         Network communications
>
> ·         Frontline and backline support
>
> ·         High availability
>
> ·         Disaster recovery & Backup strategies
>
> ·         Auditing
>
> ·         Centralised identity management
>
> ·         Security
>
> ·         Datacentre infrastructure
>
> Please get in contact if you would like further information.
>
> Kind regards, Matthew
>
> Matthew Scupham
> Delivery Consultant | Consortia Personnel Ltd
> +44 (0)203 3974565 | matthew at consortia.co.uk<mailto:
> matthew at consortia.co.uk>
> www.consortia.co.uk<http://www.consortia.co.uk/> |  Hygeia, 66-68 College
> Road, Harrow, HA1 1BE | Company number: 7184428
>
>
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From les.pritchard at gmail.com  Mon May 19 08:41:48 2014
From: les.pritchard at gmail.com (Les Pritchard)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 08:41:48 -0000
Subject: [Chester LUG] Anyone fancy a cluster in a box?
Message-ID: <CAC_G_sB_YZdovD3UDpEkGHUUzichRKVjyW+x_sVczMvVijt4+Q@mail.gmail.com>

Yes, those days when you think, "Ah if only I'd brought my cluster with
me..." could now be over! Ubuntu's new system fits 10 servers in something
you can carry around.

This was announced last week, so sorry if you've already seen it, but I
like this Jobs like reveal!

Straight to the reveal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsYdIJrJRLQ#t=13m50s
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From aaron at aaronsplace.co.uk  Mon May 19 17:34:23 2014
From: aaron at aaronsplace.co.uk (Aaron Jackson)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 17:34:23 -0000
Subject: [Chester LUG] Anyone fancy a cluster in a box?
In-Reply-To: <CAC_G_sB_YZdovD3UDpEkGHUUzichRKVjyW+x_sVczMvVijt4+Q@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAC_G_sB_YZdovD3UDpEkGHUUzichRKVjyW+x_sVczMvVijt4+Q@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <401268419.11536.1400520555624.JavaMail.zimbra@tradead.co.uk>

That is beautiful! I'd like one for myself.

I'm sure there are quite a few small businesses which would really benefit from having one of these. Nice and compact. 

Are they planning on actually selling them or just bundled with the training?



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Les Pritchard" <les.pritchard at gmail.com> 
To: "chester" <chester at mailman.lug.org.uk> 
Sent: Monday, 19 May, 2014 9:41:04 AM 
Subject: [Chester LUG] Anyone fancy a cluster in a box? 

Yes, those days when you think, "Ah if only I'd brought my cluster with me..." could now be over! Ubuntu's new system fits 10 servers in something you can carry around. 

This was announced last week, so sorry if you've already seen it, but I like this Jobs like reveal! 

Straight to the reveal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsYdIJrJRLQ#t=13m50s 

_______________________________________________ 
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Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk 
https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester 





From joe.foy at gmail.com  Tue May 20 09:39:57 2014
From: joe.foy at gmail.com (Joe Foy)
Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 09:39:57 -0000
Subject: [Chester LUG] Anyone fancy a cluster in a box?
In-Reply-To: <401268419.11536.1400520555624.JavaMail.zimbra@tradead.co.uk>
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Message-ID: <CAMxP1BA6EbdqWKenV7qMu4WcUK3Oq7E1Si3BKBymvd4JogR2gw@mail.gmail.com>

As far as I understand from the Ubuntu UK podcast they will only be renting
them with the training.
On 20 May 2014 10:35, "Aaron Jackson" <aaron at aaronsplace.co.uk> wrote:

