Photo of the racks in the original Google datacenter

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Post by paul » Wed, Dec 03, 2008, 7:15 AM UTC

Photo of the racks in the original Google datacenter
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Post by paul » Wed, Dec 03, 2008, 7:16 AM UTC

For your amusement :)

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Post by noonespecial » Wed, Dec 03, 2008, 7:37 AM UTC

Looks like most of the midsized companies "data centers" I've been in recently. At least the cables aren't all over the floor for you to trip on as well.

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Post by JMiao » Wed, Dec 03, 2008, 7:48 AM UTC

heh, slot 1/a cpu connectors. ah, the 90s.

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Post by staunch » Wed, Dec 03, 2008, 8:07 AM UTC

paul wrote: post #2

For your amusement :)

Got anymore? I'd love to see what kind of network gear was in there at the time, etc. Very cool. Thanks.

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Dec 03, 2008, 8:20 AM UTC

staunch wrote: post #5

paul wrote: post #2

For your amusement :)

Got anymore? I'd love to see what kind of network gear was in there at the time, etc. Very cool. Thanks.

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Post by paul » Wed, Dec 03, 2008, 8:21 AM UTC

staunch wrote: post #5

paul wrote: post #2

For your amusement :)

Got anymore? I'd love to see what kind of network gear was in there at the time, etc. Very cool. Thanks.

Unfortunately I didn't get a digital camera until 2002, so I don't have many pictures from early Google.

Here's a closeup of a nic on one of the machines: http://friendfeed.com/e/e7bc8124-ee7f-4949-91d2-773e410613d3... I took this picture two months ago at the Computer History Museum, where the jj rack is on display.

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Post by timtrueman » Wed, Dec 03, 2008, 8:22 AM UTC

Here's what their datacenters look like a couple years ago (with Chris DiBona): http://flickr.com/photos/ttrueman/296867981/sizes/l/

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Post by timtrueman » Wed, Dec 03, 2008, 8:27 AM UTC

staunch wrote: post #5

paul wrote: post #2

For your amusement :)

Got anymore? I'd love to see what kind of network gear was in there at the time, etc. Very cool. Thanks.

Here's an upclose one on the first gen rack: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Google’s_...

My understanding is that they found the HP ProCurve switches were a better deal to buy two chassis and stuff all the blades into one box rather than buy the blades and add them to one. It was cheaper that way.

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Post by tlrobinson » Wed, Dec 03, 2008, 8:42 AM UTC

timtrueman wrote: post #9

staunch wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Got anymore? I'd love to see what kind of network gear was in there at the time, etc. Very cool. Thanks.

Here's an upclose one on the first gen rack: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Google’s_... My understanding is that they found the HP ProCurve switches were a better deal to buy two chassis and stuff all the blades into one box rather than buy the blades and add them to one. It was cheaper that way.

What were those switches for? (not the network switches, the physical on/off switches with the green and white wires)

Fans?