Server opinion

Just for @Floren
Random write:
Code: 
root@orion:/home/tracy/work# fio test.cfg
random-write-direct: (g=0): rw=randwrite, bs=8K-8K/8K-8K, ioengine=sync, iodepth=1
...
random-write-direct: (g=0): rw=randwrite, bs=8K-8K/8K-8K, ioengine=sync, iodepth=1
2.0.8
Starting 5 processes
random-write-direct: Laying out IO file(s) (1 file(s) / 512MB)
random-write-direct: Laying out IO file(s) (1 file(s) / 512MB)
random-write-direct: Laying out IO file(s) (1 file(s) / 512MB)
random-write-direct: Laying out IO file(s) (1 file(s) / 512MB)
random-write-direct: Laying out IO file(s) (1 file(s) / 512MB)
Jobs: 5 (f=5): [wwwww] [100.0% done] [0K/8016K /s] [0 /1002  iops] [eta 00m:00s]
random-write-direct: (groupid=0, jobs=5): err= 0: pid=30616
  write: io=65120KB, bw=6500.4KB/s, iops=812 , runt= 10018msec
    clat (usec): min=35 , max=526503 , avg=6145.87, stdev=17033.60
     lat (usec): min=35 , max=526504 , avg=6146.13, stdev=17033.59
    clat percentiles (usec):
     |  1.00th=[   52],  5.00th=[  358], 10.00th=[  892], 20.00th=[ 1656],
     | 30.00th=[ 2128], 40.00th=[ 2704], 50.00th=[ 3312], 60.00th=[ 3792],
     | 70.00th=[ 4576], 80.00th=[ 5856], 90.00th=[ 9920], 95.00th=[13376],
     | 99.00th=[92672], 99.50th=[132096], 99.90th=[193536], 99.95th=[240640],
     | 99.99th=[528384]
    bw (KB/s)  : min=  126, max= 2475, per=20.12%, avg=1307.54, stdev=597.69
    lat (usec) : 50=0.81%, 100=1.63%, 250=1.51%, 500=2.54%, 750=2.31%
    lat (usec) : 1000=2.32%
    lat (msec) : 2=16.31%, 4=35.75%, 10=26.93%, 20=7.43%, 50=0.63%
    lat (msec) : 100=0.95%, 250=0.84%, 500=0.02%, 750=0.01%
  cpu          : usr=0.04%, sys=0.08%, ctx=8160, majf=0, minf=119
  IO depths    : 1=100.0%, 2=0.0%, 4=0.0%, 8=0.0%, 16=0.0%, 32=0.0%, >=64=0.0%
     submit    : 0=0.0%, 4=100.0%, 8=0.0%, 16=0.0%, 32=0.0%, 64=0.0%, >=64=0.0%
     complete  : 0=0.0%, 4=100.0%, 8=0.0%, 16=0.0%, 32=0.0%, 64=0.0%, >=64=0.0%
     issued    : total=r=0/w=8140/d=0, short=r=0/w=0/d=0

Run status group 0 (all jobs):
  WRITE: io=65120KB, aggrb=6500KB/s, minb=6500KB/s, maxb=6500KB/s, mint=10018msec, maxt=10018msec

Disk stats (read/write):
    dm-0: ios=0/8668, merge=0/0, ticks=0/148794, in_queue=148919, util=99.05%, aggrios=0/8853, aggrmerge=0/23, aggrticks=0/149183, aggrin_queue=149183, aggrutil=98.94%
  sda: ios=0/8853, merge=0/23, ticks=0/149183, in_queue=149183, util=98.94%

Sequential write

Code: 
sequential-write-buffered: (g=0): rw=write, bs=8K-8K/8K-8K, ioengine=sync, iodepth=1
...
sequential-write-buffered: (g=0): rw=write, bs=8K-8K/8K-8K, ioengine=sync, iodepth=1
2.0.8
Starting 5 processes
sequential-write-buffered: Laying out IO file(s) (1 file(s) / 512MB)
sequential-write-buffered: Laying out IO file(s) (1 file(s) / 512MB)
sequential-write-buffered: Laying out IO file(s) (1 file(s) / 512MB)
sequential-write-buffered: Laying out IO file(s) (1 file(s) / 512MB)
sequential-write-buffered: Laying out IO file(s) (1 file(s) / 512MB)

sequential-write-buffered: (groupid=0, jobs=5): err= 0: pid=30681
  write: io=2560.0MB, bw=7314.3MB/s, iops=936228 , runt=   350msec
    clat (usec): min=2 , max=682 , avg= 4.33, stdev= 1.86
     lat (usec): min=2 , max=683 , avg= 4.43, stdev= 1.88
    clat percentiles (usec):
     |  1.00th=[    3],  5.00th=[    3], 10.00th=[    3], 20.00th=[    3],
     | 30.00th=[    4], 40.00th=[    4], 50.00th=[    4], 60.00th=[    4],
     | 70.00th=[    5], 80.00th=[    5], 90.00th=[    6], 95.00th=[    6],
     | 99.00th=[    8], 99.50th=[    9], 99.90th=[   10], 99.95th=[   11],
     | 99.99th=[   22]
    lat (usec) : 4=27.47%, 10=72.28%, 20=0.24%, 50=0.01%, 100=0.01%
    lat (usec) : 250=0.01%, 500=0.01%, 750=0.01%
  cpu          : usr=11.06%, sys=88.03%, ctx=48, majf=0, minf=132
  IO depths    : 1=100.0%, 2=0.0%, 4=0.0%, 8=0.0%, 16=0.0%, 32=0.0%, >=64=0.0%
     submit    : 0=0.0%, 4=100.0%, 8=0.0%, 16=0.0%, 32=0.0%, 64=0.0%, >=64=0.0%
     complete  : 0=0.0%, 4=100.0%, 8=0.0%, 16=0.0%, 32=0.0%, 64=0.0%, >=64=0.0%
     issued    : total=r=0/w=327680/d=0, short=r=0/w=0/d=0