> That is beautiful! I'd like one for myself.
>
> I'm sure there are quite a few small businesses which would really benefit
> from having one of these. Nice and compact.
>
> Are they planning on actually selling them or just bundled with the
> training?
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Les Pritchard" <les.pritchard at gmail.com>
> To: "chester" <chester at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> Sent: Monday, 19 May, 2014 9:41:04 AM
> Subject: [Chester LUG] Anyone fancy a cluster in a box?
>
> Yes, those days when you think, "Ah if only I'd brought my cluster with
> me..." could now be over! Ubuntu's new system fits 10 servers in something
> you can carry around.
>
> This was announced last week, so sorry if you've already seen it, but I
> like this Jobs like reveal!
>
> Straight to the reveal:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsYdIJrJRLQ#t=13m50s
>
> _______________________________________________
> Chester mailing list
> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk
> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester
>
>
>
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> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk
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From thomas at thomasprophett.co.uk  Tue May 20 09:44:17 2014
From: thomas at thomasprophett.co.uk (Thomas Prophett)
Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 09:44:17 -0000
Subject: [Chester LUG] Anyone fancy a cluster in a box?
In-Reply-To: <CAMxP1BA6EbdqWKenV7qMu4WcUK3Oq7E1Si3BKBymvd4JogR2gw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAC_G_sB_YZdovD3UDpEkGHUUzichRKVjyW+x_sVczMvVijt4+Q@mail.gmail.com>
	<401268419.11536.1400520555624.JavaMail.zimbra@tradead.co.uk>
	<CAMxP1BA6EbdqWKenV7qMu4WcUK3Oq7E1Si3BKBymvd4JogR2gw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAD6gf=CrqC5MAYhQ1aEtgjkjehfM1qof2jv6=CqcCgczv-8_JA@mail.gmail.com>

£7.5K for the base spec orange box.

http://www.tranquilpcshop.co.uk/ubuntu-orange-box/


On 20 May 2014 10:39, Joe Foy <joe.foy at gmail.com> wrote:

> As far as I understand from the Ubuntu UK podcast they will only be
> renting them with the training.
> On 20 May 2014 10:35, "Aaron Jackson" <aaron at aaronsplace.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> That is beautiful! I'd like one for myself.
>>
>> I'm sure there are quite a few small businesses which would really
>> benefit from having one of these. Nice and compact.
>>
>> Are they planning on actually selling them or just bundled with the
>> training?
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Les Pritchard" <les.pritchard at gmail.com>
>> To: "chester" <chester at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>> Sent: Monday, 19 May, 2014 9:41:04 AM
>> Subject: [Chester LUG] Anyone fancy a cluster in a box?
>>
>> Yes, those days when you think, "Ah if only I'd brought my cluster with
>> me..." could now be over! Ubuntu's new system fits 10 servers in something
>> you can carry around.
>>
>> This was announced last week, so sorry if you've already seen it, but I
>> like this Jobs like reveal!
>>
>> Straight to the reveal:
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsYdIJrJRLQ#t=13m50s
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Chester mailing list
>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk
>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Chester mailing list
>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk
>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester
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>
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From les.pritchard at gmail.com  Tue May 20 09:51:22 2014
From: les.pritchard at gmail.com (Les Pritchard)
Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 09:51:22 -0000
Subject: [Chester LUG] Anyone fancy a cluster in a box?
In-Reply-To: <CAD6gf=CrqC5MAYhQ1aEtgjkjehfM1qof2jv6=CqcCgczv-8_JA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAC_G_sB_YZdovD3UDpEkGHUUzichRKVjyW+x_sVczMvVijt4+Q@mail.gmail.com>
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I'm getting my credit card.... :-)
On 20 May 2014 10:44, "Thomas Prophett" <thomas at thomasprophett.co.uk> wrote:

