Re: [sudo-discuss] Server Room Status

On Jul 6, 2014 10:16 AM, "Andrew Lowe" <andrew(a)lostways.com> wrote: > If the main issue is Backspace I have serious doubts to the usefulness of > the utility room to Backspace. There are too many issues to list here. But > the main one would be the electrical panels. Also that room is not > particularly quiet given its proximity to the bar area. > > Personally, I would rather leave that room as shared space and focus on > the two far back rooms, the storage room, and the second floor. This is > just my opinion, not an official backspace decision. > > I would like to be having regular meetings with CCL, Sudo, and maybe TIL > about how we can share space. It's really important too me, at this point > in the game, to not fall on calling dibs on space as a way to build our > community. > > Thanks, > Andrew > On Jul 6, 2014 10:00 AM, "David Keenan" <dkeenan44(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> hey guys, >> >> I applaud the effort to find a good, secure server space! I definitely >> wanna help. >> >> The main issue with using this particular room is, as you can see by >> looking at the floorplan, the Backspace wellness collective is >> already paying rent on that particular area (NW groundfloor corner) and >> will be making their own changes to that space. Backspace is myself, Andrew >> of course, Margaretha, Athena, and Sarah. >> >> The wellness collective needs quiet - thats partly an attraction for >> that corner of the building - and, a cabinet full of fans plus almost >> certainly AC for the cabinet, is loud. Also, it takes up Backspace, and to >> be honest, i have hard time inamagining Sudo wont need to get into it alla >> the time, so it seems nonideal to me. >> >> In general I would think, before using other essentially non-shared >> areas of the building for Sudo's servers, we would have to actually rule >> out why building the room in other locations, like Sudo room, wouldnt work, >> and why we think actually that particular location in someone else's area >> is really the only place it could work. >> >> Regardless of Bsckspace, having racked & stacked for going on 20 years >> that would not be my first location in the entire building for a lot of >> reasons. >> >> Also, a server cabinet / closet does not need to be near the main >> electrical panel. Nor does it does not need to be near the street. >> >> We could find a room in the basement. There is excellent ventilation to >> the basement, that just needs a small fix. Also the furnaces are in the >> basement, and heat from the servers could tap into that venting to actually >> help heat the building, which could save on energy. Also, there is a plan >> to build a walk-in in the basement - the compressor for that could also >> provide cooling for the servers. >> >> In other words, in my view, we should attempt a green solution that ties >> the serbers into the infrastructure for the building. >> >> :) >> d >> >> On Saturday, July 5, 2014, Somebody <somebody(a)riseup.net> wrote: >> >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>> Hash: SHA512 >>> >>> === SERVER ROOM UPDATES === >>> 2014/07/05: >>> Today Luis, Matt, and I did the walk in the building, and so far the >>> only place that seems the >>> most appropriate to have the server room is the room by the bar. >>> >>> This area is the most ideal in the whole building because the air flow, >>> temperature, electricity proximity, and also because it is where the >>> Internet access enters the building. >>> >>> Since this area is not is not part of the SudoRoom space, we will have >>> to talk about it with the rest of the Sudo-Mesh group and the group >>> approves it, then we would have to present the idea at our >>> Omni Collective meeting for approval. >>> >>> If approved by the Omni Collective, we would need to build: >>> >>> * A 2" or so high floor (two by fours and plywood would do, I believe. >>> * A 55" x 65" cage with chicken wire walls and a door. >>> >>> If this place is NOT approved by the OOC then perhaps we should consider >>> building the Server Room in the SudoRoom Space. High temperature and >>> noise levels are the main issues. >>> >>> If others have ideas/comments/or want to be part of this process please >>> jump in. You may contact Matt, Luis, or myself (Daniel). >>> >>> This update and all other Network/Reboot project is found at: >>> https://sudoroom.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Network/Reboot >>> >>> >>> This update and all other Network/Reboot project is found at: >>> https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Network/Reboot >>> >>> Thx! >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> sudo-discuss mailing list >>> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >>> https://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> sudo-discuss mailing list >> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >> https://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss >> >>