So, we’re adding an additional application server to the production Blackboard system at work. Physically installed the server in the rack today, and it went in like a dream.

The PowerEdge 2950, a 2U Dell server, was not too heavy to carry alone (although I did have someone else to help me mount the dang thing on the rails). Once in the rack, he set up the wire management… while I ran back to the office. The PE2950 does NOT have PS2 ports, which our KVM requires, so I had to rustle up a PS2-to-USB adapter.

So far, so good. Now comes the fun part: configuration.