> £7.5K for the base spec orange box.
>
> http://www.tranquilpcshop.co.uk/ubuntu-orange-box/
>
>
> On 20 May 2014 10:39, Joe Foy <joe.foy at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> As far as I understand from the Ubuntu UK podcast they will only be
>> renting them with the training.
>> On 20 May 2014 10:35, "Aaron Jackson" <aaron at aaronsplace.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> That is beautiful! I'd like one for myself.
>>>
>>> I'm sure there are quite a few small businesses which would really
>>> benefit from having one of these. Nice and compact.
>>>
>>> Are they planning on actually selling them or just bundled with the
>>> training?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Les Pritchard" <les.pritchard at gmail.com>
>>> To: "chester" <chester at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>>> Sent: Monday, 19 May, 2014 9:41:04 AM
>>> Subject: [Chester LUG] Anyone fancy a cluster in a box?
>>>
>>> Yes, those days when you think, "Ah if only I'd brought my cluster with
>>> me..." could now be over! Ubuntu's new system fits 10 servers in something
>>> you can carry around.
>>>
>>> This was announced last week, so sorry if you've already seen it, but I
>>> like this Jobs like reveal!
>>>
>>> Straight to the reveal:
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsYdIJrJRLQ#t=13m50s
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Chester mailing list
>>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk
>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Chester mailing list
>>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk
>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester
>>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Chester mailing list
>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk
>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester
>>
>>
>
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From stuart.james.burns at gmail.com  Tue May 20 13:43:22 2014
From: stuart.james.burns at gmail.com (Stuart Burns)
Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 13:43:22 -0000
Subject: [Chester LUG] Anyone fancy a cluster in a box?
In-Reply-To: <CAC_G_sCBRzyQ1+4Z=-0PEbqFoOZ0aBkEZC_UCfTF8CX2p-CGRQ@mail.gmail.com>
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Hey everyone.

Dell do a n+1 box designed to be a smb solution with storage included. It isn't as small as that one but it comes on wheels. Only problem is I think about 2p change from 15k

Sent from my iPad

> On 20 May 2014, at 10:50, Les Pritchard <les.pritchard at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I'm getting my credit card.... :-)
> 
>> On 20 May 2014 10:44, "Thomas Prophett" <thomas at thomasprophett.co.uk> wrote:
>> £7.5K for the base spec orange box.
>> 
>> http://www.tranquilpcshop.co.uk/ubuntu-orange-box/
>> 
>> 
>>> On 20 May 2014 10:39, Joe Foy <joe.foy at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> As far as I understand from the Ubuntu UK podcast they will only be renting them with the training.
>>> 
>>>> On 20 May 2014 10:35, "Aaron Jackson" <aaron at aaronsplace.co.uk> wrote:
>>>> That is beautiful! I'd like one for myself.
>>>> 
>>>> I'm sure there are quite a few small businesses which would really benefit from having one of these. Nice and compact.
>>>> 
>>>> Are they planning on actually selling them or just bundled with the training?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Les Pritchard" <les.pritchard at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "chester" <chester at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>>>> Sent: Monday, 19 May, 2014 9:41:04 AM
>>>> Subject: [Chester LUG] Anyone fancy a cluster in a box?
>>>> 
>>>> Yes, those days when you think, "Ah if only I'd brought my cluster with me..." could now be over! Ubuntu's new system fits 10 servers in something you can carry around.
>>>> 
>>>> This was announced last week, so sorry if you've already seen it, but I like this Jobs like reveal!
>>>> 
>>>> Straight to the reveal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsYdIJrJRLQ#t=13m50s
>>>> 
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Chester mailing list
>>>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk
>>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Chester mailing list
>>>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk
>>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester
>>> 
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Chester mailing list
>>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk
>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester
>> 
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> Chester mailing list
>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk
>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester
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From les.pritchard at gmail.com  Tue May 20 14:39:18 2014
From: les.pritchard at gmail.com (Les Pritchard)
Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 14:39:18 -0000
Subject: [Chester LUG] Anyone fancy a cluster in a box?
In-Reply-To: <1B0D3CAF-BEF5-4CFF-B8EC-DE1DE53A5DDA@gmail.com>
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Is that the VRTX? Looks like an interesting box, but you're right about the
price. Their 3 blades sounds tiny compared to this cluster!


