Gandalf

Gandalf is a physical server residing in the CSL Machine Room that currently serves KVM Virtual machines.

Technical Specifications

Field	Value
Server Type	HP Proliant DL380 G6
CPU	2x Intel Xeon E5540 Hexa-Core @ 2.53 GHz
RAM	70 GB
Hard Disks	2x 146GB 2.5in 15K SAS, RAID 1
OS	Ubuntu 20.04
Purchase Date	Unknown

History

Gandalf was previously named auckland (and before 2017-18 gandalf) and was one of three servers running VMware ESXi used to host JCIRN.

In 2017-2018, Gandalf was used to run the official TJHSST Othello Tournament.

Gandalf was the first physical server to run Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ubuntu 20.04 was installed on this server 100% remotely.