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== Switches ==
== About the Project ==


* 2 x HP Procurve 2824 (J4904A) running firmware version I.10.32
We received a large hardware donation from a local Internet company and are slowly auctioning it off, with all proceeds going to the Hackspace. It started with about 15 flat screen monitors, 60 servers of varying kinds and sizes, two network switches, and upwards of 200 hard drives; and we're already receiving hardware offers from other organisations.


Current firmware version is I.10.77:
Hardware gets auctioned off via our [http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/londonhackspace LondonHackspace eBay account].


http://h10146.www1.hp.com/customercare/support/software/switches.htm#2800
Our work requires a combination of diverse technical skills, a lot of organisation and coordination, and eBay fu; but mostly patience, persistence, and a willingness to do basic repetitive tasks for no pay :D


http://h10146.www1.hp.com/customercare/support/software/summarypages/i-j4903-c.htm
In return we get a warm fuzzy feeling from making a major contribution to the financial health of the London Hackspace, we gain experience in hardware diagnostics and maintenance, networking and automation systems, the psychology of online auctions, and a chance to meet enthusiasts from all walks of life.


9600 8N1 for the serial
Project members, in no particular order (please add yourselves):


The one that I ([[User:JasperWallace]]) am using for netbooting stuff will have 'hackspace' as every password.
* Jasperw
* tgreer
* ... and many more volunteers helping out in countless small and big ways.


It will be on network range 10.192.38.0/24, it will be 10.192.38.1, it has unrestricted snmp access on the public community.
== Help Needed ==


== NetBoot Server ==
(last updated 26 Sep)


It's 'C1'.
If you would like to help out with any of the below contact tgreer or Jasperw. Most of these tasks don't really require any particular skills, we can show you how it's done.


running debian 5.0.6
* Be at the space for: deliveries of empty server boxes, pickup of machines by seller or courier
* <strike>Assess the box of "maybe dead" hard drives (smart status, stress test etc.)</strike>
* Coordinate eBay auctions
** Robert/martind/Russss have access to the Ebay account, and TurboLister
* Prep more servers for auction
** Take photos


* eth0 - unused (single socket)
== Howto ==
* eth1 is on the hackspace lan and is 172.31.24.164 (assumes dhcp is stable!) (right hand of double socket when viewed from the back)
* eth2 is on the netboot lan, 10.192.38.2 (left hand, yellow cable atm).


== Servers ==
=== Diagnosis ===


=== Howto ===
'''(This section now out of date, will be updated when netbootyboxxy is back up and running)'''


All servers have been assigned a hardware class, based on their type. (Double-check when you process a machine.) That way we only have to document the basic hardware once.
All servers have been assigned a hardware class, based on their type. (Double-check when you process a machine.) That way we only have to document the basic hardware once.


To determine hardware spec:
# open machine, check that is has
* plug in monitor & keyboard
#* CPU
* Boot up (or while dbanning: ctrl-alt-f5 to start a shell)
#* RAM
#* SATA cables (some machines have had the sata cables removed)
#* and that all (or at least some) of the drive bays connected (some machines have had their controller card removed so they won't talk to any drives!)
# if all is ok connect up the machine and boot it.


And then:
Test that it all works
  $ cat /proc/cpuinfo | less
# Run dban with drives in all slots to ensure they're connected and functional
  $ cat /proc/meminfo | less
# Run a ram test (how? need to find good software)
# Test all ports (VGA, USB, PS/2, Ethernet, ...)
# Test the CD drive, if applicable


For RAID controller info and other peripherals:
To determine hardware spec:
  $ dmesg | less
# Plug in monitor & keyboard
# Boot up, ensure it netboots into "DISKLESS Debian" (the default option) and wait until it shows a prompt
# Make a note of server ID (the label we put on each server) and MAC address (shown just above the login prompt) and put them both in the [[Project:ServerHardwareAuction#Hardware_List | Hardware List]] below