On 20 May 2014 14:42, Stuart Burns <stuart.james.burns at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey everyone.
>
> Dell do a n+1 box designed to be a smb solution with storage included. It
> isn't as small as that one but it comes on wheels. Only problem is I think
> about 2p change from 15k
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On 20 May 2014, at 10:50, Les Pritchard <les.pritchard at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'm getting my credit card.... :-)
> On 20 May 2014 10:44, "Thomas Prophett" <thomas at thomasprophett.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>> £7.5K for the base spec orange box.
>>
>> http://www.tranquilpcshop.co.uk/ubuntu-orange-box/
>>
>>
>> On 20 May 2014 10:39, Joe Foy <joe.foy at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> As far as I understand from the Ubuntu UK podcast they will only be
>>> renting them with the training.
>>> On 20 May 2014 10:35, "Aaron Jackson" <aaron at aaronsplace.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> That is beautiful! I'd like one for myself.
>>>>
>>>> I'm sure there are quite a few small businesses which would really
>>>> benefit from having one of these. Nice and compact.
>>>>
>>>> Are they planning on actually selling them or just bundled with the
>>>> training?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Les Pritchard" <les.pritchard at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "chester" <chester at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>>>> Sent: Monday, 19 May, 2014 9:41:04 AM
>>>> Subject: [Chester LUG] Anyone fancy a cluster in a box?
>>>>
>>>> Yes, those days when you think, "Ah if only I'd brought my cluster with
>>>> me..." could now be over! Ubuntu's new system fits 10 servers in something
>>>> you can carry around.
>>>>
>>>> This was announced last week, so sorry if you've already seen it, but I
>>>> like this Jobs like reveal!
>>>>
>>>> Straight to the reveal:
>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsYdIJrJRLQ#t=13m50s
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Chester mailing list
>>>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk
>>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
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Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 14:42:58 -0000
Subject: [Chester LUG] Anyone fancy a cluster in a box?
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Yep that's the one. I think you should buy one and do a show n tell lol

Sent from my iPad

> On 20 May 2014, at 15:38, Les Pritchard <les.pritchard at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Is that the VRTX? Looks like an interesting box, but you're right about the price. Their 3 blades sounds tiny compared to this cluster!
> 
> 
>> On 20 May 2014 14:42, Stuart Burns <stuart.james.burns at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hey everyone.
>> 
>> Dell do a n+1 box designed to be a smb solution with storage included. It isn't as small as that one but it comes on wheels. Only problem is I think about 2p change from 15k
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>>> On 20 May 2014, at 10:50, Les Pritchard <les.pritchard at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I'm getting my credit card.... :-)
>>> 
>>>> On 20 May 2014 10:44, "Thomas Prophett" <thomas at thomasprophett.co.uk> wrote:
>>>> £7.5K for the base spec orange box.
>>>> 
>>>> http://www.tranquilpcshop.co.uk/ubuntu-orange-box/
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On 20 May 2014 10:39, Joe Foy <joe.foy at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> As far as I understand from the Ubuntu UK podcast they will only be renting them with the training.
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 20 May 2014 10:35, "Aaron Jackson" <aaron at aaronsplace.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>>> That is beautiful! I'd like one for myself.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I'm sure there are quite a few small businesses which would really benefit from having one of these. Nice and compact.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Are they planning on actually selling them or just bundled with the training?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Les Pritchard" <les.pritchard at gmail.com>
>>>>>> To: "chester" <chester at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>>>>>> Sent: Monday, 19 May, 2014 9:41:04 AM
