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UPSes

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	If you plan to use a different make or model, please verify that the input voltage and frequency, battery run time and battery charge percentage can be retrieved over the network. If so, please [[Support\|contact us]] and we'll be happy to work to add support.		If you plan to use a different make or model, please verify that the input voltage and frequency, battery run time and battery charge percentage can be retrieved over the network. If so, please [[Support\|contact us]] and we'll be happy to work to add support.

	{{-}}		=== Network Managed UPSes Are Worth It ===

			We have found that a surprising number of issues that affect service availability are power related. A network-connected smart UPS allows you to monitor the power coming from the building mains. Thanks to this, we've been able to detect far more than simple "lost power" events. We've been able to detect failing transformers and regulators, over and under voltage events and so on. Events that, if caught ahead of time, avoid full power outages. It also protects the rest of your gear that isn't behind a UPS.

			So strictly speaking, you don't need network managed UPSes. However, we have found them to be [http://www.wolframalpha.com/share/clip?f=d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427ebgdg6ijlui worth their weight in gold]. We will, of course, be using them in this tutorial.

	== Switched PDUs ==		== Switched PDUs ==

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 If you plan to use a different make or model, please verify that you can turn an outlet on and off, and that you can verify the outlet's current state. If so, please [[Support|contact us]] and we'll be happy to work to add support.
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+=== Why Switched PDUs? ===
 == Ethernet Switches ==

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Foundation Pack

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	We recommend (and have the most experience with) Brocade ICX-series switches, but any vendor (Cisco, Dell, D-Link, etc) should be fine, provided the above features are provided.		We recommend (and have the most experience with) Brocade ICX-series switches, but any vendor (Cisco, Dell, D-Link, etc) should be fine, provided the above features are provided.

			== Serial Access ==

			[[image:Antaira_UTS-1110A_Top.jpg\|thumb\|left\|400px\|Antaira [http://www.antaira.com/products/industrial-usb/usb-to-serial/1-port/uts-1110a?pid=4509 UTS-1110A] single-port USB to RS-232] serial adapter. Photo by [http://shopping.netsuite.com/c.685553/site/images/Products/full/uts-1110a_1.jpg Antaira].]]

			You will need a serial port to access and configure the foundation pack devices. Most modern laptops and desktops no longer ship with a serial port. If you need a serial port, we have found the Antaira UTS-1110A to be a very good USB option that works flawlessly under linux.

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	= Striker Dashboards =		= Striker Dashboards =

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Striker Dashboards

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	\|style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; width: 50%"\|[[image:Fujitsu_Primergy_RX1330-~~M1_Front~~-Left.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~500px~~\|Fujitsu Primergy [http://www.fujitsu.com/fts/products/computing/servers/primergy/rack/~~rx1330m1~~/ RX1330 M1]; Photo by [http://mediaportal.ts.fujitsu.com/pages/view.php?ref=~~33902~~&k= Fujitsu].]]		\|style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; width: 50%"\|[[image:Fujitsu_Primergy_RX1330-M2_Front-Left.jpg\|thumb\|center\|700px\|Fujitsu Primergy [http://www.fujitsu.com/fts/products/computing/servers/primergy/rack/rx1330m2/ RX1330 M2]; Photo by [http://mediaportal.ts.fujitsu.com/pages/view.php?ref=37771&search=rx1330&order_by=field12&sort=DESC&offset=0&archive=0&k= Fujitsu].]]
	\|style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; width: 50%"\|[[image:~~Intel_NUC_NUC5i5RYH~~.png\|thumb\|center\|~~200px~~\|[http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-~~nuc5i5ryh~~.html Intel NUC ~~NUC5i5RYH~~]; Photo by [http://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/images/photography-consumer/~~16x9~~/~~65596~~-tall-nuc~~-kit-i5-i3-ry~~-frontangle-~~white-16x9~~.png/_jcr_content/renditions/intel.web.256.144.png Intel].]]		\|style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; width: 50%"\|[[image:Intel_NUC_NUC6i5SYH.png\|thumb\|center\|256px\|[http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-nuc6i5syh.html Intel Core i5 NUC NUC6i5SYH]; Photo by [http://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/images/photography-consumer/rwd/937407-swift-canyon-tall-nuc-frontangle-rwd.png/_jcr_content/renditions/intel.web.256.144.png Intel].]]
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	We have used;		We have used;
	* Small but powerful machines like the [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-~~nuc5i5ryh~~.html Intel Core i5 NUC ~~NUC5i5RYH~~] with a simple [http://www.siig.com/it-products/networking/wired/usb-3-0-to-gigabit-ethernet-adapter.html Siig JU-NE0211-S1 USB 3.0 to gigabit ethernet] adapter.		* Small but powerful machines like the [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-nuc6i5syh.html Intel Core i5 NUC NUC6i5SYH] with a simple [http://www.siig.com/it-products/networking/wired/usb-3-0-to-gigabit-ethernet-adapter.html Siig JU-NE0211-S1 USB 3.0 to gigabit ethernet] adapter.
	* On the other end of the scale, we've used fully redundant [http://www.fujitsu.com/fts/products/computing/servers/primergy/rack/rx1330m1/ Fujitsu Primergy RX 1330 M1] servers with four network interfaces. The decision here will be principally guided by your budget and the number of ''Anvil!'' pairs you expect to host ''ScanCore'' data for.		* On the other end of the scale, we've used fully redundant [http://www.fujitsu.com/fts/products/computing/servers/primergy/rack/rx1330m1/ Fujitsu Primergy RX 1330 M1] servers with four network interfaces. The decision here will be principally guided by your budget and the number of ''Anvil!'' pairs you expect to host ''ScanCore'' data for.

