To do a good job, we need good tools. Some of our servers are old, no longer powerful enough and have limited disk resources to meet the needs of developers. RPM manufacturing takes a long time and this is detrimental to the efficiency of maintaining and evolving the distribution. In short, the machines are well depreciated.
This is why our infrastructure is first getting a makeover. Better adapted to new technologies, it will allow our developers to work faster and more efficiently.
So where is this new infrastructure?
We received 5 new servers:
– 2 new nodes for building packages: HPE ProLiant DL 360 Gen10 – 2xXeon 6126 (12C/2.6GHz) –
256GB RAM – 2xSSD 3.8TB HW Raid 1 – 2x10Gb/s NICs
– 2 servers to replace sucuk and duvel: HPE ProLiant DL 380 Gen10 – 2 Xeon 6126 (12C/2.6GHz) –
256GB RAM – 2xSSD 3.8TB HW Raid 1 – 10xHDD 12TB HW Raid 5 – 2x10Gb/s NICs
– 1 server for deployment and backup: HPE ProLiant DL80 Gen9 – 2xXeon E5-2603v4
(6C/1.7GHz) – 256GB RAM – 6xHDD 6TB (donated, with some renewed parts)
– 1 Arista 7120T switch 20xRJ-45 10Gb/s 4xSFP+ 10Gb/s for interconnecting the machines
One of the ideas is to use the latest server to deploy quickly and as automatically as possible the construction nodes and other machines. The method is ready for x86_64 nodes and is being finalized for ARM nodes. The preparation of the servers takes time because the teams anticipate the future and future developments.
Once the preparation part of our servers is finished, the integration part into the Data Center will remain.
We are therefore taking our time to do things well in order to perpetuate the future and future versions of Mageia.
In the meantime, the future version 10 of Mageia continues to bubble in its cauldron! But we are not ready yet to plan a release date for the moment.
Feel free to come and strengthen our teams.
Wonderful to see this progressing.
Thank you for the update – in double meaning 🙂 !
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Thank for information and hard work. I waiting for Mageia10.
You’ll never walk alone!
Great to hear the HW is being upgraded. I know migration will be a pain for sure but worth it… I’ve been there soooo many times! XD
Thx for the hard work.
On a side note, I’m eager to have Mageia 10 available so not having a tentative release date makes a bit sad. Believe me! I check the planning section on the wiki at least once a week hoping for a release date (…or at least an alpha version). Anyhow, I know that the more the boiling the better the cooking! 🙂