=== Server classes ===
All hardware info files are automatically collected at [http://hack.rs/~martind/records/?C=M;O=D http://hack.rs/~martind/records/?C=M;O=D] (aka [http://172.31.24.164/records/?C=M;O=D http://172.31.24.164/records/?C=M;O=D]), one set of files per MAC address (this link shows newest first)


Template: [[LfmHardwareAuction/ServerClassTemplate | ServerClassTemplate]]
There are scripts to process the records here:


* [[LfmHardwareAuction/A | A]]
http://pointless.net/hg/lfm-servers/file
* [[LfmHardwareAuction/B | B]]
* [[LfmHardwareAuction/C | C]]
* [[LfmHardwareAuction/D | D]]
* [[LfmHardwareAuction/E | E]]
* [[LfmHardwareAuction/F | F]]
* [[LfmHardwareAuction/G | G]]
* [[LfmHardwareAuction/H | H]]
* [[LfmHardwareAuction/I | I]]
* [[LfmHardwareAuction/J | J]]
* [[LfmHardwareAuction/K | K]]
* [[LfmHardwareAuction/L | L]]
* [[LfmHardwareAuction/M | M]]
* [[LfmHardwareAuction/N | N]]
* [[LfmHardwareAuction/O | O]]
* [[LfmHardwareAuction/P | P]]
* [[LfmHardwareAuction/Q | Q]]


=== Servers ===
=== NetBoot Server ===


Template: [[LfmHardwareAuction/ServerTemplate|ServerTemplate]]
'''this needs double checking'''


# Under review
It's 'C1'.
## [[LfmHardwareAuction/J1 | J1]]
## [[LfmHardwareAuction/J2 | J2]]
## [[LfmHardwareAuction/J3 | J3]]
## [[LfmHardwareAuction/J4 | J4]]
## [[LfmHardwareAuction/J5 | J5]]
## [[LfmHardwareAuction/J6 | J6]]
## [[LfmHardwareAuction/J7 | J7]]
# Processed
# For sale
# Sold
# Discarded


== Monitors ==
running debian 6.0.6


Summary:
* eth0 - unused (single socket)
* eth1 is on the hackspace lan and is 172.31.24.164 (assumes dhcp is stable!) (right hand of double socket when viewed from the back)
* eth2 is on the netboot lan, 10.192.38.2 (left hand, yellow cable atm).


24 Working
4 Faulty
28 Total


All to be listed, including faulty, stated as.
* 9600 8N1 on both serial ports.
* password is hackspace


A flickr set has photos for each make, nine in total.
See [[Project:ServerHardwareAuction/NetBootServer]] for more details


Note for ebay listing, item 06 is short of a "mickey mouse" power cable, one item 01 is short of a base.
=== DBAN ===


=== 01 ===
'''Most drives are already wiped for this lot'''


Product Type: Hanns.G LCD monitors   
All drives need to be cleared with dban before we do anything else. [[Project:ServerHardwareAuction/DBAN]].
Description:  
Model ID JC198D / HANNS.G JC198D
LCD display - TFT - 19"
1280 x 1024
250 cd/m2
700:1
8 ms
0.294 mm
DVI-D, VGA
speakers
silver


'''9 Units ~ 01A, 01B, 01C, 01D, 01E, 01F, 01G, 01H, 01I''' in good condition.
=== Troubleshooting ===


'''1 unit~ 01J''' missing base
==== Server won't netboot ====


Product page: http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/tft-monitor/hanns-g-jc198d/
* Check that the Option ROM's for the onboard nics are enabled, something like BIOS -> advanced options -> PCI & devices config -> and then you can enable the ROMs. (Sometimes you need to configure it for each port individually.)
* If netboot works but NFS mount fails, try a different ethernet port.


=== 02 ===
==== Some drives fail/don't get detected on boot ====


Model: DXBL-19
Remove drives until you found the faulty ones, put them in the "dead drives" box.
60/50Hz 1.5A
Manufacturer: AOC


'''2 Units ~ 02A, 02B''' in good working order.
==== Some drives fail during dban or other operation ====


=== 03 ===
If you can't figure out how to determine the faulty one just put them all in the "dead drives" box, we will do a second pass of those drives later.


