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From: "Andreas K. Huettel" <dilfridge@g.o>
To: gentoo-project@l.g.o
Cc: "Robin H. Johnson" <robbat2@g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-project] Call for agenda items - Council meeting on 2022-02-13
Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2022 15:37:41
Message-Id: 3437914.4XsnlVU6TS@pinacolada
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-project] Call for agenda items - Council meeting on 2022-02-13 by "Robin H. Johnson"
1 > We are relatively sure about the Networking portion, so I'll present
2 > that first. This is the most flexible option we put together, without
3 > spending a lot more money for 100Gbit networking options (which are
4 > probably overkill).
5 >
6 > Networking Total: $4159-$4559 USD plus taxes & shipping
7 >
8 > 1x FS.com S5860-20SQ (high-speed systems) - $1600 USD
9 > 1x FS.com S3910-24TF (OOB/IPMI/embedded/non-10G systems) - $369 USD **
10 > Nx DAC/optics/cables - up to $1690 USD
11 > Nx optical cables - up to $500 USD
12 >
13 > We also discussed if we might end up with a lot of 1G systems connected
14 > to the 2nd switch, and if it should have a 10Gbit uplink to the other
15 > switch. I think this is a GOOD idea and we should go ahead with it. In
16 > which case there is a slightly fancier model:
17 > 1x FS.com S3910-24TS (OOB/IPMI/embedded/non-10G systems), adds 10G uplink - $769 USD
18 >
19 > DAC/optics/cables: these are the direct-attach fancy cables or fiber
20 > optic transceivers along with cables. We need at most 26x pieces
21 > (probably much less), and the most expensive variants are $65/ea for
22 > transceiver + cable.
23 >
24 > Links for the hardware:
25 > S5860-20SQ https://www.fs.com/products/108710.html
26 > S3910-24TF https://www.fs.com/products/115382.html
27 > S3910-24TS https://www.fs.com/products/108712.html
28
29 You're essentially writing what you want, but not why you need it. :)
30
31 (And no, "we must spend money" is not a good reason.)
32
33 Care to explain a bit please what the needs and criteria are? I mean,
34 if this were a grant proposal it would be shot down immediately.
35
36 Cheers,
37 Andreas
38
39 --
40 Andreas K. Hüttel
41 dilfridge@g.o
42 Gentoo Linux developer
43 (council, toolchain, base-system, perl, libreoffice)

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