System Information

This page lists the different computers - both desktops and servers - involved in day-to-day operations at CIVL.

Servers

blackjack

  • Model: Dell PowerEdge R720xd
  • OS: Debian bookworm/sid
  • CPU: 2x Intel Xeon E5-2695v2 @ 3.2 GHz
  • RAM: 64 GB
  • Drives:
    • 4x Western Digital WD Red Plus 10 TB (WD101EFBX)
    • 2x Samsung EVO 870 500 GB (MZ-77E500B/AM)
  • Details: Purchased in November 2021 as a new central server for all major operations. Handles our main networked file share, the database for SAM Broadcaster, and the now playing script.

anemone

  • Model: SuperMicro X10SLM-F
  • OS: Debian stretch
  • CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 @ 3.8 GHz
  • RAM: 8 GB
  • Drives:
    • 2x Seagate NAS HDD 6 TB (ST6000VN0021)
    • 2x Seagate NAS HDD 2 TB (ST2000VN000)
    • 2x Samsung EVO 850 120 GB (MZ-75E120B/AM)
  • Details: Formerly the central server, in the process of being phased out. Still handles live streaming and podcasting.

Desktops

Playout machine

  • Model: HP Compaq 8100 Elite
  • OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
  • CPU: Intel Core i5-650 @ 3.2 GHz
  • RAM: 4 GB
  • Drives:
    • Seagate Barracuda ES.2 250 GB (ST3250310NS)
  • Details: Circa 2010 hand-me-down from UFV ITS. Will eventually be replaced.

Office workstations

  • Model:
    • 6x HP Compaq 8000 Elite
    • 1x HP Compaq 8200 Elite
  • OS:
    • 5x Windows 7 Professional
    • 2x Kubuntu 20.04 LTS
  • CPU:
    • 6x Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.0 GHz
    • 1x Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.1 GHz
  • RAM:
    • 7x 4 GB
  • Drives:
    • 1x Western Digital Scorpio Black 250 GB (WD2500BEKT0-66F3T2)
    • 1x Seagate Barracuda 250 GB (ST3250312AS)
    • 1x Western Digital Scorpio Black 250 GB (WD2500BEKT0-0PVMT0)
    • 3x Hitachi Travelstar 7K500 250 GB (HTS725025A9A364)
    • 1x N/A
  • Details: Circa 2010 hand-me-downs from UFV ITS. Several have failing disk drives. Two are being used as testbeds for a move away from Windows. All are due to be retired and replaced.

Audio workstations

  • Model:
    • 2x Gigabyte B85M-D3H
    • 1x Gigabyte B250-HD3
  • OS:
    • 2x Windows 7 Professional
    • 1x Windows 10 Professional
  • CPU:
    • 2x Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.5 GHz
    • 1x Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.3 GHz
  • RAM:
    • 3x 8 GB
  • Drives:
    • 3x Samsung EVO 850 250 GB (MZ-75E250B/AM)
  • Details: Circa 2017 custom builds. Planning to add improved audio interfaces.

Retired systems

  • barnacle: Asus P7Q57-M, Win Server 2003 R2, former share server? Retired due to drive failure and virtualised onto anemone ca. 2016?
  • urchin: n/a, FreeBSD, former streaming system, retired due to drive failure and functions relocated onto anemone
  • Old desktop #1: Dell OptiPlex GX270, Windows XP?, retired due to drive failure
  • Old desktop #2: MDG.ca/Seanix D865GLC, Windows XP Professional, retired due to end of useful life