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== Denning ==


Same hardware as [[Bell]] (more detailed hardware configuration there)
Denning is named after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_J._Denning Peter J Denning], best known for pioneering work in virtual memory, especially for inventing the working-set model for program behaviour, which addressed disk thrashing and became the reference standard for all memory management policies.


Running the following services:
Same basic hardware as [[Bell]] (more detailed hardware configuration there) but now has a nice SSD to work from.


* Non-vital services that used to run on [[Boole]].
Denning provides the following services:
* Local [[LDAP]] services replicated from [[Turing]].
* ZoneMinder CCTV recording from legacy analogue cameras (b/w & colour) - possibly feeding into [[Bruce]] (the new ZoneMinder server)


== Zoneminder/CCTV ==
* [[Equipment/The_Beast| The Beast Video Game Arcade System]] - emulation, display and control management.
 
* Provide redundant fun and joy to those who play with The Beast
Denning has a full height 8-port PCI video capture card installed to digitise the analogue cameras. 
 
The card is currently connected to the 3 yard cameras and the rear lobby camera. The other 4 inputs are disabled until we put more cameras up.
 
The card is a BT878 8-chip 8-input full height PCI card similar to the [https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Kodicom_8800 Kodicom 8800]
 
The modprobe.d settings I'm using are:
 
<code>
options i2c-algo-bit bit_test=1
options tuner debug=1
options bttv gbuffers=16 card=102,102,102,102,102,102,102,102 radio=0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 tuner=4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4 audiodev=-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1 v4l2=1 bttv_verbose=1 chroma_agc=1 combfilter=2 full_luma_range=1 coring=1
</code>
 
Each input is configured with:
 
* fps: 10
* alarm fps: 25
* palette: BGR24
* resolution: 640 x 480
 
This might just about work with all 8 inputs, however, we may have to drop the resolution to 360 x 288 - realistically this may never happen as we have been opting to install IP cameras in the space - superior images and no complicated capture cards for image acquisition.
 
== Issues ==
 
Currently has only a single mechanical hard drive so vulnerable to data loss. There is space for a second hard drive if we want to mirror the drive.