>>>>>> Subject: [Chester LUG] Anyone fancy a cluster in a box?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Yes, those days when you think, "Ah if only I'd brought my cluster with me..." could now be over! Ubuntu's new system fits 10 servers in something you can carry around.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> This was announced last week, so sorry if you've already seen it, but I like this Jobs like reveal!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Straight to the reveal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsYdIJrJRLQ#t=13m50s
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> _______________________________________________
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>>>>>> 
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>>>>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk
>>>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester
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From les.pritchard at gmail.com  Tue May 20 14:48:15 2014
From: les.pritchard at gmail.com (Les Pritchard)
Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 14:48:15 -0000
Subject: [Chester LUG] Anyone fancy a cluster in a box?
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He he, well I have been specing one out for a client. So maybe I could
borrow theirs for a bit :-)
On 20 May 2014 15:43, "Stuart Burns" <stuart.james.burns at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yep that's the one. I think you should buy one and do a show n tell lol
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On 20 May 2014, at 15:38, Les Pritchard <les.pritchard at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Is that the VRTX? Looks like an interesting box, but you're right about
> the price. Their 3 blades sounds tiny compared to this cluster!
>
>
> On 20 May 2014 14:42, Stuart Burns <stuart.james.burns at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey everyone.
>>
>> Dell do a n+1 box designed to be a smb solution with storage included. It
>> isn't as small as that one but it comes on wheels. Only problem is I think
>> about 2p change from 15k
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On 20 May 2014, at 10:50, Les Pritchard <les.pritchard at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I'm getting my credit card.... :-)
>> On 20 May 2014 10:44, "Thomas Prophett" <thomas at thomasprophett.co.uk>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> £7.5K for the base spec orange box.
>>>
>>> http://www.tranquilpcshop.co.uk/ubuntu-orange-box/
>>>
>>>
>>> On 20 May 2014 10:39, Joe Foy <joe.foy at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> As far as I understand from the Ubuntu UK podcast they will only be
>>>> renting them with the training.
>>>> On 20 May 2014 10:35, "Aaron Jackson" <aaron at aaronsplace.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> That is beautiful! I'd like one for myself.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm sure there are quite a few small businesses which would really
>>>>> benefit from having one of these. Nice and compact.
>>>>>
>>>>> Are they planning on actually selling them or just bundled with the
>>>>> training?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Les Pritchard" <les.pritchard at gmail.com>
>>>>> To: "chester" <chester at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>>>>> Sent: Monday, 19 May, 2014 9:41:04 AM
>>>>> Subject: [Chester LUG] Anyone fancy a cluster in a box?
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, those days when you think, "Ah if only I'd brought my cluster
>>>>> with me..." could now be over! Ubuntu's new system fits 10 servers in
>>>>> something you can carry around.
>>>>>
>>>>> This was announced last week, so sorry if you've already seen it, but
>>>>> I like this Jobs like reveal!
>>>>>
>>>>> Straight to the reveal:
>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsYdIJrJRLQ#t=13m50s
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> Chester mailing list
>>>>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk
>>>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> Chester mailing list
>>>>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk
>>>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester
>>>>>
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From stuart.james.burns at gmail.com  Tue May 20 16:14:58 2014
From: stuart.james.burns at gmail.com (Stuart Burns)
Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 16:14:58 -0000
Subject: [Chester LUG] Anyone fancy a cluster in a box?
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The thing is, although it is an easy wheel in design, what it doesn't
account for is the cost. If you have 2 blades, you can only really fill 50%
of your cluster if you want to keep HA restart available in case a blade
fails.