Screen size (inches) 19
=== Etc ===
Panel Type (TN, IPS) TN
Type LCD
Aspect Ratio 4:3
Resolution 1280 X 1024
Brightness (cd/m2) 300
Contrast Ratio 5000:1
Response Time (ms) 2
Viewing Angle (°) 170
Color Depth (Num of Colors) 16.7M
Pixel Pitch (mm) 0.294 x 0.294
Surface Treatment AG(3H)
D-Sub Yes
DVI-D Yes


'''6 units available'''
Don't just throw away components that don't work; make use of them.


'''4 03B, 03D, 03E, 03F''' in good working order
On IRC:
<pre>
Olfin> Are there any plans to harvest the rare earth metal magnets from the dead drives? THey're rather useful!
</pre>


'''2 03A, 03C''' faulty
Yes, and keeping the aluminium shells for melting and casting purposes would be good as well.


Product page: http://www.lg.com/uk/it-products/monitors/LG-lcd-monitor-L1953HR.jsp
== Hardware ==


=== 04 ===
See the archive below for stuff that's already gone.


Product Description: V7 L19WA - LCD display - TFT - 19"
=== Switches ===
Device Type: LCD display / TFT active matrix
Colour: Black, silver
Built-in Devices: Stereo speakers
Dimensions (WxDxH): 46.9 cm x 19 cm x 36.9 cm
Weight: 4.5 kg
Diagonal Size: 19" - widescreen
Dot Pitch / Pixel Pitch: 0.285 mm
Max Resolution: 1440 x 900 / 60 Hz
Colour support: Up to 16.2 million colors
Response Time: 8 ms
Image Brightness: 300 cd/m2
Image Contrast Ratio: 500:1
Audio Output: Speaker(s) - stereo - integrated
Signal Input: VGA
Compliant Standards: TCO '03, CE, CSA, UL, TUV GS, ISO 13406-2, VESA DPMS
Power: AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
Power Consumption Operational: 43 Watt
Environmental Standards: ENERGY STAR Qualified
Manufacturer Warranty: 3 years warranty


* 2 x HP Procurve 2824 (J4904A) running firmware version I.10.32


'''2 Units ~ 04A, 04B''' in good working order.
Current firmware version is I.10.77:


Product page (Amazon): http://www.amazon.co.uk/Videoseven-L19WA-Monitor-Widescreen-Speakers/dp/B000E9Q0M4
http://h10146.www1.hp.com/customercare/support/software/switches.htm#2800


=== 05 ===
http://h10146.www1.hp.com/customercare/support/software/summarypages/i-j4903-c.htm


Brand Belinea
9600 8N1 for the serial
Dot Pitch 0.294 mm
Model 10 19 02 (Black, Silver) 19" LCD Monitor
Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024 pixels
Screen Size 19 in
Type Flat Panel LCD TFT (Active Matrix)


'''3 units'''
The one that I ([[User:JasperWallace]]) am using for netbooting stuff will have 'hackspace' as every password.


'''05A, 05C''' in good working order
It will be on network range 10.192.38.0/24, it will be 10.192.38.1, it has unrestricted snmp access on the public community.


'''05B''' faulty
=== Internal drives ===


=== 06 ===
All have been dbanned already. The Hitachi HUS103073FL3800 weigh ~740g a drive.


