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[Wg-test-framework] Detailed Proposal for Linux Foundation - needs review


Hi all,

the board has approved the proposals provisionally (+10% buffer). However concerns have been raised about the detailed HW list, which MUST be addressed before final board approval. Which I had not seen before the board meeting. The main issue is that there is no balance between Intel and AMD machines. This needs to be addressed.

I attached two mails from board members related to these concerns

Regards
Lars

From: Donald Slutz <dslutz@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wednesday, 20 August 2014 21:17
To: Lars Kurth <lars.kurth@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Fwd: Detailed Proposal for Linux Foundation

Here is the info.
    -Don Slutz


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Detailed Proposal for Linux Foundation
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 19:03:10 -0400
From: Paul L. George(Office) <pgeorge@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: <pgeorge@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: Don Slutz <dslutz@xxxxxxxxxxx>, 'Don Koch' <don@xxxxxxx>, <lars.kurth@xxxxxxxxxx>
CC: Ian Jackson <Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>


Lars, Ian, Don & Don

 

Here is the final proposal or the test server rack.  The numbers are pretty firm, they will vary according to the cable lengths, and any wire management we may need.

 

Please review and let me know what you think

 

Paul L. George

President

 

hatecompPLG Enterprises, Inc.

All-Net Computer Solutions

42 East Main Street

Westboro, MA 01581

Office 508-898-9057

Cell:    508-450-9332

pgeorge@xxxxxxxxxx

 

Attachment: Server Detail Appendix.doc
Description: Server Detail Appendix.doc

Attachment: Wg-test-framework Document-2.doc
Description: Wg-test-framework Document-2.doc

Attachment: Master Server List.xlsx
Description: Master Server List.xlsx

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  • From: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx>
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On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 09:40:32PM +0000, Lars Kurth wrote:
> 

Hey folks,

I think Sherri's point about having a balanced set of machines is quite
on the spot. I could not find on Dell, nor Lenovo any AMD equipped
servers. Howerver HP, IBM and SuperMicro do carry them. 

I would augment the list to have:

PowerEdge R210II 
PowerEdge R320
RD340 70AB
DL360P (Gen 8)
                ->      DL385p Gen8

E-3 SUPERMICRO
E-5 Supermicro  ->      A+ Server 1022GG-TF ([ H8DGG-QF ]  )

[unique in that it has two IOMMUs, and built in SR-IOV NICs]

x3550 M4
x3550 M4        ->      I only found one AMD based box ( x3755 M3) which
                        is $11K! 
R1304BTLSHBNR 
R1304BTLSHBNR 
R1208RPOSHOR
R1208RPOSHOR

                ->      Those are four Intel whiteboard. Perhaps two
                        of them should be: Cybertron Imperium TSVIAA1162 
(TSVIAA1162) AMD
Opteron 6200 Series Processor 6272 8GB RAM 2TB HD No OS


S47 (Quanta)    ->      I couldn't actually find any images of it.

RD640 70AY 
R2308SC2SHFN

ASUS H87MPLUS/CSM
MSI 970A-G46 
GS-R11U4S 
GS-R12P4S
GS-R12P4G

> 
> From: Donald Slutz <dslutz@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:dslutz@xxxxxxxxxxx>>
> Date: Wednesday, 20 August 2014 15:17
> To: Lars Kurth <lars.kurth@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:lars.kurth@xxxxxxxxxx>>
> Subject: Fwd: Detailed Proposal for Linux Foundation
> 
> Here is the info.
>     -Don Slutz
> 
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:        Detailed Proposal for Linux Foundation
> Date:   Thu, 14 Aug 2014 19:03:10 -0400
> From:   Paul L. George(Office)
<pgeorge@xxxxxxxxxx><mailto:pgeorge@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To:       <pgeorge@xxxxxxxxxx><mailto:pgeorge@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To:     Don Slutz <dslutz@xxxxxxxxxxx><mailto:dslutz@xxxxxxxxxxx>, 'Don
Koch' <don@xxxxxxx><mailto:don@xxxxxxx>,
<lars.kurth@xxxxxxxxxx><mailto:lars.kurth@xxxxxxxxxx>
> CC:     Ian Jackson
<Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx><mailto:Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> 
> Lars, Ian, Don & Don
> 
> Here is the final proposal or the test server rack.  The numbers are
pretty firm, they will vary according to the cable lengths, and any wire
management we may need.
> 
> Please review and let me know what you think
> 
> Paul L. George
> President
> 
> [hatecomp]PLG Enterprises, Inc.
> All-Net Computer Solutions
> 42 East Main Street
> Westboro, MA 01581
> Office 508-898-9057
> Cell:    508-450-9332
> pgeorge@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:pgeorge@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> 
> 





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Any 'R' series Dell server ending in a '5' is AMD I believe. E.g. the R415
which is relatively cheap.

