Comments on: Backup genny? We don’t need no backup genny! http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2007/07/24/backup-genny-we-dont-need-no-backup-genny/ Mai Tais and Blinky Lights, Ahoy! Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:57:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: may http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2007/07/24/backup-genny-we-dont-need-no-backup-genny/comment-page-1/#comment-30669 may Tue, 21 Aug 2007 02:52:34 +0000 http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2007/07/24/backup-genny-we-dont-need-no-backup-genny/#comment-30669 okay, this is only tangentially related but it cracked me up (and demonstrates how fragile our networks are!) from the skype blog http://tinyurl.com/ytlck3 "On Thursday, 16th August 2007, the Skype peer-to-peer network became unstable and suffered a critical disruption. The disruption was triggered by a massive restart of our users’ computers across the globe within a very short timeframe as they re-booted after receiving a routine set of patches through Windows Update. The high number of restarts affected Skype’s network resources. This caused a flood of log-in requests, which, combined with the lack of peer-to-peer network resources, prompted a chain reaction that had a critical impact. " okay, this is only tangentially related but it cracked me up (and demonstrates how fragile our networks are!)

from the skype blog http://tinyurl.com/ytlck3

“On Thursday, 16th August 2007, the Skype peer-to-peer network became unstable and suffered a critical disruption. The disruption was triggered by a massive restart of our users’ computers across the globe within a very short timeframe as they re-booted after receiving a routine set of patches through Windows Update.

The high number of restarts affected Skype’s network resources. This caused a flood of log-in requests, which, combined with the lack of peer-to-peer network resources, prompted a chain reaction that had a critical impact. “

]]> By: may http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2007/07/24/backup-genny-we-dont-need-no-backup-genny/comment-page-1/#comment-30195 may Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:25:30 +0000 http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2007/07/24/backup-genny-we-dont-need-no-backup-genny/#comment-30195 apparently this is what really happened... <embed src="http://www.theonion.com/content/themes/common/assets/videoplayer/flvplayer.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always" wmode="transparent" width="400" height="355" flashvars="file=http://www.theonion.com/content/xml/63609/video&autostart=false&image=http://www.theonion.com/content/files/images/INTERNET_CRASH.jpg&bufferlength=3&embedded=true&title=Breaking%20News%3A%20All%20Online%20Data%20Lost%20After%20Internet%20Crash"></embed><br/><a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/video/breaking_news_all_online_data?utm_source=embedded_video" rel="nofollow">Breaking News: All Online Data Lost After Internet Crash</a> apparently this is what really happened…


Breaking News: All Online Data Lost After Internet Crash

]]> By: rajbot http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2007/07/24/backup-genny-we-dont-need-no-backup-genny/comment-page-1/#comment-30128 rajbot Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:59:58 +0000 http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2007/07/24/backup-genny-we-dont-need-no-backup-genny/#comment-30128 Talked to some people working at 365 main to get their racks up.. it seems only part of 365 main went down.. heard lots of bad things about the competence of their staff. Can't believe people are paying so much for that crap. Talked to some people working at 365 main to get their racks up.. it seems only part of 365 main went down.. heard lots of bad things about the competence of their staff. Can’t believe people are paying so much for that crap.

]]> By: rajbot http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2007/07/24/backup-genny-we-dont-need-no-backup-genny/comment-page-1/#comment-30127 rajbot Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:44:37 +0000 http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2007/07/24/backup-genny-we-dont-need-no-backup-genny/#comment-30127 Sorry, I was wrong I think. The netflix outage seems to predate the power outage. Laughing Squid has updated their post to point to <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19932882/" rel="nofollow">this article</a>, which claims that the netflix outage is unrelated. Sorry, I was wrong I think. The netflix outage seems to predate the power outage. Laughing Squid has updated their post to point to this article, which claims that the netflix outage is unrelated.

]]> By: Netflix Outage | The Substantially Similar Weblog http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2007/07/24/backup-genny-we-dont-need-no-backup-genny/comment-page-1/#comment-30126 Netflix Outage | The Substantially Similar Weblog Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:09:31 +0000 http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2007/07/24/backup-genny-we-dont-need-no-backup-genny/#comment-30126 [...] According to my people on the ground in San Francisco, a transformer explosion was the cause. [...] [...] According to my people on the ground in San Francisco, a transformer explosion was the cause. [...]

]]> By: rajbot http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2007/07/24/backup-genny-we-dont-need-no-backup-genny/comment-page-1/#comment-30125 rajbot Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:08:40 +0000 http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2007/07/24/backup-genny-we-dont-need-no-backup-genny/#comment-30125 Here is a pic of the nerd convention at 365 Main today: http://tastic.brillig.org/~jwb/dorks.jpg Here is a pic of the nerd convention at 365 Main today:
http://tastic.brillig.org/~jwb/dorks.jpg

]]> By: rajbot http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2007/07/24/backup-genny-we-dont-need-no-backup-genny/comment-page-1/#comment-30124 rajbot Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:00:25 +0000 http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2007/07/24/backup-genny-we-dont-need-no-backup-genny/#comment-30124 Yup, Netflix was down for the same reason... Yup, Netflix was down for the same reason…

]]> By: Adam Rosi-Kessel http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2007/07/24/backup-genny-we-dont-need-no-backup-genny/comment-page-1/#comment-30123 Adam Rosi-Kessel Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:40:38 +0000 http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2007/07/24/backup-genny-we-dont-need-no-backup-genny/#comment-30123 Could this be why Netflix was offline for almost 24 hours??? Could this be why Netflix was offline for almost 24 hours???

]]> By: rajbot http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2007/07/24/backup-genny-we-dont-need-no-backup-genny/comment-page-1/#comment-30122 rajbot Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:58:18 +0000 http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2007/07/24/backup-genny-we-dont-need-no-backup-genny/#comment-30122 It was a <a href="http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article/article?f=/c/a/2007/07/24/BAG9NR67253.DTL" rel="nofollow">transformer explosion</a>. 365 Main claims to have TEN of these 2.1 MW <a href="http://hitec.pageprocessor.nl/p3.php?RubriekID=2016" rel="nofollow">Hitec Coninuous Power Systems</a>, and three 20,000 gallon deisel tanks. A lot of good that did. It was a transformer explosion.

365 Main claims to have TEN of these 2.1 MW Hitec Coninuous Power Systems, and three 20,000 gallon deisel tanks. A lot of good that did.

]]> By: rajbot http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2007/07/24/backup-genny-we-dont-need-no-backup-genny/comment-page-1/#comment-30121 rajbot Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:24:59 +0000 http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2007/07/24/backup-genny-we-dont-need-no-backup-genny/#comment-30121 <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/massive-power-outages-hit-san-franciscos-soma-district/" rel="nofollow">Laughing Squid</a> says 365 Main went down too. That's crazy... I can understand our datacenter going down for an hour, or United Layer going down for a day, but 365 Main??? WTF? Laughing Squid says 365 Main went down too. That’s crazy… I can understand our datacenter going down for an hour, or United Layer going down for a day, but 365 Main??? WTF?

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