The cost per blade also get expensive if you go past an 8 GB DIMM size

Anyhow, what I am really saying is that those virtual machines will cost an
absolute fortune (relatively speaking) in cost per VM. However, as I said,
it is an easy, wheel in, power on solution that will work for a lot of
people.

If your customer does get one Les, let me know. I would be very interested
to see it in the flesh rather than second hand from the VMUG presentation.

On 20 May 2014 10:47, Les Pritchard <les.pritchard at gmail.com> wrote:

> He he, well I have been specing one out for a client. So maybe I could
> borrow theirs for a bit :-)
> On 20 May 2014 15:43, "Stuart Burns" <stuart.james.burns at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Yep that's the one. I think you should buy one and do a show n tell lol
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On 20 May 2014, at 15:38, Les Pritchard <les.pritchard at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Is that the VRTX? Looks like an interesting box, but you're right about
>> the price. Their 3 blades sounds tiny compared to this cluster!
>>
>>
>> On 20 May 2014 14:42, Stuart Burns <stuart.james.burns at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hey everyone.
>>>
>>> Dell do a n+1 box designed to be a smb solution with storage included.
>>> It isn't as small as that one but it comes on wheels. Only problem is I
>>> think about 2p change from 15k
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>> On 20 May 2014, at 10:50, Les Pritchard <les.pritchard at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm getting my credit card.... :-)
>>> On 20 May 2014 10:44, "Thomas Prophett" <thomas at thomasprophett.co.uk>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> £7.5K for the base spec orange box.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.tranquilpcshop.co.uk/ubuntu-orange-box/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 20 May 2014 10:39, Joe Foy <joe.foy at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> As far as I understand from the Ubuntu UK podcast they will only be
>>>>> renting them with the training.
>>>>> On 20 May 2014 10:35, "Aaron Jackson" <aaron at aaronsplace.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> That is beautiful! I'd like one for myself.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm sure there are quite a few small businesses which would really
>>>>>> benefit from having one of these. Nice and compact.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Are they planning on actually selling them or just bundled with the
>>>>>> training?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Les Pritchard" <les.pritchard at gmail.com>
>>>>>> To: "chester" <chester at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>>>>>> Sent: Monday, 19 May, 2014 9:41:04 AM
>>>>>> Subject: [Chester LUG] Anyone fancy a cluster in a box?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, those days when you think, "Ah if only I'd brought my cluster
>>>>>> with me..." could now be over! Ubuntu's new system fits 10 servers in
>>>>>> something you can carry around.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This was announced last week, so sorry if you've already seen it, but
>>>>>> I like this Jobs like reveal!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Straight to the reveal:
>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsYdIJrJRLQ#t=13m50s
>>>>>>
>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> Chester mailing list
>>>>>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk
>>>>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> Chester mailing list
>>>>>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk
>>>>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> Chester mailing list
>>>>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk
>>>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
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>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester
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>>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk
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From: les.pritchard at gmail.com (Les Pritchard)
Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 16:22:19 -0000
Subject: [Chester LUG] Anyone fancy a cluster in a box?
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I completely agree with you, I've given them a lot of the similar caveats
along with pricing for regular rackmount servers. I'll certainly let you
know if they go for it.


On 20 May 2014 17:14, Stuart Burns <stuart.james.burns at gmail.com> wrote:

> The thing is, although it is an easy wheel in design, what it doesn't
> account for is the cost. If you have 2 blades, you can only really fill 50%
> of your cluster if you want to keep HA restart available in case a blade
> fails.
>
> The cost per blade also get expensive if you go past an 8 GB DIMM size
>
> Anyhow, what I am really saying is that those virtual machines will cost
> an absolute fortune (relatively speaking) in cost per VM. However, as I
> said, it is an easy, wheel in, power on solution that will work for a lot
> of people.
>
> If your customer does get one Les, let me know. I would be very interested
> to see it in the flesh rather than second hand from the VMUG presentation.
>
> On 20 May 2014 10:47, Les Pritchard <les.pritchard at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> He he, well I have been specing one out for a client. So maybe I could
>> borrow theirs for a bit :-)
>> On 20 May 2014 15:43, "Stuart Burns" <stuart.james.burns at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Yep that's the one. I think you should buy one and do a show n tell lol
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>> On 20 May 2014, at 15:38, Les Pritchard <les.pritchard at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Is that the VRTX? Looks like an interesting box, but you're right about
>>> the price. Their 3 blades sounds tiny compared to this cluster!
>>>
>>>
>>> On 20 May 2014 14:42, Stuart Burns <stuart.james.burns at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hey everyone.
>>>>
>>>> Dell do a n+1 box designed to be a smb solution with storage included.
>>>> It isn't as small as that one but it comes on wheels. Only problem is I
>>>> think about 2p change from 15k
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>
>>>> On 20 May 2014, at 10:50, Les Pritchard <les.pritchard at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I'm getting my credit card.... :-)
>>>> On 20 May 2014 10:44, "Thomas Prophett" <thomas at thomasprophett.co.uk>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> £7.5K for the base spec orange box.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.tranquilpcshop.co.uk/ubuntu-orange-box/
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 20 May 2014 10:39, Joe Foy <joe.foy at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> As far as I understand from the Ubuntu UK podcast they will only be
>>>>>> renting them with the training.
>>>>>> On 20 May 2014 10:35, "Aaron Jackson" <aaron at aaronsplace.co.uk>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> That is beautiful! I'd like one for myself.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm sure there are quite a few small businesses which would really
>>>>>>> benefit from having one of these. Nice and compact.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Are they planning on actually selling them or just bundled with the
>>>>>>> training?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: "Les Pritchard" <les.pritchard at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> To: "chester" <chester at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, 19 May, 2014 9:41:04 AM
>>>>>>> Subject: [Chester LUG] Anyone fancy a cluster in a box?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yes, those days when you think, "Ah if only I'd brought my cluster
>>>>>>> with me..." could now be over! Ubuntu's new system fits 10 servers in
>>>>>>> something you can carry around.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This was announced last week, so sorry if you've already seen it,
>>>>>>> but I like this Jobs like reveal!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Straight to the reveal:
>>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsYdIJrJRLQ#t=13m50s
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>> Chester mailing list
>>>>>>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk
>>>>>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>> Chester mailing list
>>>>>>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk
>>>>>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> Chester mailing list
>>>>>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk
>>>>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> Chester mailing list
>>>>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk
>>>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Chester mailing list
>>>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk
>>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester
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>>>>
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From stuart.james.burns at gmail.com  Tue May 20 16:32:48 2014
From: stuart.james.burns at gmail.com (Stuart Burns)
Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 16:32:48 -0000
Subject: [Chester LUG] Anyone fancy a cluster in a box?
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Without revealing numbers, did you do a costing exercise between a
traditional setup v the dell solution?


