Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Having a bit of the past in the business, I must say this is hard core. Also not usual that something relatively prosaic like a filed AC unit is the cause of the problem. The biggest challenge in the datacenter we had at the company where I worked in the Netherlands was how to get enough reliable power and how to get rid of the resulting heat. And it goes without saying...thanks a million to you for doing this for all of us. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Oct 22, 2013, at 10:40 PM, Brian Reid wrote: > The LUG Gallery is back online. I'm glad that it came back up so quickly. > The Large Format Photography server (which I also host) was down for > nearly 3 weeks while I struggled with repairs. > > Details for the tech-minded: > The air conditioner for that room of the data center had failed. The LUG > Gallery runs on a particularly high-powered computer that generates a lot > of heat, and it didn't take it long to reach critical overtemp. > > Its dual 550W X8051A-Z power supplies respond to overtemp by disconnecting > themselves from the power mains and staying disconnected until they are > manually reset. > > So I manually reset them. I forgot that it's wise to wear hearing > protectors when powering up that machine while standing next to it. Yow. > > That server (a maxed-out SunFire X4200) has been so reliable that I've not > paid attention to it for years. It is such a beast. I'd better start > making plans for replacing it. No computer lasts forever. And the LUG > Gallery server is the only machine I have that cost more than an M > Monochrom. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >