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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=385380821-28022008>Hello
Everyone,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=385380821-28022008>Oculente, Ltd. has
a part-time, ongoing contract opportunity available to support one of
our clients. They currently have four dedicated CentOS servers housed with
an outsourced web hosting provider. An overview of the infrastructure and
project work includes:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=385380821-28022008><FONT
face=Verdana><STRONG><U>Infrastructure</U></STRONG></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV><FONT size=1><FONT face=Verdana><B>Database Server</B> (1x) with
SoftLayer</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-tab-span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre"></SPAN><FONT
face=Verdana size=1>2x QuadCore Xeon 5345 2.33GHZ (Clovertown) processors<BR
class=webkit-block-placeholder></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-tab-span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre"></SPAN><FONT
face=Verdana size=1>(8 total cores)<BR
class=webkit-block-placeholder></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-tab-span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre"></SPAN><FONT
face=Verdana size=1>4 GB FB-DIMM Registered 533/667 RAM<BR
class=webkit-block-placeholder></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-tab-span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre"></SPAN><FONT
face=Verdana size=1>SA-SCSI RAID 10 Disc countroller<BR
class=webkit-block-placeholder></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-tab-span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre"></SPAN><FONT
face=Verdana size=1>4x 73GB SA-SCSI 15k RPM drives<BR
class=webkit-block-placeholder></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-tab-span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre"></SPAN><FONT
face=Verdana size=1>CentOS Linux 5 (64 bit)<BR
class=webkit-block-placeholder></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-tab-span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre"></SPAN><FONT
face=Verdana size=1>MySQL version 5.0.22 installed<BR
class=webkit-block-placeholder></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-tab-span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre"></SPAN><FONT
face=Verdana size=1>* One very-busy database<BR
class=webkit-block-placeholder></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-tab-span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre"></SPAN><FONT
face=Verdana size=1>* no other major services running<BR
class=webkit-block-placeholder></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1><BR class=webkit-block-placeholder><FONT
face=Verdana></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1><FONT face=Verdana><B>Web Servers</B> (3x) with
SoftLayer</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-tab-span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre"></SPAN><FONT
face=Verdana size=1>1x Dual Core Xeon 5130 2GHZ (Woodcrest) processor<BR
class=webkit-block-placeholder></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-tab-span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre"></SPAN><FONT
face=Verdana size=1>(2 total cores)<BR
class=webkit-block-placeholder></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-tab-span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre"></SPAN><FONT
face=Verdana size=1>2 GB Fb-DIMM Registered 533/667 RAM<BR
class=webkit-block-placeholder></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-tab-span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre"></SPAN><FONT
face=Verdana size=1>SA-SCSI Controller<BR
class=webkit-block-placeholder></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-tab-span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre"></SPAN><FONT
face=Verdana size=1>1x 73GB SA-SCSI 10k RPM drive<BR
class=webkit-block-placeholder></FONT></DIV><SPAN class=Apple-tab-span
style="WHITE-SPACE: pre"></SPAN><FONT face=Verdana size=1>CentOS Linux 4.5
</FONT>
<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-tab-span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre"></SPAN><FONT
face=Verdana size=1>Apache 2.0.59<BR
class=webkit-block-placeholder></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-tab-span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre"></SPAN><FONT
face=Verdana size=1>Sendmail 8.13.1<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1><BR class=webkit-block-placeholder><FONT
face=Verdana></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=1>SoftLayer Load-balancer clusters the three web
servers.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1><BR class=webkit-block-placeholder><FONT
face=Verdana></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=1>All servers are connected on a private network,
a second public network connects them to the Internet.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1><BR class=webkit-block-placeholder><FONT
face=Verdana></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=1>One of the web servers is the master, with
several cron jobs to generate content and RSYNC the changes to the other
servers.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1><BR><FONT face=Verdana></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1><FONT face=Verdana><B>Media Server</B> (1x) with
ThePlanet</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-tab-span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre"></SPAN><FONT
face=Verdana size=1>2x AMD Opteron Dual-Core<BR
class=webkit-block-placeholder></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-tab-span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre"></SPAN><FONT
face=Verdana size=1>4GB RAM<BR class=webkit-block-placeholder></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-tab-span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre"></SPAN><FONT
face=Verdana size=1>MySQL, Apache, SendMail<BR
class=webkit-block-placeholder></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-tab-span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre"></SPAN><FONT
face=Verdana size=1>We use this for media files, email, newsletters, video
channel, etc.<BR class=webkit-block-placeholder></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1><BR class=webkit-block-placeholder><FONT
face=Verdana></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1><FONT face=Verdana><B>CDN Service</B> with
CacheFly</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-tab-span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre"></SPAN><FONT
face=Verdana size=1>We have a contract with a content delivery service for the
hosting of all site images<BR class=webkit-block-placeholder></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-tab-span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre"></SPAN><FONT