'''1 unit'''
{| {{table}}
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Make'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Capacity'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Interface'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''RPM'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Initial Quantity'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Sold'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Model'''
|-
| Hitachi||73||SCA||10000||67||8 (of which 1 was a free replacement for a dead one)||HUS103073FL3800
|-
| Hitachi||36||SCA||10000||2||||
|-
| Seagate||35||SCA||||5||||ST336607LC
|-
| Maxtor||35||SCA||10000||4||||Atlas 10k IV
|-
| Fujitsu||70||SCA||||28||||MAW3073NC
|}


'''06A''' in good working order.
=== Servers ===
 
Mickey Mouse power cable not supplied.
Brand: TC0
Model: 900P
Power: AC 100-240V 50-60Hz 1.0A
 
=== 07 ===
 
'''3 units'''
 
'''07A, 07B, 07C''' in good working order
Type  48cm / 19" TN colour TFT active matrix SXGA LCD
Contrast Ratio  1000:1 (typ.)
Viewing Angles  170° horizontal, 160° vertical (at 10:1)
170° horizontal, 170° vertical (at 5:1)
Brightness  300cd/m² (typ.)
Display Area  37.6cm horizontal x 30.1cm vertical; 48.3cm diagonal
Optimum Resolution  1280 x 1024@60Hz
Response Time  5ms (off-on-off) (typ.)
Light Source  Long life, 50,000 hrs. (typ)
Panel Surface  Anti-glare (3H)
Pixel Pitch  0.294mm
Colour Support  16.2M colours (6-bit + 2-bit FRC)
Pixel Clock  135MHz
 
Product page: http://www.viewsoniceurope.com/uk/products/desktop-monitors/lcd/graphic-series/vg930m.htm
 
=== 08 ===
 
'''1 unit 08A''' in good working order
 
19-inch Chimei A190E3-T0J LCD Monitor
Stylish black design
19-inch TFT Active Matrix LCD display
5:4 aspect ratio
0.294 x 0.294 mm pixel pitch
1280 x 1024 maximum resolution
320 cd/m2 brightness
500:1 contrast ratio
8 ms response time
16.2 million Color display
160º horizontal viewing angle
130º vertical viewing angle
30 - 82 KHz horizontal scanning frequency
56 - 76 Hz vertical scanning frequency
On Screen Display (OSD) controls
Hard coating, anti-glare treatment
0º - 20º tilt


=== 09 ===
Moved to a google docs spreadsheet.


'''1 unit 09A''' faulty
(todo: insert link)


Description 19" Digimate L-1931 TFT
== Selling ==
Brightness  250cd/m2
Contrast ratio 700:1
Dimensions 430mm (W) x 380mm (H) x 170mm (D)
Display colours 16.7M
Input signal DVI-D, VGA (D-sub 15pin)
Internal speakers Built-in stereo speakers
Osd language English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Simplified / Traditional Chinese
Panel size 19"TFT(Active Matrix)
Pixel pitch 0.294 x 0.294mm
Power consumption MAX 50W, Standby 3W
Power supply AC 100~240V 50/60Hz
Resolution 1280 x 1024(SXGA)
Response time 12ms
Safety standards FCC, CE, UL
Scan frequency H:30-80KHz V:56-75Hz
Viewing angle( h/v) 170 degree(H) / 170 degree(V)
Weight 4kg
Warranty 3Yr Manufacturer


Product page: http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Displays/Monitors/TFT+19/19%22+Digimate+L-1931+TFT+?productId=23548
* [[Project:ServerHardwareAuction/eBay]] suggestions for ebay auction improvements


== Monitor photos ==
== Shipping ==


Flickr set, with numbers to match:
We use [https://www.parcel2go.com/ Parcel2Go] to ship stuff, and get packaging from [http://www.serverboxes.co.uk/ serverboxes.co.uk].
* 1U server: 80 x 53 x 8 cm, 20kg, £10 shipping and £4 packaging
* 2U server: 80 x 53 x 12 cm, 25kg, £12 shipping and £5 packaging
* 3U server: 80 x 53 x 17 cm, 30kg, £14 shipping and £7 packaging
* 4U server: 80 x 53 x 21 cm, 40kg, £20 shipping and £8 packaging (hum. this has become much more expensive; checking now the minimum is TNT for £25.)