Cheers,
James

> -----Original Message-----
> From: advisory-board-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:advisory-board-
> bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lars Kurth
> Sent: 26 August 2014 11:41
> To: Advisory-board discussions
> Subject: Re: [Advisory-board] Detailed Server Proposal for Xen Project
> Test Framework
> 
> I fully agree with Sherry and Konrad. Don had not sent the detailed spec
> to the Test WG. So it wasn¹t clear that the machines were not balanced.
> How about the following process moving forward:
> * Send detailed list including this proposal to WG and vendor
> * Revise the proposal
> 
> > x3550 M4    ->      I only found one AMD based box ( x3755 M3) which
> > is $11K!
> Sherry, do you know of any AMD boxes that are cheaper?
> 
> 
> Regards
> Lars
> 
> On 21/08/2014 22:30, "Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk" <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> 
> >On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 09:40:32PM +0000, Lars Kurth wrote:
> >>
> >
> >Hey folks,
> >
> >I think Sherri's point about having a balanced set of machines is quite
> >on the spot. I could not find on Dell, nor Lenovo any AMD equipped
> >servers. Howerver HP, IBM and SuperMicro do carry them.
> >
> >I would augment the list to have:
> >
> >PowerEdge R210II
> >PowerEdge R320
> >RD340 70AB
> >DL360P (Gen 8)
> >             ->      DL385p Gen8
> >
> >E-3 SUPERMICRO
> >E-5 Supermicro       ->      A+ Server 1022GG-TF ([ H8DGG-QF ]  )
> >
> >[unique in that it has two IOMMUs, and built in SR-IOV NICs]
> >
> >x3550 M4
> >x3550 M4     ->      I only found one AMD based box ( x3755 M3) which
> >                     is $11K!
> >R1304BTLSHBNR
> >R1304BTLSHBNR
> >R1208RPOSHOR
> >R1208RPOSHOR
> >
> >             ->      Those are four Intel whiteboard. Perhaps two
> >                     of them should be: Cybertron Imperium TSVIAA1162
> (TSVIAA1162) AMD
> >Opteron 6200 Series Processor 6272 8GB RAM 2TB HD No OS
> >
> >
> >S47 (Quanta) ->      I couldn't actually find any images of it.
> >
> >RD640 70AY
> >R2308SC2SHFN
> >
> >ASUS H87MPLUS/CSM
> >MSI 970A-G46
> >GS-R11U4S
> >GS-R12P4S
> >GS-R12P4G
> >
> >>
> >> From: Donald Slutz <dslutz@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:dslutz@xxxxxxxxxxx>>
> >> Date: Wednesday, 20 August 2014 15:17
> >> To: Lars Kurth <lars.kurth@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:lars.kurth@xxxxxxxxxx>>
> >> Subject: Fwd: Detailed Proposal for Linux Foundation
> >>
> >> Here is the info.
> >>     -Don Slutz
> >>
> >>
> >> -------- Original Message --------
> >> Subject:        Detailed Proposal for Linux Foundation
> >> Date:   Thu, 14 Aug 2014 19:03:10 -0400
> >> From:   Paul L. George(Office)
> >><pgeorge@xxxxxxxxxx><mailto:pgeorge@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Reply-To:       <pgeorge@xxxxxxxxxx><mailto:pgeorge@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To:     Don Slutz <dslutz@xxxxxxxxxxx><mailto:dslutz@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
'Don
> >>Koch' <don@xxxxxxx><mailto:don@xxxxxxx>,
> >><lars.kurth@xxxxxxxxxx><mailto:lars.kurth@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> CC:     Ian Jackson
> >><Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx><mailto:Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>
> >>
> >> Lars, Ian, Don & Don
> >>
> >> Here is the final proposal or the test server rack.  The numbers are
> >>pretty firm, they will vary according to the cable lengths, and any
wire
> >>management we may need.
> >>
> >> Please review and let me know what you think
> >>
> >> Paul L. George
> >> President
> >>
> >> [hatecomp]PLG Enterprises, Inc.
> >> All-Net Computer Solutions
> >> 42 East Main Street
> >> Westboro, MA 01581
> >> Office 508-898-9057
> >> Cell:    508-450-9332
> >> pgeorge@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:pgeorge@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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