According to the official status page, the whole datacenter is still green http://status.ovh.com/vms/index_sbg2.html
Screenshot: https://i.imgur.com/2rpWv0P.png
Fire declared in OVH SBG2 datacentre building
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Re: Fire declared in OVH SBG2 datacentre building
#202Earlier quoted context omitted.
Once you're big enough to afford a CISO, you're likely big enough to afford office space with decent physical security to serve as a third replicated database site to complement your two datacenters. These solutions are not one-size-fits-all. What works for a small startup isn't appropriate for a 100+ person company.
Yes, I agree. Small companies typically are very bad at security.
I am really good at security and I too keep encrypted backups on-site in my house.
Re: Fire declared in OVH SBG2 datacentre building
#203I sent this story to my colleagues and one of them asked "where is the FM200?" I don't really know how FM200 systems work in data centres, but I'm guessing that if the fire didn't start from within the actual server room, FM200 might not save you? e.g. if a fire started elsewhere and went out of control, it would be able to burn through the walls/ceiling/floor of the server room, in which case no amount of FM200 gas…
Apparently they don't use gas at all.
https://lafibre.info/ovh-datacenter/ovh-et-la-protection-inc...
Re: Fire declared in OVH SBG2 datacentre building
#204The classic "lp0 on fire" error message comes to mind: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lp0_on_fire Really though, I feel truly awful for anyone affected by this. The post recommends implementing a disaster recovery plan. The truth is that most people don't have one. So, let's use this post to talk about Disaster Recovery Plans! Mine: I have 5 servers at OVH (not at SBG) and they all back up to Amazon S3 or Backblaze B2…
Video of the aftermath:
Re: Fire declared in OVH SBG2 datacentre building
#205This is a literal nightmare for me. I can remember several San Diego fires that threatened the original JohnCompanies datacenter[1] circa mid 2000s and thinking about all of the assets and invested time and care that went into every rack in the facility. Very interested to read the post-mortem here ... even more interested in any actionable takeaways from what is a very rare event ... [1] Castle Access, as it was kno…
Man, 2006 was a freaky time to be in San Diego.
Re: Fire declared in OVH SBG2 datacentre building
#206I sent this story to my colleagues and one of them asked "where is the FM200?" I don't really know how FM200 systems work in data centres, but I'm guessing that if the fire didn't start from within the actual server room, FM200 might not save you? e.g. if a fire started elsewhere and went out of control, it would be able to burn through the walls/ceiling/floor of the server room, in which case no amount of FM200 gas…
Apparently they don't use gas at all. https://lafibre.info/ovh-datacenter/ovh-et-la-protection-inc...
Ah, so it's possible that they also used a water sprinkler system at SBG2. But still, I wonder how the fire protection system (water sprinkler, FM200, or otherwise) not save SBG2?
It doesn't really surprise me that the machines are dead, but the whole place being destroyed is much more surreal.
Re: Fire declared in OVH SBG2 datacentre building
#207Earlier quoted context omitted.
Pictures from the fire: https://www.dna.fr/amp/faits-divers-justice/2021/03/10/stras...
is that entirely cargo containers? is that common for a data center?
No, SBG2 was a building in the "tower design", as is SBG3 behind it. The container in the foreground are SBG1 from the time when OVH didn't know if Straßburg is going to be a permanent thing.
Re: Fire declared in OVH SBG2 datacentre building
#208Earlier quoted context omitted.
Pictures from the fire: https://www.dna.fr/amp/faits-divers-justice/2021/03/10/stras...
is that entirely cargo containers? is that common for a data center?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modular_data_center
Container DCs were a big thing for a while. Even Google did a whole PR thing about how they used them.
Re: Fire declared in OVH SBG2 datacentre building
#209Earlier quoted context omitted.
Uff... it looks like half of the containers on this picture were on fire...
Are you making a joke about docker containers or am I missing something?
Part of OVH datacenters are literal, physical containers with racks, power supply, vents, etc.
You can see more details here: https://baxtel.com/data-center/ovh-strasbourg-campus
Re: Fire declared in OVH SBG2 datacentre building
#210Seems like data.gouv.fr [1], the government platform for open data is impacted ; we might not get the nice COVID-19 graphs from non-governemental sites ([2], [3]) today.
I can't wait for the conspiracy theories about how the fire is a "cover up" to "hide" bad COVID-19 numbers...
[1] https://twitter.com/GuillaumeRozier/status/13695724905996902...
[3] https://www.meteo-covid.com/trouillocarte (Just wanted to share the "trouillocarte" - which roughly translates to "'how badly is shit hitting the fan today' map" ;) )