http://www.flickr.com/photos/daniel-sikar/sets/72157625349679459/detail/
Dispatching ritual:
* Ensure that someone will be at the space on the day of pickup.  
** Typically couriers will pick stuff up between 8am..6pm, but never tell you when exactly.
* Make sure to provide either your own '''phone number''', or the LHS one; they might call beforehand
* Make sure to print out both '''the postage labels ''and'' consignment note''': one to label the package, one for the courier
* Also make sure to print & attach a few "Fragile" stickers; parcel2go couriers may treat deliveries quite badly.
** You can use this one: [[File:Fragile.pdf | Fragile.pdf]]
* Make sure to store the machines to pick up in a prominent place in the entrance area, and '''add a note to members''' so that anyone would know what to do once the courier arrives.
** You can use this one: [[File:Courier_Note.pdf | Courier_Note.pdf]]


(Note that Flickr won't let you host your Ebay pics on their domains. Imgurl or similar will work better for auctions.)
== Archive ==


Old auctions.


== USB Drives ==
* Servers: [[Project:ServerHardwareAuction/Sales]]
* External Drives: moved to [[Project:ServerHardwareAuction/External Drives]].
* Monitors: moved to [[Project:ServerHardwareAuction/Monitors]].
* People who wanted to buy stuff: [[Project:ServerHardwareAuction/Purchasers]]

Latest revision as of 13:22, 8 October 2014

About the Project

We received a large hardware donation from a local Internet company and are slowly auctioning it off, with all proceeds going to the Hackspace. It started with about 15 flat screen monitors, 60 servers of varying kinds and sizes, two network switches, and upwards of 200 hard drives; and we're already receiving hardware offers from other organisations.

Hardware gets auctioned off via our LondonHackspace eBay account.

Our work requires a combination of diverse technical skills, a lot of organisation and coordination, and eBay fu; but mostly patience, persistence, and a willingness to do basic repetitive tasks for no pay :D

In return we get a warm fuzzy feeling from making a major contribution to the financial health of the London Hackspace, we gain experience in hardware diagnostics and maintenance, networking and automation systems, the psychology of online auctions, and a chance to meet enthusiasts from all walks of life.

Project members, in no particular order (please add yourselves):

  • Jasperw
  • tgreer
  • ... and many more volunteers helping out in countless small and big ways.

Help Needed

(last updated 26 Sep)

If you would like to help out with any of the below contact tgreer or Jasperw. Most of these tasks don't really require any particular skills, we can show you how it's done.

  • Be at the space for: deliveries of empty server boxes, pickup of machines by seller or courier
  • Assess the box of "maybe dead" hard drives (smart status, stress test etc.)
  • Coordinate eBay auctions
    • Robert/martind/Russss have access to the Ebay account, and TurboLister
  • Prep more servers for auction
    • Take photos

Howto

Diagnosis

(This section now out of date, will be updated when netbootyboxxy is back up and running)

All servers have been assigned a hardware class, based on their type. (Double-check when you process a machine.) That way we only have to document the basic hardware once.

  1. open machine, check that is has
    • CPU
    • RAM
    • SATA cables (some machines have had the sata cables removed)
    • and that all (or at least some) of the drive bays connected (some machines have had their controller card removed so they won't talk to any drives!)
  2. if all is ok connect up the machine and boot it.

Test that it all works

  1. Run dban with drives in all slots to ensure they're connected and functional
  2. Run a ram test (how? need to find good software)
  3. Test all ports (VGA, USB, PS/2, Ethernet, ...)
  4. Test the CD drive, if applicable

To determine hardware spec:

  1. Plug in monitor & keyboard
  2. Boot up, ensure it netboots into "DISKLESS Debian" (the default option) and wait until it shows a prompt
  3. Make a note of server ID (the label we put on each server) and MAC address (shown just above the login prompt) and put them both in the Hardware List below

All hardware info files are automatically collected at http://hack.rs/~martind/records/?C=M;O=D (aka http://172.31.24.164/records/?C=M;O=D), one set of files per MAC address (this link shows newest first)

There are scripts to process the records here:

http://pointless.net/hg/lfm-servers/file

NetBoot Server

this needs double checking

It's 'C1'.

running debian 6.0.6

  • eth0 - unused (single socket)
  • eth1 is on the hackspace lan and is 172.31.24.164 (assumes dhcp is stable!) (right hand of double socket when viewed from the back)
  • eth2 is on the netboot lan, 10.192.38.2 (left hand, yellow cable atm).