On 20 May 2014 12:21, Les Pritchard <les.pritchard at gmail.com> wrote:

> I completely agree with you, I've given them a lot of the similar caveats
> along with pricing for regular rackmount servers. I'll certainly let you
> know if they go for it.
>
>
> On 20 May 2014 17:14, Stuart Burns <stuart.james.burns at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The thing is, although it is an easy wheel in design, what it doesn't
>> account for is the cost. If you have 2 blades, you can only really fill 50%
>> of your cluster if you want to keep HA restart available in case a blade
>> fails.
>>
>> The cost per blade also get expensive if you go past an 8 GB DIMM size
>>
>> Anyhow, what I am really saying is that those virtual machines will cost
>> an absolute fortune (relatively speaking) in cost per VM. However, as I
>> said, it is an easy, wheel in, power on solution that will work for a lot
>> of people.
>>
>> If your customer does get one Les, let me know. I would be very
>> interested to see it in the flesh rather than second hand from the VMUG
>> presentation.
>>
>> On 20 May 2014 10:47, Les Pritchard <les.pritchard at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> He he, well I have been specing one out for a client. So maybe I could
>>> borrow theirs for a bit :-)
>>> On 20 May 2014 15:43, "Stuart Burns" <stuart.james.burns at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yep that's the one. I think you should buy one and do a show n tell lol
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>
>>>> On 20 May 2014, at 15:38, Les Pritchard <les.pritchard at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Is that the VRTX? Looks like an interesting box, but you're right about
>>>> the price. Their 3 blades sounds tiny compared to this cluster!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 20 May 2014 14:42, Stuart Burns <stuart.james.burns at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hey everyone.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dell do a n+1 box designed to be a smb solution with storage included.
>>>>> It isn't as small as that one but it comes on wheels. Only problem is I
>>>>> think about 2p change from 15k
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>>
>>>>> On 20 May 2014, at 10:50, Les Pritchard <les.pritchard at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm getting my credit card.... :-)
>>>>> On 20 May 2014 10:44, "Thomas Prophett" <thomas at thomasprophett.co.uk>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> £7.5K for the base spec orange box.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.tranquilpcshop.co.uk/ubuntu-orange-box/
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 20 May 2014 10:39, Joe Foy <joe.foy at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As far as I understand from the Ubuntu UK podcast they will only be
>>>>>>> renting them with the training.
>>>>>>> On 20 May 2014 10:35, "Aaron Jackson" <aaron at aaronsplace.co.uk>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> That is beautiful! I'd like one for myself.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm sure there are quite a few small businesses which would really
>>>>>>>> benefit from having one of these. Nice and compact.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Are they planning on actually selling them or just bundled with the
>>>>>>>> training?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>> From: "Les Pritchard" <les.pritchard at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>> To: "chester" <chester at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, 19 May, 2014 9:41:04 AM
>>>>>>>> Subject: [Chester LUG] Anyone fancy a cluster in a box?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Yes, those days when you think, "Ah if only I'd brought my cluster
>>>>>>>> with me..." could now be over! Ubuntu's new system fits 10 servers in
>>>>>>>> something you can carry around.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> This was announced last week, so sorry if you've already seen it,
>>>>>>>> but I like this Jobs like reveal!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Straight to the reveal:
>>>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsYdIJrJRLQ#t=13m50s
>>>>>>>>
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From les.pritchard at gmail.com  Tue May 27 15:13:02 2014
From: les.pritchard at gmail.com (Les Pritchard)
Date: Tue, 27 May 2014 15:13:02 -0000
Subject: [Chester LUG] LUG Meet
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Hi all,