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Anvil! Nodes

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	\|style="width: 710px"\|[[image:~~Fujitsu_Primergy_RX300~~-~~S8_Front~~-Left.jpg\|thumb\|left\|700px\|The ~~beastly~~ Fujitsu Primergy [http://www.fujitsu.com/~~fts~~/products/computing/servers/primergy/rack/~~rx300~~/ ~~RX300 S8~~]; Photo by [http://mediaportal.ts.fujitsu.com/pages/view.php?ref=~~30751~~&search=~~!collection4+rx300~~&order_by=field12&sort=DESC&offset=0&archive=0&k= Fujitsu].]]		\|style="width: 710px"\|[[image:Fujitsu_Primergy_RX2540-M2_Front-Left.jpg\|thumb\|left\|700px\|The capable Fujitsu Primergy [http://www.fujitsu.com/global/products/computing/servers/primergy/rack/rx2540m2/ RX2540 M2]; Photo by [http://mediaportal.ts.fujitsu.com/pages/view.php?ref=39130&search=rx2540&order_by=field12&sort=DESC&offset=0&archive=0&k= Fujitsu].]]
	\|[[image:Fujitsu_Primergy_TX1320-~~M1_Front~~-Left.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px\|The ~~rediculously tiny~~ Fujitsu Primergy [http://www.fujitsu.com/fts/products/computing/servers/primergy/tower/~~tx1320m1~~/ TX1320 M1]; Photo by [http://mediaportal.ts.fujitsu.com/pages/view.php?ref=~~34197~~&search=~~!collection4+~~tx1320&order_by=field12&sort=DESC&offset=0&archive=0&k= Fujitsu].]]		\|[[image:Fujitsu_Primergy_TX1320-M2_Front-Left.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px\|The powerfully small Fujitsu Primergy [http://www.fujitsu.com/fts/products/computing/servers/primergy/tower/tx1320m2/ TX1320 M2]; Photo by [http://mediaportal.ts.fujitsu.com/pages/view.php?ref=37755&search=tx1320&order_by=field12&sort=DESC&offset=0&archive=0&k= Fujitsu].]]
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	\|Fast drives + [[Write-back caching]]		\|style="white-space:nowrap;"\|Fast drives +
			[[Write-back caching]]
	\|15,000rpm SAS drives are extremely reliable and the high rotation speeds minimize latency caused by waiting for sectors to pass under the read/write heads. Using multiple drives in [[RAID]] [[TLUG_Talk:_Storage_Technologies_and_Theory#Level_5\|level 5]] or [[TLUG_Talk:_Storage_Technologies_and_Theory#Level_6\|level 6]] breaks up reads and writes into smaller pieces, allowing requests to be serviced quickly and to help keep the read/write buffer empty. Write-back caching allows RAM-like write speeds and the ability to re-order disk access to minimize head movement.		\|15,000rpm SAS drives are extremely reliable and the high rotation speeds minimize latency caused by waiting for sectors to pass under the read/write heads. Using multiple drives in [[RAID]] [[TLUG_Talk:_Storage_Technologies_and_Theory#Level_5\|level 5]] or [[TLUG_Talk:_Storage_Technologies_and_Theory#Level_6\|level 6]] breaks up reads and writes into smaller pieces, allowing requests to be serviced quickly and to help keep the read/write buffer empty. Write-back caching allows RAM-like write speeds and the ability to re-order disk access to minimize head movement.
	\|The main con is the number of disks needed to get effective performance gains from [[TLUG_Talk:_Storage_Technologies_and_Theory#RAID\|striping]]. Alteeve always uses a minimum of six disks, but many entry-level servers support a maximum of 4 drives. You need to account for the number of disks you plan to use when selecting your hardware.		\|The main con is the number of disks needed to get effective performance gains from [[TLUG_Talk:_Storage_Technologies_and_Theory#RAID\|striping]]. Alteeve always uses a minimum of six disks, but many entry-level servers support a maximum of 4 drives. You need to account for the number of disks you plan to use when selecting your hardware.
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	{{note\|1=Enterprise grade SSDs are designed to handle highly random, multi-threaded workloads and come at a significant cost. Consumer-grade SSDs are designed principally for single threaded, large accesses and do not offer the same benefits.}}		{{note\|1=Enterprise grade SSDs are designed to handle highly random, multi-threaded workloads and come at a significant cost. Consumer-grade SSDs are designed principally for single threaded, large accesses and do not offer the same benefits.}}
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	\|Isolated Storage		\|style="white-space:nowrap;"\|Isolated Storage
	\|Dedicating hard drives to virtual servers avoids the highly random read/write issues found when multiple servers share the same storage. This allows for the safe use of cheap, inexpensive hard drives. This also means that dedicated hardware RAID controllers with battery-backed cache are not needed. This makes it possible to save a good amount of money in the hardware design.		\|Dedicating hard drives to virtual servers avoids the highly random read/write issues found when multiple servers share the same storage. This allows for the safe use of cheap, inexpensive hard drives. This also means that dedicated hardware RAID controllers with battery-backed cache are not needed. This makes it possible to save a good amount of money in the hardware design.
	\|The obvious down-side to isolated storage is that you significantly limit the number of servers you can host on your ''Anvil!''. If you only need to support one or two servers, this should not be an issue.		\|The obvious down-side to isolated storage is that you significantly limit the number of servers you can host on your ''Anvil!''. If you only need to support one or two servers, this should not be an issue.