  • 9600 8N1 on both serial ports.
  • password is hackspace

See Project:ServerHardwareAuction/NetBootServer for more details

DBAN

Most drives are already wiped for this lot

All drives need to be cleared with dban before we do anything else. Project:ServerHardwareAuction/DBAN.

Troubleshooting

Server won't netboot

  • Check that the Option ROM's for the onboard nics are enabled, something like BIOS -> advanced options -> PCI & devices config -> and then you can enable the ROMs. (Sometimes you need to configure it for each port individually.)
  • If netboot works but NFS mount fails, try a different ethernet port.

Some drives fail/don't get detected on boot

Remove drives until you found the faulty ones, put them in the "dead drives" box.

Some drives fail during dban or other operation

If you can't figure out how to determine the faulty one just put them all in the "dead drives" box, we will do a second pass of those drives later.

Etc

Don't just throw away components that don't work; make use of them.

On IRC: 

Olfin>	Are there any plans to harvest the rare earth metal magnets from the dead drives? THey're rather useful!

Yes, and keeping the aluminium shells for melting and casting purposes would be good as well.

Hardware

See the archive below for stuff that's already gone.

Switches

  • 2 x HP Procurve 2824 (J4904A) running firmware version I.10.32

Current firmware version is I.10.77:

http://h10146.www1.hp.com/customercare/support/software/switches.htm#2800

http://h10146.www1.hp.com/customercare/support/software/summarypages/i-j4903-c.htm

9600 8N1 for the serial

The one that I (User:JasperWallace) am using for netbooting stuff will have 'hackspace' as every password.

It will be on network range 10.192.38.0/24, it will be 10.192.38.1, it has unrestricted snmp access on the public community.

Internal drives

All have been dbanned already. The Hitachi HUS103073FL3800 weigh ~740g a drive.

Make Capacity Interface RPM Initial Quantity Sold Model
Hitachi 73 SCA 10000 67 8 (of which 1 was a free replacement for a dead one) HUS103073FL3800
Hitachi 36 SCA 10000 2
Seagate 35 SCA 5 ST336607LC
Maxtor 35 SCA 10000 4 Atlas 10k IV
Fujitsu 70 SCA 28 MAW3073NC

Servers

Moved to a google docs spreadsheet.

(todo: insert link)

Selling

Shipping

We use Parcel2Go to ship stuff, and get packaging from serverboxes.co.uk.

  • 1U server: 80 x 53 x 8 cm, 20kg, £10 shipping and £4 packaging
  • 2U server: 80 x 53 x 12 cm, 25kg, £12 shipping and £5 packaging
  • 3U server: 80 x 53 x 17 cm, 30kg, £14 shipping and £7 packaging
  • 4U server: 80 x 53 x 21 cm, 40kg, £20 shipping and £8 packaging (hum. this has become much more expensive; checking now the minimum is TNT for £25.)

Dispatching ritual:

  • Ensure that someone will be at the space on the day of pickup.
    • Typically couriers will pick stuff up between 8am..6pm, but never tell you when exactly.
  • Make sure to provide either your own phone number, or the LHS one; they might call beforehand
  • Make sure to print out both the postage labels and consignment note: one to label the package, one for the courier
  • Also make sure to print & attach a few "Fragile" stickers; parcel2go couriers may treat deliveries quite badly.
  • Make sure to store the machines to pick up in a prominent place in the entrance area, and add a note to members so that anyone would know what to do once the courier arrives.

Archive

Old auctions.

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