Vega

Vega is a Sun Server located in the Machine Room. It is is currently used as a logging/SIEM server but previously ran KVM Virtual Machines.

Technical Specifications

Specification	Description
Server Type	Sun Fire X4150
CPU	2x Intel Xeon X5460 Quad-Core @ 3.16 GHz
RAM	24 GB
Hard Disks	2x 73GB 2.5in 10K SAS RAID 1
OS	Ubuntu 22.04
Purchase Date	Winter 2008

History

Vega was recieved through the 2008 Sun AEG and was one of the six X4150s initially allocated to run Sun Ray (thin client) services for the Sun Rays around the school. Later, Vega was used to run Understudy VMs using Virtualbox. It is notable for being the first VM host to get completely provisioned with Ansible.