May 2008 - Roundtable

Fwd: Linux Server - Help Needed
by Gilbert E. Detillieux 28 May '08

28 May '08

FYI... Please use the contact e-mail address listed below, rather than replying to me. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: FW: Linux Server Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 09:12:57 -0500 From: Eli Boroditsky <eli(a)cadorath.com> Could you please post the following message on the roundtable. Thank you Eli Boroditsky ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We are looking for someone with Linux knowledge to help us to configure the following Linux Ubuntu (Dapper Drake) 6.06 LAMP configuration (without MySQL) Firestarter Firewall Configuration (is it required with a firewall) File Print access disabled to external IP (not for internal IP) Need to determine what services and/or programs that should be disabled. Other Remote Access items that we are unsure of. SMTP Engine for incoming and outgoing mail. External ports required are 80 and 443. Thank You Please contact <brad(a)cadorath.com> for more information

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Suggestions for inexpensive RAID systems based on SATA disks?
by Gilbert E. Detillieux 27 May '08

27 May '08

Hi folks. Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions to offer for inexpensive hardware RAID systems based on SATA disks? I'd prefer an independent RAID box, with a suitable low-cost interface to a server host, rather than suggestions such as "just buy a big enclosure and a bunch of SATA drives and a RAID card". I'm hoping for something cheaper than the $10-20K range for things like Dell's PowerVault MD3000. And preferably something I can easily populate with 3rd-party SATA drives, e.g. on empty hot-swap sleds, just to keep costs down. Thanks. -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ PO Box 130 St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161 Winnipeg MB CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609

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Asus EEE competitors - comparison
by Adam Thompson 24 May '08

24 May '08

A lot of our members are quite interested in the new ultra-portable systems like the EEE and the XO... Tom's Hardware has just done a review of several up-and-coming ultra-portables that are available now or soon in the US: http://www.tomsguide.com/us/mini-notebook-asus,review-1087.html If you're a read-the-last-page-first type, page 10 has the big comparison chart. -Adam

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Red Hat v. CentOS
by Kevin McGregor 22 May '08

22 May '08

If I'm not mistaken, Red Hat just announced Enterprise Linux 5.2. How long might it be before we can expect to see the equivalent CentOS release? And does CentOS provide all of the features of RHEL "Advanced Platform"?

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Fwd: SCO Unix help
by Gilbert E. Detillieux 22 May '08

22 May '08

FYI... -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Board] SCO Unix help Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 16:34:38 -0500 From: Chieu Quach <chieu(a)maximsoftware.com> Hello, I am not sure if I am emailing the correct people. Our Unix server crashed and it has some old software we would like to get to. We don't even know what file system is on the hard drive or what version of Unix it has. Does anybody know of a Winnipeg base business that can help with this situation? Thanks, Chieu Quach Maxim Software System

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Hardware question
by Kevin McGregor 21 May '08

21 May '08

Sorry this is not a *nix question, but here goes: Should there be any problem mixing two DDR2-667 DIMMs (CAS 4-4-4-12) with two other DDR2-667 DIMMs (CAS 5-5-5-15)? Would you expect problems, or should the system just use the slower of the speeds?

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Fwd: Top 5 Reasons to Attend USENIX '08
by Gilbert E. Detillieux 20 May '08

