+== new bugs.d.o ==
+
+Currently bugs runs on a single DL385g1 system which cannot keep up with the
+load that the BTS causes.
+
+Owner@bugs would like to split the BTS accross multiple hosts: two for incoming
+email and spam filtering (would not be required if we had the setup mentioned
+above), one master, and at least two user-facing web servers.
+
+Requirements (assuming the above mentioned mail system is in place, else add
+two mail servers):
+
+* two systems with fast disks (we don't need that much storage, some 200 gigs
+ should suffice easily for a while - say 4x140 gig raid10), some ram for
+ caching (say 16g?), and the CPU to handle the scripts (if we can get two quad
+ cores per box that would be great).
+* one master that processes incoming email, changing bugs as required, and
+ pushes the changes to the web facing servers.
+
+Proposers:
+
+* Don Armstrong
+
+If the snapshot hosts go through we might be able to put the bugs front end
+webservers on them too. Probably a question of load but it can't hardly be
+worse than rietz at the moment.
+
+Status (2009-05-04):
+
+We were quite successful in using other hosts as bugs web mirrors (even if
+right now we aren't running any due to other hardware failing), so that is
+a more or less solved problem. We also intent to move bugs-master to a kvm
+domain at ubc/ece once the blade there is fixed. And we can probably move
+incoming MX to a blade instance in darmstadt and another one at the same
+place as new bugs-master will be if the bugs folks still want that.
+
+== new ftp-master ==
+
+ftp-master's hardware is becoming old and warranty is running out (we keep extending it, but that's not for free either).
+
+We probably should look into getting a new machine somewhere in the US. Apart
+from recent CPUs, reasonable amount of ram (16-32g?) and the usual management
+fu primary requirement is reliable storage. We probably should look at some
+raid6, either internal or external for the master copy of the archive in the range
+of 2-4T (is that right, ftp folks?). Additionally some faster internal storage
+could be useful for the database part of the ftp archive (4 disks raid10?).
+
+Status (2010-05-20):
+
+HP DL380 G6 machine in place at CS Dept. Brown University. In setup