Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Google's Web Servers, Revealed

It's long been known that Google builds its own web servers, enabling it to design the servers for peak performance and energy efficiency. At today's Google Data Center Energy Summit, the company put one of its custom servers on display. Here's a brief video of the server, which features a power supply that integrates a battery, allowing it to function as an uninterruptible power supply (UPS).

Updated Server Room & network DSL connection

In case you did not see my previous server room video here is an update to the old video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asSV-z...
In this update video you will see that we moved part of our server infrastructure around in the server room, as we are planning to move this equipment within the next 60 days to a new server room with better air conditioning and better power conditioning. This old server room is very noisy and gets very hot and does not have space to grow, The new server room alone is costing $50,000 for the air conditioning and power configuration alone.
Our DSL line is a 10 Mb high-speed internet connection, We have 12 servers, of which you only see 8 servers here. The other servers are in other locations due to lack of space.
There are 3 Mac servers, and the other 9 are Dell brand running Windows 2003 servers. They run specialized functions such as providing DNS, DHCP, print server, file server, mail server, data-backup, data base server, Mac Services, web server, ad/domain controller & ad backup, restore images.
In addition, we are installing a wireless controller and new WAP access points to cover 6 floors and gigabyte network switches, with a total cost of over $150,000 so it is not cheap. And that does not include the additional new dual cpu MACS that we are acquiring for the new library and new computer labs.

see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owiesn...

I will do an update to show the imaging of the new iMacs with 20" display monitors, they are NICE and very fast!!
see reimaging the hard drive on 200 new computers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owiesn...

I foresee that in the future we may need a server for VOIP phone lines, and network video & conferencing services.



3-in-1 RJ45 Network / RJ11 and USB Cable Tester

video abp redes 2007

Construccion de un cable de red.
Este video es un proyecto de clases, donde teniamos que hacer 3 videos que en total no duraran mas de 15 min.


Phoenix Contact VARIOSUB RJ45 Industrial Ethernet Connectors

VARIOSUB RJ-45 Industrial Ethernet connectors from Phoenix Contact are designed for Gigabit Ethernet transmission in accordance with Category 5e. Modular female inserts are available for direct connection to PCB, discrete wire (IDC) termination, and socket-to-socket for two-way plugability. The VARIOSUB connector is compatible with standard RJ-45 plugs, allowing quick connection via commercial patch cables. The plug connector is completely shielded to reliably transmit data in environments where EMI is present.


Category 6 UTP Connector Termination - Giganet

Installation instructions for Giganet Category 6 UTP connectors and patch panels used in a structured cabling system

Cable Management

A way to help manage your cables more effectively.

Make sure to use velcro ties or other tying products that are reusable

Color code your cables a different color for each bin or tote that your using. I use Blue for Audio, Yellow for DMX lighting cables, Red for power cords (extension cords, IEC cables and splitters) and Green for computer cables (USB, Monitor cables etc).


Data Cabling at it's best

Data & Voice Cabling

Server room & Network cabling, DSL

Server room SHOWING THE wiring racks, router, switches and cabling. VOIP & POE cabling.


Network Wiring closet, incoming dsl lines connecting to router, switches and multiple patch panels going to multiple floors.
Cat 5 and fiber optic connections. Phones are VOIP using cat 5 cable to keystone jacks on the wall at each office, using POE.



Cable Room - DSL Ethernet switch POE/voip telephone & video connections

HD Video. This is a view in the phone room of the ethernet DSL cabling using a Dell ethernet switch, and patch panels for internet, VOIP Phones, printers, and video conferencing equipment for one floor in the office. Rack mounted equipment, power over ethernet.
You can see the network connections from the patch panels to the network switch and the cable connections going up to the floor above. You can see there is space for growth without having to buy new or additional equipment.,

Linksys EtherFast Cable/DSL router unboxing

Cable Modem Mod

Cable Modem with firmware SigmaX2 , Flashing with blackcat cable.

Internet Connections : How to Hook Up a Cable Modem & Router

When connecting a cable modem and a router, a category five cable will be needed to plug into the router, which will allow the user to plug their computer into the router. Find out how to get multiple computers to access the Internet with help from a computer specialist in this free video on Internet connections.


Connect to Cisco Router with a USB Cable

If your laptop doesn't have a COM port then you will need to use a USB converter lead.

Choosing the right Console Cable for Cisco 72-3383-01

In order to program or reset a Cisco device, a Cisco console cable will be required. A console cable, also known as a rollover cable, allows a PC to connect to a Cisco router, switch, firewall, or other device using the PC serial port. The Cisco router has an RJ45 female jack to accept the opposite end of the console cable. Once the physical connection is established, you'll need to use a program like Hyperterminal to make the connection complete.


USB to Serial Converter for Cisco Console Cable

This instructional video explains how the usb to serial converter enables a laptop or pc that does not have a 9-pin serial port to connect to a Cisco router, switch, firewall or other Cisco device that offers console port connectivity.

Thir usb to serial converter that we offer is the only one on the market, which offers the capability to control and command all Cisco devices including the all important break sequence, which is required to reset a Cisco device back to factory defaults.


CAB-SS-2626 Cisco Crossover Cable

Why buy two 10 foot cables to connect two routers in back to back configuration, when you can use a single cable purpose built for the task? This CAB-SS-2626 Cisco crossover cable is available in lengths from 1 foot to 10 feet and custom orders are possible


Cisco 800 Series Routers Video Data Sheet

Installing new Cisco network switches - High Speed DSL ethernet network wiring

If you have been following my technical videos, you know that we are upgrading our computers as well as the network infracstructure equipment.
Right now the installed network equipment has 10/100 Mb throughput, but with close to 400 computers & printers on the network, that bandwidth is not going to cut it, we need gigabit speed...so we ordered lots of Cisco giga switches and adding additional high speed network cabling.

In this video, we have unpacked some of the Cisco equipment and we are getting it ready for installation. It's going to be lots of hours of work, and the classes will be starting soon.

The server room is presently having additional air conditioning being installed to handle the new additional equipment as well as additional electrical upgrades to handle the current power loads.
We are also replacing the multiple unmanaged wireless access points with managed WAP wich will improve our wireless coverage from the basement to the 6th floor.
Please continue to follow our project as I continue to record the process of updating our network.

You have already seen the videos, where we re-imaged the new Dell and Macintosh computers. Yes, we also run Linux, as you see on one of the server's monitors.

The total cost of this project is over $500,000 , ouch!! No pain, no gain, I think this will greatly improve our network capacity.
We had to make this upgrade as we had more than outgrown the old infracstructure and needed to expand the capacity to allow for capacity of internet & new technologies including video and sound.

to see how to do netboot system images over the network check the apple manuals:
System Imaging and Software Update Administration
http://images.apple.com/server/macosx...
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