20 May '08

FYI... -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Top 5 Reasons to Attend USENIX '08 Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 15:05:06 -0700 From: Lionel Garth Jones <lgj(a)usenix.org> To: info(a)muug.mb.ca, gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca ---------------------------------------------- Top 5 Reasons to Attend the 2008 USENIX Annual Technical Conference June 22-27, 2008, Boston, MA http://www.usenix.org/usenix08/progb ---------------------------------------------- USENIX '08 offers a cost-effective, one-stop shop for the latest in IT training, breakthroughs, and systems research. Check out the top 5 reasons to join us in Boston, MA, June 22-27, 2008: 1. Top-notch training: Highly respected experts provide you with new information and skills you can take back to work tomorrow. Topics include: -- Bruce Potter on Botnets: Understanding and Defense -- Peter Baer Galvin on Solaris 10 Administration -- Phil Cox on Securing Virtual Environments -- Alan Robertson on Configuring and Deploying Linux-HA To view the entire training program, see: http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix08/training 2. Invited Talks that feature luminaries in computing discussing timely and important topics, such as: -- Keynote Address by David Patterson, Director of the U.C. Berkeley Parallel Computing Laboratory, on "The Parallel Revolution Has Started: Are You Part of the Solution or Part of the Problem?" -- Plenary Closing Session by Matthew Melis of the NASA Glenn Research Center on "The Columbia Accident Investigation and Returning NASA's Space Shuttle to Flight" -- Drew Endy, Cabot Assistant Professor of Biological Engineering at MIT and a co-founder of the BioBricks Foundation (BBF), on "Programming DNA: A 2-bit Language for Engineering Biology" -- And more! http://www.usenix.org/usenix08/ITs 3. You'll see it here first: -- The latest developments in cutting-edge systems research in the Refereed Papers track. http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix08/tech -- An introduction to interesting new or ongoing work at the Poster Session. http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix08/activities.html#poster 4. Answers to your toughest questions: -- Guru Is In sessions feature experts who come prepared to respond to your most burning technical questions on hot topics. The full list of topics will be announced soon! http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix08/tech 5. The chance to mingle with industry leaders: -- Evening events such as the Birds-of-a-Feather (BoF) sessions offer additional opportunities to network with peers to gain that all-important "insider" IT knowledge. http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix08/bofs.html And that's just the beginning. Visit http://www.usenix.org/usenix08/progb to see the full list of offerings. Don't forget: -- Register by June 6 and save up to $300! http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix08/registration -- Take advantage of the multiple employee discount for groups sending 5 or more: http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix08/registration/#multi -- Chat with other attendees on the USENIX '08 Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=12521903959 ---------------------------------------------- 2008 USENIX Annual Technical Conference June 22-27, 2008, Boston, MA http://www.usenix.org/usenix08/progb Early Bird Registration Deadline: June 6, 2008 -----------------------------------------------

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MUUG Meeting, May 13, 7:30pm -- NAS Smackdown!
by gedetil＠cs.umanitoba.ca 06 May '08

06 May '08

The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 13. The meeting topic for this month is as follows: NAS Smackdown! FreeNAS is freely-downloadable software based on FreeBSD which turns nearly any old PC into a Network-Attached Storage (NAS) device with a web-based management interface. It supports software RAID, disk encryption, can be an iSCSI target, implements CIFS, FTP, RSYNC, and much more. NexentaStor is a very similar commercial product which is available in a free 1-terabyte-limited version. NexentaStor is based on OpenSolaris. Kelly Leveille and Kevin McGregor will compare and contrast FreeNAS and NexentaStor, and time-permitting will show how to turn an old computer running Windows 2000 into something useful! The group holds its general meetings at 7:30pm on the second Tuesday of every month from September to June. (There are no meetings in July and August.) Meetings are open to the general public; you don't have to be a MUUG member to attend. ********************************************************************** Please note our meeting location: The IBM offices, at 400 Ellice Ave. (between Edmonton and Kennedy). When you arrive, you will have to sign in at the reception desk, and then wait for someone to take you (in groups) to the meeting room. Please try to arrive by about 7:15pm, so the meeting can start promptly at 7:30pm. Don't be late, or you may not get in. (But don't come too early either, since security may not be there to let you in before 7:15 or so.) Non-members may be required to show photo ID at the security desk. Limited parking is available for free on the street, either on Ellice Ave. or on some of the intersecting streets. Indoor parking is also available nearby, at Portage Place, for $3.00 for the evening. Bicycle parking is available in a bike rack under video surveillance located behind the building on Webb Place. ********************************************************************** For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their Web server: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board: http://www.muug.mb.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ PO Box 130 St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161 Winnipeg MB CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609

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Canwest is looking for a Solaris guy (or gal)
by Sean Walberg 01 May '08

01 May '08

We're (Canwest) looking for a Solaris person with some experience in virtualization and clustering for a full time position. Please drop me a line off list if you're interested or know of anyone. Thanks, Sean -- Sean Walberg <sean(a)ertw.com> http://ertw.com/

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