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PBase.com Servers

These are the main PBase servers.
There are another 13 servers that live in other locations doing jobs including jpeg webserving, dns, mail, and backups.

More details on the servers at https://pbase.com/server_info

These machines are mostly Dells, Intel PIII and Xeons, running Redhat Linux.

The Dell Powervaults are the primary RAID storage.

All of this will be improved over time for increased capacity and stability. Just a matter of cash.
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Wendy K. Dayne01-Feb-2013 15:02
You have a very cool job, Slug. It's good to know that PBase is being taken care of because I so much love this site (all the wonderful pictures in here). Thank you! :)
dr mork26-Jan-2013 11:19
What would PBase be without you guys.. Thanks for all your hard work! Keep it up!
air ambulance20-Jun-2012 19:30
how cool is this?! glad you shared.
Dave Hein06-Oct-2009 05:25
Some current photos and updated information on the About PBase page might help a lot of people understand and appreciate the complexity of the system nowadays, especially in light of some of the current problems. I'd be curious myself about how much data PBase is managing nowadays. Many of us struggle with the small personal systems we manage. Something like keeping PBase humming puts things in perspective now and then.
Guest 24-Apr-2009 05:33
And to think that my first hands-on machine was a 12-bit word PDP-8 with 8k of iron-core memory, a word-addressable 256k 128 fixed-head hard disc, two 131k fixed-block-addressable DEC-tapes, an extra Teletype, and a single dial-up modem. I am impressed.
Michaval29-Mar-2007 11:16
Congratulations. It is a pleasure to know the creator of this site, that so many satisfactions it gives us.
Gracias
Archiaston Musamma Family23-Sep-2006 10:24
I really love pbase. It is very fast and reliable.
Jim Kramer20-Jul-2006 12:51
cool gallery! It's nice to see where it all happens. I've only been here for a month, but I'll be around for a long time to come - and I'll be referring many more! Thanks for all the hard work! -Jim
Martha Albuquerque29-Mar-2006 18:56
Thanks for the oportunity to use this wonderful site.
pbase is the best!
martha albuquerque
Slug07-Nov-2005 12:19
In reply to Mike Morgan.
The PBase servers live in a facility that provides the space, power, cooling, and network connection.
So yes, there are huge banks of batteries that can power the entire data center long enough for the diesel generators to take over.
Mike Morgan 06-Nov-2005 19:10
Quite a success story for you. Great job. Often at some customers I see power source backups like a UPS battery system or something else. Does pbase require this for the servers?
Slug16-Aug-2005 10:11
the left cabinet now has two more x-serves and two more x-serve raids.
they act together as the primary copy of images. this is where your uploads go.
the x-serve raids in the right cabinet are the secondary mirror of the images.
the disk arrays in the third cabinet used to be the primary copy, but now are part of the secondary mirror.
all together, there is about 40-50TB of raw disk space.
there are eight 20amp circuits providing power to these machines.
Johnny14-Aug-2005 02:37
what do those apple x-serves do?

impressive setup :)
Marjan Schavemaker04-Jun-2005 11:09
Slug, you are doing an amazing job, Pbase is that much fun!
Slug18-Apr-2005 21:52
nothing wrong with a Dual 700
for the first year and a half, PBase ran entirely on a dual 350Mhz PII which i still use as a desktop machine.
Guest 18-Apr-2005 16:51
These make my Dual Intel PIII 700MHz server look like nothing! It's amazing to think these hold pbase!
Mary Bowles26-Mar-2005 08:30
Blimey. What a set-up. Great to see the nuts and bolts of the system. Cheers and thanks. Keep on keeping on.
Guest 23-Jun-2004 14:26
From Kenneth in Hong Kong, this is lovely!! I am also a nerd base 10 yrs ago when I was in UK!! I will support pbase starting from me and my son (little baby of 19 months old)
Guest 19-May-2004 04:33
How cool is this, to think that my photographs are stored in there!!
Guest 15-Apr-2004 20:40
PBase is great!, Thanks JARO, JILL, JILIK, JOGO, JAMA, JENKI, JINKO, JOBI, JACK and JIKI.. Well Done.
KenH06-Feb-2004 21:02
How many $23 accounts did it take to buy all those!!!???
Guest 17-Jan-2004 09:16
Much love from Chicago. Thanks for the experience, the whole setup is a piece of art,.
Guest 07-Jan-2004 13:51
have a Great 2004 !! I will be supporting pbase from here
(southamerica - argentina )
thanks guys !

marcelo
Guest 01-Jan-2004 04:54
An earnest THANK YOU to Slug et al. for a great year of Pbase! Happy New Year 2004, I'm looking forward to having another year of fun & photo-sharing here!!! :-) Many cheers, Vera.
Guest 13-Dec-2003 17:29
DAMN i want an EOS 10D too!
Guest 30-Oct-2003 18:17
Which server is which?
Guest 05-Oct-2003 21:02
Are you in charge of pbase?
Amano 22-Sep-2003 01:43
Hey Slug - you've got some damn fine galleries up there and they're really really well presented. Quite an inspirational site I must say - Keep it up!
Guest 29-Jul-2003 16:10
just a thought.... how much space all the pics are taking? :D
Guest 29-Jun-2003 14:22
thanks for your wonderful job! without this, i wouldn't be able to see this wonderful world!
Trevor Edwards29-Jun-2003 05:23
Nice to know where my pictures are hiding.
Great job you're doing Slug, love the site.
TREV
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