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Bug 337981 - $600 CAD - RAM purchase for IP Team's scan server
Summary: $600 CAD - RAM purchase for IP Team's scan server
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Community
Classification: Eclipse Foundation
Component: FoE Disbursements (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified   Edit
Hardware: PC Linux
: P3 normal (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: Eclipse FOE Disbursements CLA
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Reported: 2011-02-23 10:10 EST by Denis Roy CLA
Modified: 2011-04-21 15:08 EDT (History)
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Description Denis Roy CLA 2011-02-23 10:10:20 EST 
The IP team has a dedicated server for scanning code.  Although the server is 4 years old, it's still plenty powerful and modern.  It is a bit short on RAM, since it only has 8 GB.  As you can imagine, the code databases are quite huge, and this machine hosts the postgres db server AND the Java application to perform scanning.

For $600 CAD we can bring this machine from 8G to 24G which will make code scans faster, and will support newer releases of the scanning software.  Right now, with 8G, we barely meet the minimum requirements of the current version.
Comment 1 Chris Aniszczyk CLA 2011-02-23 10:16:21 EST 
Seems reasonable to me.

Anything to improve the IP process is a +1 from me.
Comment 2 Denis Roy CLA 2011-02-23 10:20:50 EST 
FWIW, I can easily see us getting another 3 years of service from this server, if not more.
Comment 3 Chris Aniszczyk CLA 2011-03-02 12:19:43 EST 
We have the unanimous support of the committer reps to grant $600 CAD toward this purchase. It's small, will extend the life of a machine and should improve code scans which in turn will improve the IP process.

Please move forward with this Denis.
Comment 4 Denis Roy CLA 2011-03-02 14:25:35 EST 
RAM has been ordered -- thanks for the quick turnaround.
Comment 5 Denis Roy CLA 2011-04-04 11:48:13 EDT 
As luck would have it, the retailer I had purchased this RAM from has gone AWOL.  I have contacted my credit card and have begin the dispute process, and I'll place a new order for RAM shortly.
Comment 6 Denis Roy CLA 2011-04-21 15:03:44 EDT 
FYI -- the RAM from the new supplier has shipped.  I've spoken with Janet re: planning the hardware upgrade, as well as a full software upgrade of the OS and the scanning software as well.
Comment 7 Chris Aniszczyk CLA 2011-04-21 15:08:52 EDT 
Nice!

Should you create another bug to track when the RAM actually gets deployed and just link it to this bug? As a way to keep us notified.