2010 new backup

This page documents the installation and switchover of the new D510MO which turned into the Union Street Media server

Expenses

• DL510MO: $80 + tax
• Drives, used: 2 x 300G, $75
• Memory, used: 2 x 1G, $40

Initial Patching & Hardening

Installed & ran pca; 150 patches identified; 149 installed. Installed 124631-36 by hand.

Do jass stuff

To-do list:

• [x] not have account passwords expire (revert /etc/default/password)
• [ ] enable cron and at
• [x] clear the annoying JASS motd and banner files
• [x] enable ssh from everywhere in /etc/hosts.allow
• [x] create daniel & denny accounts
• [x] install sudo
• [x] create a zone "mercury" on 192.168.2.51
• [x] allow access to port 22 and 80 from the outside world on it
• [/] adjust backups to go to the new mercury
• [ ] Install packages

CPU Comparison

To convert eighty, 100-200K images to thumbs and web size:

 mercury:
  real    2m44.060s
  user    2m14.316s
  sys     0m18.915s

 mercnew: 
  real    0m32.843s
  user    0m58.774s
  sys     0m7.858s