Run status group 0 (all jobs):
  WRITE: io=2560.0MB, aggrb=7314.3MB/s, minb=7314.3MB/s, maxb=7314.3MB/s, mint=350msec, maxt=350msec

Disk stats (read/write):
    dm-0: ios=0/0, merge=0/0, ticks=0/0, in_queue=0, util=0.00%, aggrios=0/0, aggrmerge=0/0, aggrticks=0/0, aggrin_queue=0, aggrutil=0.00%
  sda: ios=0/0, merge=0/0, ticks=0/0, in_queue=0, util=0.00%
 
Floren said:
# hdparm -I /dev/sda | grep Model

Nice numbers... :)
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I'm thinking the problem is since it's a hardware RAID10 array, getting the device info may be a problem (not to mention this server is running ProxMox and I'm just getting into that fun). I can probably log in via IPMI and check - but I've never used a server with IPMI logon before (always had direct access to the servers until I got the SC ones).

Here is what the command shows:
Code: 
root@orion:/home/tracy# hdparm -I /dev/sda | grep Model
SG_IO: bad/missing sense data, sb[]:  70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0d 00 00 00 00 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

I'm really pleased so far with it. One thing I don't like compared to ServerComplete is anytime I want to do an RDNS I have to submit a ticket. At ServerComplete their CP allows you do do it there (even on the ProxMox server I have set up there).
 
I'm pleased with it so far. I've got my Now Serving Linux forum moved over to it (still have to do some tweaking on the settings for mysql and the opcode cache). Seems (so far) as responsive as when it was on the dedicated iron.
 
@Tracy Perry ...I can beat that price by a decent chunk + get you 25% off your 1st month. 24 hour or less setup time in Buffalo, and under 7 days any other colo-crossing location as the server would have to be shipped from Buffalo..
 
Mike Edge said:
@Tracy Perry ...I can beat that price by a decent chunk + get you 25% off your 1st month. 24 hour or less setup time in Buffalo, and under 7 days any other colo-crossing location as the server would have to be shipped from Buffalo..
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Main problem is I was wanting a centrally (to the US) located server since my targeted audience is mainly US. This one is in Dallas, TX. The money isn't that big of a deal to me (sounds weird I know) and they are familiar with the install of ProxMox (was a big plus). If it doesn't work out I may hit you up about it.
 
Tracy Perry said:
Main problem is I was wanting a centrally (to the US) located server since my targeted audience is mainly US. This one is in Dallas, TX. The money isn't that big of a deal to me (sounds weird I know) and they are familiar with the install of ProxMox (was a big plus). If it doesn't work out I may hit you up about it.
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Yeap, I can get you Dallas :) Just I don't have a high cancel rate so other then Buffalo normally require time to be built and shipped.
 
Currently have 5 VPS's set up on the system (1 with min 1GB/ max 4GB memory allocated, the others float with a 512mb minimum 1.5GB max).
The high points of the CPU usage was when I was installing 3 of the VPS's at the same time and compiling some stuff on the actual server.

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Well, two weeks in and have no real complaints - other than having to contact them via ticket every time I create a VPS to have the RDNS set (got spoiled at ServerComplete being able to do it from the control panel - even if using ProxMox).
Up time is at 99.81%, and the only reason it's not higher is I rebooted the main server during that time period.
 
Tracy Perry said:
other than having to contact them via ticket every time I create a VPS to have the RDNS set (got spoiled at ServerComplete being able to do it from the control panel - even if using ProxMox).
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That's because they are resellers. Their upstream providers offer that capability, but only if you go through them directly.
 
WSWD said:
That's because they are resellers. Their upstream providers offer that capability, but only if you go through them directly.
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I figured they were. It's getting hard to to find somewhere reasonable with decent hardware setups at a hobbiest price that own their own.
If I was out here making money on the sites then the cost would not be that much of a deal - but since I don't I do have to keep it within reason. I'm sorely tempted to purchase my own server and then ship it for co-location but it'll be fun justifying to the wife $12,000 for a "computer for my hobby" as she calls it. :p
 
Tracy Perry said:
I'm sorely tempted to purchase my own server and then ship it for co-location but it'll be fun justifying to the wife $12,000 for a "computer for my hobby" as she calls it. :p
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Ha ha ha!! Completely understandable. You would be surprised what you can find on eBay though. As long as you don't look for one with drives (you don't want used drives anyway), you can put a pretty decent older system together for $400-500, and have it co-located somewhere pretty reasonably.
 
WSWD said:
Ha ha ha!! Completely understandable. You would be surprised what you can find on eBay though. As long as you don't look for one with drives (you don't want used drives anyway), you can put a pretty decent older system together for $400-500, and have it co-located somewhere pretty reasonably.
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But...But...But... I want the newest toys mommy!:ROFLMAO:
 
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