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August 2010 |
The phenomenon of IT crossing over to engineering has exhibited in many real life systems such as Voice over IP replacing the conventional circuit switching telephone system.
Video surveillance is another good example. The crossover started over 10 years ago when analogue cameras were connected to the PC via dedicated A2D converters. The crossover has continued and will continue as a matter of evolution. The question is will traditional security system installers retain their protected territory or will IT technicians take over the industry in the near future.
This session addresses this question. We will do an overview of the roles of IT in video surveillance. We may be able to apply the same approach to enter other application areas.
Presentation PDF: 2010-0825 Roles of IT in Video Surveillance.pdf (1.65MB)
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August 2010 |
This is to document (a) an issue with Intel Matrix Storage (Host RAID) experienced by some of our partners, and (b) our suggested resolution.
1) Problem Description / Symptoms
The system is running Intel Matrix Storage Manager version 8.9 and a random hard drive fails. Upon replacing or removing this disk, the disk is actually tested fine separately on SeaTools. The Intel Matrix Storage Manager appears to have incorrectly identified the drive as being faulty.
2) Resolution
Intel Matrix Storage Manager 8.9 has been replaced by Intel Rapid Storage Technology and the current version is 9.6 (as of Aug 2010).
Please update the OS Driver and Storage Manager to the latest version available from Intel. You may find the latest driver at: http://downloadcenter.intel.com/ or contact the Compucon technical services team for assistance.
3) Additional Info
A number of people have been affected by the same or similar problem. An example from Intel community forums is here: http://communities.intel.com/thread/5036
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August 2010 |
Introduction:
RAID email notification can be very handy when administrating systems as you will know about RAID issues as they happen, instead of hours or even days later when you next access the system.
Setup:
For a complete guide in setting up AMD RAID please see this knowledge base article. This page will just deal with setting up email notifications.
1) Firstly, log into RAIDXpert and select ‘User Management’ from the Administrative Tools list on the left side.
2) Either select the Create tab to make a new user or click the existing user’s name that you wish to set up notifications for. In this example I will be setting up notifications for the ‘admin’ user.
3) On this page you can change the user’s display name, password, user rights and their email address, enter the address you want the notifications to be sent to. You will have to enter the current password under ‘Password’ before clicking Submit or it will not save any changes.
4) Next go to the Events tab, here you can specify what events will trigger an email alert, it is up to you how thorough you want to be. Selecting all Warning and Error events would generally be a suitable notification plan.
5) After completing the Events page go to ‘Utility Configuration’ under Administrative Tools. Here you will configure the main email settings. Set ‘Email Sender’ to something that will let you know what system the emails are coming from, for example “Lab_System04”. The ‘Email Server’ will be the address of your SMTP server. The email Subject can be whatever you prefer to use for the notifications.
6) Unfortunately there is no option to send a test email so you would need to prompt an event by breaking /rebuilding the array or causing another RAID related event to happen.
It is important to test that the notifications are configured correctly.
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August 2010 |
Source: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/intel-d510mo_11.html
What performance advantage will the users get from a slightly more
expensive Celeron compared to Atom? To answer this question we performed
a short test session where we compared side by side Intel D510MO
against a system built on an Intel G41 Express based board with an
integrated GMA X4500 graphics core and the cheapest LGA775 processor
available today – Celeron E3200.
 The results are definitely not in Atom’s favor. Moreover, the
performance of the tested LGA775 platform is higher not by tens of
percents, but several times. In other words, even the least expensive
Celeron can provide a completely different level of performance. As a
result, an Atom based computer system will immediately eliminate the
whole bunch of possible applications. A slightly more expensive LGA775
platform will be a much more universal solution in this case. Yes,
Celeron is not a very fast CPU, but even if it is used in a system with a
budget integrated mainboard, it will allow you to watch high-definition
video in any format and even play some games with relatively simple
graphics. And it means that you got to have a very good reason to decide
on a Pine Trail with Atom.
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