539019 - n900 rsync source machine

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(mozilla.org Graveyard :: Server Operations, task)

Description

[John Ford [:jhford] CET/CEST Berlin Time]

for imaging the Nokia N900, it looks like I am going to need a machine to host the pagesets and all optify'd software (python, python libraries).  I would like to avoid using the buildbot master as I don't want to load it too heavily.

This machine will be used to rsync the files and will be hit for ~1gb by each device when it gets imaged and likely again on each boot.  Ideally the machine would be running Linux, preferably fedora or centos.  The machine would also need to be in the same network as the N900 pool and would ideally have a short hostname that doesn't need to be fully qualified on the n900s.  a hostname of 'i' would be awesome (typing on an n900 sucks).

Comment 1

[Derek Moore [:dmoore]]

I'm assuming a VM (or possibly a mac mini) would suffice for this?

Comment 2

[John Ford [:jhford] CET/CEST Berlin Time]

yep, either would work.  Whatever is easiest should work for me.

Comment 3

[John Ford [:jhford] CET/CEST Berlin Time]

is there any idea of when a machine would open up?  I am getting to the stage where this is getting somewhat blocking me.

Comment 4

[matthew zeier [:mrz]]

Can you wait till Friday for this?

Comment 5

[Phong Tran [:phong]]

nok-img.mv.mozilla.com 10.250.48.242
CNAME: img.mv.mozilla.com

I used a mac mini and used the talos-rev2-linux image for this.

Comment 6

[John Ford [:jhford] CET/CEST Berlin Time]

As discussed with Derek (mar 2),  this machine was not accessible to the n900s on the RF room network.  I am not sure what the current status of this is.  I am marking this as a blocking bug because it is causing major headaches for testing the devices.

Comment 7

[Phong Tran [:phong]]

punting this to dmoore.

Comment 8

[Phong Tran [:phong]]

it turns out this mini was powered off.  it should be turned on again.