[sudo-discuss] The New Server Room

Fri Jun 20 11:44:45 PDT 2014

On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 4:17 AM, Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd at gmail.com>
wrote:

> For something the size of the Omni, with half a dozen doors or more that
> different sets of people may need to have access to, I think it makes sense
> to invest in a commercial lock system. Key pad locks, preferably remotely
> programmable, and with a reasonably sophisticated access control system so
> different groups can independently give access to different sets of doors.
>

> Reed Brothers on Shattuck & 45th is a good resource for stuff like this,
> and they're walking distance from the Omni. I'd guess something like the Schlage
> AD-200 or 400
> <http://us.allegion.com/Products/electronic_locks/Pages/default.aspx>
> series of locks, but they should be able to advise on what will fit our
> situation best.
>

My experience with commercial systems for access management is that they
are inflexible and difficult to integrate with other software (which is
essential for us). We should definitely invest in good electronic locks and
outdoor-capable keypads / magnetic card / rfid, but we absolutely must be
able to write our own software that gets asked "is this a valid code/card"
and answers back. Anything else will hamper our ability to automate.
Basically what I'm saying is: Any access control system that requires us to
use proprietary software to maintain or configure who gets access will not
work for us.

The system at 2141 has been notoriously unstable, but that is mostly
because no-one has felt compelled to spend the money/hours to fix it (due
in large part to people thinking we were leaving and not feeling ownership
or many positive feelings at all towards the space). Since I haven't really
taken on anything omni-related for a long time, I can take the lead on
access control for the new space and ensure that we have a good system that
works for everyone.

-- 
marc/juul

> Patrik
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 8:03 AM, niki <niki.shelley at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Just wanted to pop in to say - it would be *amazing* to hear people's
>> thoughts on how to work out access to spaces at the Omni.
>>
>> I started a page on the wiki here awhile ago:
>>
>> http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Omni_Systems
>>
>> Any thoughts anyone may have would be greatly appreciated!!
>>
>> xoxo
>>
>> Niki
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 10:27 PM, Somebody <somebody at riseup.net> wrote:
>>
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>>> Thank you Marc.
>>>
>>> Hol, and Charley thank you for questions and interest.
>>>
>>> I've not done the walk-through yet because of the somewhat restricted
>>> access to the whole building, so no photos.
>>>
>>> Here are other questions that I suggest we should look for their
>>> answers also:
>>>
>>> 1.- Based on the current equipment and envisioning the future of
>>> Sudo-SudoMesh(-Omni) what size room do we need?
>>>
>>> 2.- How is the potential room airflow?
>>>
>>> 3.- How is temperature of the room, now and during the Summer?
>>>
>>> 4.- Are there electrical outlets nearby?
>>>
>>> 5.- Do we have enough Amps in that area?
>>>
>>> 6.- If not, do we need to install a circuit breaker box with scalability?
>>>
>>> 7.-  Room's accessibility?
>>>
>>> 8.- Security: Who and when people have access to it when no Sudoers
>>> are present?
>>>
>>> 9.- What type of racks, 2 or 4 of both size rack? or no this of rack?
>>> Someone mentioned a wall mount rack in the open?
>>>
>>> 10.- If 2 or 4 post rack, should we get CAT6A ready? This means that
>>> at least the backbone wiring, Patch panel, and connectors need to CAT6A.
>>>
>>> Just these questions for now... but I encourage others to please
>>> add/correct/comment/suggest as needed.
>>>
>>> For those interested here is the link to the 'wish' list that I've
>>> been working on:
>>> https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Network/Reboot#Phase_2:_Proper_Wired_Network
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>> Daniel
>>>
>>> - ----------------------
>>> On 6/16/14, 5:41 PM, Marc Juul wrote:> Daniel has been ideating on
>>> this. I added him to cc.
>>> >
>>> > I've been told we should go down to Unix Surplus in the south bay
>>> > as they may have everything we need for cheap.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 5:34 PM, Hol Gaskill <hol at gaskill.com
>>> > <mailto:hol at gaskill.com>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Does anyone have pics of the area at the omni that will become the
>>> > new data closet?  I've seen some pretty good rackmount builds
>>> > using just 2x4s - should be simple enough to build server racks out
>>> > of the way with a clear path for the phone service people, possibly
>>> > with light physical access control for the racks themselves
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