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Re: multi-homing fixed


From: Scott Stursa <stursa () acns fsu edu>
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 13:59:48 -0400 (EDT)


On Tue, 28 Aug 2001, Grant A. Kirkwood wrote:

Once upon a time, while talking with a customer about a particular LA
datacenter's fault tolerant features (you know, generators, UPS, HVAC,
diverse fiber entrances, etc...), they very calmly asked me what
procedures we had in place in the event that a major earthquake struck
the southland and dropped LA into the ocean or otherwise put the city
underwater. I told them very bluntly that if an earthquake of that
magnitude were to hit LA, I would *not* be overly concerned with their
servers/circuit/etc., assuming I was still breathing. They were quite
taken aback. ;)

Evidently they took the term "fault tolerant" literally.

(Sorry, couldn't resist)

- SLS


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Academic Computing and Network Services         Florida State University
 
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