Well it's almost time for another LUG meet up. Unfortunately Steve's
offices are still unavailable on a Thursday so we're going to look into
possibly a different night or other venues.

Some sad news for those of you who attend the meets we have at the Rake &
Pikel. You'll remember the landlord who was always very jolly and referred
to us as 'the computer guys'. Well he died suddenly a couple of weeks ago.
It's very sad, he was always so welcoming to us - unlike some of the other
pubs we could mention! I believe the funeral is the end of this week, so I
wouldn't want our meet to clash with a wake.

So for this Thursday I was going to suggest a virtual LUG meet as we
successfully had a couple of months back.

Les
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From stuart.james.burns at gmail.com  Tue May 27 17:09:55 2014
From: stuart.james.burns at gmail.com (Stuart Burns)
Date: Tue, 27 May 2014 17:09:55 -0000
Subject: [Chester LUG] LUG Meet
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I am shocked Les! You just think you will see then in a week or two then
something like then this happens.


On 27 May 2014 16:12, Les Pritchard <les.pritchard at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Well it's almost time for another LUG meet up. Unfortunately Steve's
> offices are still unavailable on a Thursday so we're going to look into
> possibly a different night or other venues.
>
> Some sad news for those of you who attend the meets we have at the Rake &
> Pikel. You'll remember the landlord who was always very jolly and referred
> to us as 'the computer guys'. Well he died suddenly a couple of weeks ago.
> It's very sad, he was always so welcoming to us - unlike some of the other
> pubs we could mention! I believe the funeral is the end of this week, so I
> wouldn't want our meet to clash with a wake.
>
> So for this Thursday I was going to suggest a virtual LUG meet as we
> successfully had a couple of months back.
>
> Les
>
> _______________________________________________
> Chester mailing list
> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk
> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester
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>


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From les.pritchard at gmail.com  Thu May 29 09:58:09 2014
From: les.pritchard at gmail.com (Les Pritchard)
Date: Thu, 29 May 2014 09:58:09 -0000
Subject: [Chester LUG] LUG Meet tonight
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Hi all,

A quick reminder that the May LUG meetup is tonight. This month it's going
to be a virtual meet via Google Hangouts, at least initially. Last time we
tried a couple of alternatives that didn't work too well on lower powered
systems. I'm happy to take suggestions on alternatives to test tonight as
well.

I'll send out an invite later and we'll start the meet at 8pm.

See you later.

Les
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From les.pritchard at gmail.com  Thu May 29 18:49:45 2014
From: les.pritchard at gmail.com (Les Pritchard)
Date: Thu, 29 May 2014 18:49:45 -0000
Subject: [Chester LUG] Virtual meet in 10 minutes
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Hi all,

We'll be starting the hangout around 8pm. If you're joining in please email
me so I can send you an invite.

Les
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From les.pritchard at gmail.com  Thu May 29 19:08:53 2014
From: les.pritchard at gmail.com (Les Pritchard)
Date: Thu, 29 May 2014 19:08:53 -0000
Subject: [Chester LUG] Virtual meet in 10 minutes
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We're online now. I don't need to send you individual invites, simply click
on the link below:

https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/gux6ddt4yf2rockr4pr4hjrg5qa


On 29 May 2014 19:48, Les Pritchard <les.pritchard at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> We'll be starting the hangout around 8pm. If you're joining in please
> email me so I can send you an invite.
>
> Les
>
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