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Anvil! Nodes

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Anvil! Nodes

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	= Anvil! Nodes =		= Anvil! Nodes =

			The more fault-tolerant, the better!

			The ''Anvil!'' Nodes host power your highly-available servers, but the servers themselves are totally decoupled from the hardware. You can move your servers back and forth between these nodes without any interruption. If a node catastrophically fails without warning, the survivor will reboot your servers within seconds ensuring the most minimal service interruptions (typical recovery time from node crash to server being at the login prompt is 30 to 90 seconds).

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			\|style="width: 710px"\|[[image:Fujitsu_Primergy_RX300-S8_Front-Left.jpg\|thumb\|left\|700px\|The beastly Fujitsu Primergy [http://www.fujitsu.com/fts/products/computing/servers/primergy/rack/rx300/ RX300 S8]; Photo by [http://mediaportal.ts.fujitsu.com/pages/view.php?ref=30751&search=!collection4+rx300&order_by=field12&sort=DESC&offset=0&archive=0&k= Fujitsu].]]
			\|[[image:Fujitsu_Primergy_TX1320-M1_Front-Left.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px\|The rediculously tiny Fujitsu Primergy [http://www.fujitsu.com/fts/products/computing/servers/primergy/tower/tx1320m1/ TX1320 M1]; Photo by [http://mediaportal.ts.fujitsu.com/pages/view.php?ref=34197&search=!collection4+tx1320&order_by=field12&sort=DESC&offset=0&archive=0&k= Fujitsu].]]
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			The requirements are two servers with the following;
			* A CPU with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware-assisted_virtualization hardware-accelerated virtualization]
			* Redundant power supplies
			* [[IPMI]] or vendor-specific [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Remote_Management_Controller out-of-band management], like Fujitsu's iRMC, HP's iLO, Dell's iDRAC, etc
			* Six network interfaces, 1 [[Gbit]] or faster (yes, six!)
			* 4 [[GiB]] of RAM and 44.5 GiB of storage for the host operating system, plus sufficient RAM and storage for your servers

			Beyond these requirements, the rest is up to you; your performance requirements, your budget and your desire for as much fault-tolerance as possible.