face=Verdana size=1>A few minor cron jobs RSYNC the files to the
service</FONT></DIV><FONT size=1></FONT></DIV><FONT size=1></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV><SPAN class=385380821-28022008></SPAN><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana><FONT
size=2><U>P<SPAN class=385380821-28022008>roject
Work</SPAN></U></FONT></FONT><BR
class=webkit-block-placeholder></STRONG></DIV><FONT
face=Verdana></FONT></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=1>1) TOP PRIORITY: Database
backup/mirror<SPAN class=385380821-28022008> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-tab-span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre"></SPAN><FONT
face=Verdana size=1>I'd like to install MySQL on one of the web servers
(they're under-utilized) and use it as<SPAN class=385380821-28022008>
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=1>a mirror of the live database to
ensure we have a reliable backup.<BR
class=webkit-block-placeholder></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-tab-span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre"></SPAN><FONT
face=Verdana size=1>I'm much more concerned that it serve as a fool-proof
recovery solution than a fall-over<SPAN class=385380821-28022008>
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=1>in the event of a db problem.<BR
class=webkit-block-placeholder></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1><BR class=webkit-block-placeholder><FONT
face=Verdana></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=1>2) SECONDARY PRIORITY: Database server
tuning</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-tab-span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre"></SPAN><FONT
face=Verdana><FONT size=1>We're pretty much running on the stock-box set-up
provided by SoftLayer. I would<SPAN class=385380821-28022008>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=1>imagine that there would like
be some degree of system tuning or settings <SPAN
class=385380821-28022008>m</SPAN>odifications<SPAN class=385380821-28022008>
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=1>that might greatly enhance the overall
performance of the machine.<BR class=webkit-block-placeholder></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1><BR class=webkit-block-placeholder><FONT
face=Verdana></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=1>3) THIRD PRIORITY: Database
modifications</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-tab-span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre"></SPAN><FONT
face=Verdana><FONT size=1>Back in the day, when things were much slower, we
added a full-text index to the table<SPAN class=385380821-28022008>
</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=1>used to contain postings. This was great for
full-text Boolean searches, but now such<SPAN class=385380821-28022008>
</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=1>searches take several seconds against the 3GB
full-text index... so the service is now<SPAN class=385380821-28022008>
</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=1>disabled. I would imagine that maintaining the
full-text index introduces an unneeded<SPAN class=385380821-28022008>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=1>degree of server load each time
a new post is added... can the full-text index be safely<SPAN
class=385380821-28022008> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana
size=1>disassociated in the database?<BR
class=webkit-block-placeholder></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1><BR class=webkit-block-placeholder><FONT
face=Verdana></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=1>4) FOURTH PRIORITY: Contract
Support</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=1>We need someone reliable to<SPAN
class=385380821-28022008> </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=1>be our contract support
and check in on the boxes occasionally and ensure they're<SPAN
class=385380821-28022008> </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=1>properly hardened and all
is running well... in addition to responding to any issues<SPAN
class=385380821-28022008> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=1>that
might arise.<SPAN class=385380821-28022008> </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1><FONT face="Times New Roman"></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=1>Other considerations... the hardware list I
gave you was deployed 7 months ago and we've pretty much had to upgrade our
hardware every 9-12 months over the past four years (due to growth). Our
traffic is currently 2x what it was when the hardware was deployed, so we'd
need your best-guess on how high is up with these machines so we can consider
how and when to upgrade again.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></SPAN></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=385380821-28022008>Qualified parties
who are interested in this opportunity may forward their
resume/CV, references and hourly wage requirements to <A
href="mailto:chazroot@oculente.com">chazroot@oculente.com</A>.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN
class=385380821-28022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=385380821-28022008>Please note
that the candidate selected will be required to sign a Non Disclosure
Agreement (NDA) with the client. Please feel free to pass this message along,
but please no employment agencies and/or recruiters.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN
class=385380821-28022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=385380821-28022008>Best
Regards,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN
class=385380821-28022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana size=2><STRONG>Charles H. Root,
III</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana
size=2><STRONG>President</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana size=2><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana size=1><STRONG>Oculente,
Ltd.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana size=1><STRONG>453 Porter
Avenue</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana size=1><STRONG>Buffalo, NY
14201</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana size=1>USA</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana size=1><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana size=1><STRONG>v:
716.510.8961</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana size=1><STRONG>f:
716.706.1301</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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href="http://www.oculente.com/"><STRONG>www.oculente.com</STRONG></A></FONT></DIV>
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