[olug] Community Colo Project

Thu Mar 26 20:48:14 UTC 2009

I have some Penguin 1U servers that I'm not allowed to sell or give
away (long story) that I wouldn't mind letting people use.  They are
kinda loud, heavy and take up a bunch of space and I really don't wish
to store them anymore, and this way I could get some use out of them
too.

They may need some minor work, but they are dual xeons with 6GB of
memory.  Currently they have 40 or 80GB drives in them (can't recall)
but those are easily swapped if people want more room.

Let me know.

As an aside, please don't contact me about these servers unless they
are for general olug use, unless you have a very very very good
reasoning behind it.

On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 3:25 PM, Dan Clough <dclough at gmail.com> wrote:
> !!! Is that a 1 followed by only two zeroes?  Wow... Got any room for us there?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Charles.Bird" <charles.bird at powerdnn.com>
>
> Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:16:49
> To: Omaha Linux User Group<olug at olug.org>
> Subject: Re: [olug] Community Colo Project
>
>
> Ya, I must admit, its a pretty big can of worms we are about to open :)
>
> heres the link to the Qwest CO in CB
> http://www.loopnet.com/xNet/MainSite/Listing/Profile/Profile.aspx?LID=14070225&StepID=101&ItemIndex=10&PgCxtDir=Down
>
> One or two racks in an office that is difficult to break into, has A/C and
> cheap bandwidth and ample power is cool with me.
>
> Our office bulding on Ft Crook as two raised floors, but theres no fiber
> installed there anymore, its the former Northrup Grumman building next to
> Harris. There are some smaller air handlers and plenty of power though(no
> gensets)
> Pinpoint has fiber right out front, but we havnt asked for a quote or
> anything.
> Office space there is pretty cheap, our lab(with 3 racks) is 100 bucks per
> month! :)
>
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> On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 3:03 PM, Curtis LaMasters <curtislamasters at gmail.com
>> wrote:
>
>> Steep demands for a community colo.  Jay didn't offer that much and
>> people were still happy with the service.  With that being said I
>> wouldn't object to putting my gear in this:
>>
>> http://www.loopnet.com/xnet/LoopLink/Profile/Profile.aspx?LL=true&STID=naiglobal&LID=15145832
>> .
>>
>> Curtis LaMasters
>> http://www.curtis-lamasters.com
>> http://www.builtnetworks.com
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Dan Clough <dclough at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Ah, that's what I wondered.  That brings up the issue of the room
>> > layout itself, then.  I would imagine the cost of outfitting the
>> > office space with the necessary NCPI (buzzword alert) would be
>> > prohibitive for a community colo, unless we could find a cheap source
>> > for equipment, a fiscal sponsor who could fork over the dough, or
>> > both.
>> >
>> > Does CoSentry have office space?  I've been in their conference room
>> > and their hot-seat area but the sales drone never mentioned any office
>> > space.
>> >
>> > On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 2:39 PM, Charles.Bird <charles.bird at powerdnn.com>
>> wrote:
>> >> its not in the actual CO, this place is across the hallway :)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> 2009/3/26 Dave Weis <djweis at internetsolver.com>
>> >>
>> >>>
>> >>> Do you mean collocating in a Qwest CO? They are extremely picky about
>> what
>> >>> you have in the rack. First problem would be lack of AC power, second
>> would
>> >>> be 15" depth restriction.
>> >>>
>> >>> It does cut down on the loop costs substantially though :-)
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Thu, 26 Mar 2009, Dan Clough wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>  Which providers are jacked in at the CB office?  If Cogent or PinPoint
>> >>>> has lit fiber out there I could get in touch with my Cogent rep and
>> >>>> see how well they can limbo on a 20Mbps commit.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 1:27 PM,  <charles.bird at powerdnn.com> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> I like the idea, I've always wanted to do something like that. I
>> thought
>> >>>>> about registering the name "ghettodatacenter.com" or something and
>> >>>>> leasing a small office at the kanesville CO in CB, no loopback
>> charges and
>> >>>>> plenty of bandwidth for a couple racks. Just basic airconditioning
>> and a few
>> >>>>> 20-30A circuits.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> 24/7 access too :)
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> -----Original Message-----
>> >>>>> From: Dan Clough <dclough at gmail.com>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:11:13
>> >>>>> To: Omaha Linux User Group<olug at olug.org>
>> >>>>> Subject: [olug] Community Colo Project
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Over the last week ideas have been bounced around regarding the
>> >>>>> possibility of a community colocation project.  This sounds like a
>> >>>>> wonderful idea to me considering Omaha's lack of small-fish colo
>> >>>>> places and the general abundance of bandwidth, and I'd like to know
>> >>>>> what OLUG thinks about contributing to such an operation.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Ever since Jay closed up shop I've been looking for a good place to
>> >>>>> put my servers, with my main concerns being static IP addressing and
>> >>>>> no port restrictions (I'm looking at you, Cox).  A community colo
>> >>>>> would free up some room in our basements and maybe even prove the
>> >>>>> viability of colocating in Omaha.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Finances are of course the most limiting factor, so keeping it cheap
>> >>>>> and simple is the key to success.  I think one rack, 10 or 20Mbps and
>> >>>>> a /26 or /27 block of IPv4 addresses would be more than enough to
>> >>>>> start out with.  What do you guys think about such a venture?
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Dan
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