			{{note\|1=If you have a bit of time, you should really read the section [[AN!Cluster_Tutorial_2#Recommended_Hardware.3B_A_Little_More_Detail\|discussing hardware considerations]] from the main tutorial before purchasing hardware for this project. It is very much not a case of "buy the most expensive and you're good".}}

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Anvil! Nodes

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Striker Dashboards

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	The Striker dashboard runs like your home router; It has a web-interface that allows you to create, manage and access new highly-available servers, manage nodes and monitor foundation pack hardware.		The Striker dashboard runs like your home router; It has a web-interface that allows you to create, manage and access new highly-available servers, manage nodes and monitor foundation pack hardware.

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	\|style="~~width~~: ~~50%~~; text-align: center;"\|[[image:Fujitsu_Primergy_RX1330-M1_Front-Left.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~700px~~\|Fujitsu Primergy [http://www.fujitsu.com/fts/products/computing/servers/primergy/rack/rx1330m1/ RX1330 M1]; Photo by [http://mediaportal.ts.fujitsu.com/pages/view.php?ref=33902&k= Fujitsu].]]		\|style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; width: 50%"\|[[image:Fujitsu_Primergy_RX1330-M1_Front-Left.jpg\|thumb\|center\|500px\|Fujitsu Primergy [http://www.fujitsu.com/fts/products/computing/servers/primergy/rack/rx1330m1/ RX1330 M1]; Photo by [http://mediaportal.ts.fujitsu.com/pages/view.php?ref=33902&k= Fujitsu].]]
	\|style="~~width~~: ~~50%~~; text-align: center;"\|[[image:Intel_NUC_NUC5i5RYH.png\|thumb\|center\|200px\|[http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-nuc5i5ryh.html Intel NUC NUC5i5RYH]; Photo by [http://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/images/photography-consumer/16x9/65596-tall-nuc-kit-i5-i3-ry-frontangle-white-16x9.png/_jcr_content/renditions/intel.web.256.144.png Intel].]]		\|style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; width: 50%"\|[[image:Intel_NUC_NUC5i5RYH.png\|thumb\|center\|200px\|[http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-nuc5i5ryh.html Intel NUC NUC5i5RYH]; Photo by [http://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/images/photography-consumer/16x9/65596-tall-nuc-kit-i5-i3-ry-frontangle-white-16x9.png/_jcr_content/renditions/intel.web.256.144.png Intel].]]
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Ethernet Switches

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	\|style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;"\|[[image:Brocade_icx6610-48_front-left.png\|thumb\|center\|400px\|Brocade [http://www.brocade.com/products/all/switches/product-details/icx-6610-switch/index.page ICX6610-48] 8x SFP+, 48x 1Gbps RJ45, 160Gbit stacked switch. Photo by [http://newsroom.brocade.com/Image-Gallery/Product-Images Brocade].]]		\|style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; width: 50%"\|[[image:Brocade_icx6610-48_front-left.png\|thumb\|center\|400px\|Brocade [http://www.brocade.com/products/all/switches/product-details/icx-6610-switch/index.page ICX6610-48] 8x SFP+, 48x 1Gbps RJ45, 160Gbit stacked switch. Photo by [http://newsroom.brocade.com/Image-Gallery/Product-Images Brocade].]]
	\|style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;"\|[[image:Brocade_icx6450-25_front_01.jpg\|thumb\|center\|400px\|Brocade [http://www.brocade.com/products/all/switches/product-details/icx-6430-and-6450-switches/index.page ICX6450-48] 4x SFP+, 24x 1Gbps RJ45, 40Gbit stacked switch. Photo by [http://newsroom.brocade.com/Image-Gallery/Product-Images Brocade].]]		\|style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; width: 50%"\|[[image:Brocade_icx6450-25_front_01.jpg\|thumb\|center\|400px\|Brocade [http://www.brocade.com/products/all/switches/product-details/icx-6430-and-6450-switches/index.page ICX6450-48] 4x SFP+, 24x 1Gbps RJ45, 40Gbit stacked switch. Photo by [http://newsroom.brocade.com/Image-Gallery/Product-Images Brocade].]]
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