Internap evacuates LGA datacenter • Hacker News Board

Re: Internap evacuates LGA datacenter

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Post by KyleBrandt » Tue, Oct 30, 2012, 5:16 AM UTC

Stackoverflow and Stack Exchange are usually hosted in that building at peer 1, but we failed over to our secondary dc out in OR ealier in the evening.

Re: Internap evacuates LGA datacenter

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Post by shimms » Tue, Oct 30, 2012, 5:19 AM UTC

patrickgzill wrote: post #3

Are they unable to bypass the destroyed pumps and take fuel to the generators via 55-gallon drums? If so, why not?

At the point that a customer notification includes the words "Life safety is our number one priority" things like "can't they bypass the pumps" become far less significant.

People's lives are at stake. If the service is important enough that you'd expect them to stay behind and keep it running for you, it is probably important enough that it exists in multiple, geographically separated data centres.

Re: Internap evacuates LGA datacenter

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Post by shimms » Tue, Oct 30, 2012, 5:26 AM UTC

ChuckMcM wrote: post #2

I really don't know what the proper procedure should be in a data center when the big klaxon goes off and you here those fateful words over the intercom, "Close all doors, DIVE, DIVE, DIVE!"

If it is a halon equipped datacenter you listen. And then do as it says. Quickly.

Re: Internap evacuates LGA datacenter

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Post by patrickgzill » Tue, Oct 30, 2012, 5:28 AM UTC

mikescar wrote: post #5

patrickgzill wrote: post #3

Are they unable to bypass the destroyed pumps and take fuel to the generators via 55-gallon drums? If so, why not?

The building is being evacuated.

So why didn't they do it earlier? That was my point. Of course you have to keep your people safe, but this shows poor planning.

Re: Internap evacuates LGA datacenter

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Post by mmwanga » Tue, Oct 30, 2012, 5:41 AM UTC

patrickgzill wrote: post #3

Are they unable to bypass the destroyed pumps and take fuel to the generators via 55-gallon drums? If so, why not?

Only rackspace have fanatical support. They would lay down their lives for 1 more minute of uptime.

Re: Internap evacuates LGA datacenter

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Post by silentOpen » Tue, Oct 30, 2012, 5:50 AM UTC

frozenport wrote: post #8

Clouds are bad for cloud computing.

Virtual machines can migrate at lightspeed?

Re: Internap evacuates LGA datacenter

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Post by ghshephard » Tue, Oct 30, 2012, 6:31 AM UTC

patrickgzill wrote: post #14

mikescar wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The building is being evacuated.

So why didn't they do it earlier? That was my point. Of course you have to keep your people safe, but this shows poor planning.

Storm surge was higher than expected.

Re: Internap evacuates LGA datacenter

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Post by tlrobinson » Tue, Oct 30, 2012, 6:31 AM UTC

Re: Internap evacuates LGA datacenter

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Post by yuhong » Tue, Oct 30, 2012, 6:52 AM UTC

Zaheer wrote: post #7

Lifehacker/Gizmodo and its affiliate sites are down too

http://qz.com/21606/how-hurricane-sandy-broke-the-internet/

http://buzzfeed.tumblr.com/post/34607165930/major-media-isp-...

Re: Internap evacuates LGA datacenter

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Post by lucb1e » Tue, Oct 30, 2012, 7:46 AM UTC

It's interesting to see how a storm can singlehandedly cut out some major websites and cause millions to go without power. I think it shows how fragile this tech world really is, and how little we should rely on it in case of a major disaster.