we should be looking for a new ftp-master and backup.d.o this year or next

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 Proposers:
 
 * Noel Koethe
+
+== 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?).
+
+== new backup.d.o ==
+
+bartok, the current backup.d.o, is getting old too, and there is not all that
+much spare space.
+
+We should be looking at replacing that eventually.  A raid6 of big SATA disks
+would probably provide the required robustness and be cost-effective.
+