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Pimp My Datacenter
snydeq writes "InfoWorld has put together an in-depth, hands-on feature detailing the complete pimp-out makeover of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics' 1950s-era server room into a bona-fide 21st century datacenter equipped with 'some of the glitziest and most functional gear known to datacenter-building man.' The project — completed neither on time nor on budget — resulted in improved rack and cable management, more efficient cooling, higher security, and a wealth of remote management functionality to keep University of Hawaii IT staff from having to leave the beach to service glitches. Editorial coverage includes essential tips for completing a datacenter overhaul, video interviews, and deep-dive coverage of the technologies implemented, including state-of-the-art datacenter-planning software, power and cooling equipment, out-of-band management systems, physical security solutions, remote rebooting capabilities, and more."
What is a datacenter?
Here's a real datacenter.
Sig this!
In fresno, ca, you get a free 350mhz computer with a 350 engine block. I'm hoping to build a 3.4 ghz with 6 cores to match my 3.4 6 cylinder camaro. I wouldn't mind a 4x4 chevy truck with a 4-processor 4-core system that I can view on the windshield. Or may be a dual 4 core for my V-8 engine. Then again I can just paint flames on the side of my server and have the sound of a motorcycle on the start button. I used to have a server that would rev it's cpu fan when I'd compile code. Man, I need more blink for my server.. add some dubs to my mouse, and a specialty horn in place of the system speaker. Maybe connect my car alarm clicker to login to my machine. Maybe my alternator can power up my machine, but not with todays gas prices (I wonder how this will affect backup generators). Maybe my ac compressor can double for a fan.
With hookers and blackjack. Well screw the blackjack.
Someday I'll get over cringing when people use the word pimp positively.
God spoke to me.
Yes, I know "get off my lawn" etc...
http://www.zombieapocalypse.tv/
Not the datacenter itself, but the InfoWorld coverage. Two pages that could have EASILY been put on a single page (although that would decrease ad impressions and we can't have that, now can we?) and a complete lack of pictures of this supposedly awesome upgrade? Can we PLEASE stop posting stories from the dolts at InfoWorld? All we're doing is driving ad impressions on shoddy articles. Mod me as offtopic if you wish. I couldn't care less as I have plenty of karma.
"So after all this, you make my case for me. To end this stalemate, you must die..."
They've gotta have LED fans in the servers and windowed cases with neons on the inside that pulse to the beat of the music, which is of course playing out some kickers and a biiiiig ass subwoofer :P
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This is about as good an indicator as the phrase "best practice" that the speaker is a douche.
I want to delete my account but Slashdot doesn't allow it.
The project -- completed neither on time nor on budget
including state-of-the-art datacenter-planning software
Am I missing something?
The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
Pass. Big pass.
"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly." A. Carlson
... the Datacenter pimps you
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And the links to their videos ... are links to unrelated videos.
... it's non-existent. WHY choose those items? Why THOSE items?
And the "coverage"
I'm getting the feeling this is more about how someone could spend a HUGE budget instead of how someone could UPGRADE their data center.
What about pimp my Slashdot?!!?
Where is the chrome?
Where is the neon?
Where is the grill?
Let's get some bling up in this bitch!
"wiggers" is not the preferred nomenclature. Wafrican-Americans please.
Let me get this straight: they are talking about an upgrade from a really old datacentre to a really new one (both of which would make or interesting visuals), and there are no photos in the article, which is split into two short pages of text.
Then, when I click on the link for the videos, it's a bunch of 60-second clips of an interview!
Totally lame.
- RG>
Hey pal, this isn't a pleasantforest, so don't waste my time with pleasantries!
YA and it has a TV in the fucking ROUTER BEEEEEEEEEEOCH!!!!
Well, this was my first thought too. But consider that now they can tell you how not to do it as well. Experience and all that, you know.
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=s-e3iYLaVM8
Boy #1 "Brian, you ain't no pimp, dude"
Brian: "Where's my money?"
Girl #1 "That's my money"
-- fenslerfilm gijoe psa18
^^
If you're in Hawaii, you better be pimping the dickens out of your data center. Hawaii has the most expensive electricity in the United States, according to state-by-state energy prices, which show Hawaiian power prices at 16 to 17 cents per kW hour.
RichM
Data Center Knowledge
Meh.
The OS/360 project was hilariously late and expensive, but the lessons learned are still valid today.
(Not saying this article will become a classic or anything)
Of how the team managed to buy loads of pricey brand-name wizbangs, and skimp on hiring human talent until too late in the process, thereby squandering considerable money and time.
Hmm, sounds oddly similar to so many other stories of troubled tech projects.
I suppose it all comes down to the human preference to optimize the variables that they can easily quantify and tweak, not necessarily the ones that matter.
There's nothing new about anything being done here. Here's what they're ooh-ing and ahh-ing over:
- Hot Aisle / Cold Aisle
- Environmental Monitoring (with Netbotz, how inventive)
- At-a-glance rack power load
- Hard & Soft Remote reboots (LOM, web-enabled PDUs)
- Physical Access Control (card based(!), no biometrics)
- Run-o-the-mill remote console and IPKVM
- Good cable management
- Paying people to move your crap for you
I thought this was gonna be like an iris-scanning, fully Direct Current, liquid cooled, flywheel-UPSed, heat reclaming technological wonderland. Instead it's just more 'throw money at the first google hit.'
The InfoWorld favicon that Firefox puts in my tab bar looks like a little red lobster, with one claw bigger than the other.
http://www.infoworld.com/favicon.ico
No matter how many times I see it, I don't think "stylin' letter 'I' dude!", I think... "lobster"
Hmm, I'm hungry.
.. Too lazy to read the source(and the article)... Did MTV make the title?? Speaking of MTV and crappy tv shows and a whole culture in its whole, if they have a "Pimp My Terminal" will they have LCD's on the INSIDE of the computer so you can watch music videos while modding your already pimpped out computer?
I should have submitted the datacenter I was responsible for moving.
It went from two locations (One a closet, the other an ill suited room) to a brand new datacenter with redundant power, cooling, etc.
Only moved 45 servers but still, on-time and on-budget. The planning process is what kept it sane.
crisc+o or lube.
And where's my free white paper download? Where's my chance to win one of five free prizes from APC?
Seriously, this is just another in a long line of crappy APC advertisements, this one disguised as a news piece.
If you need marketing consultants then by all means, call APC.
If you need reliable power and cooling, do yourself a favor and go with Liebert or Tripp-Lite. No ipod giveaways, but they do make some nice IT infrastructure products.
http://www.infoworld.com/archives/emailPrint.jsp?R=printThis&A=/article/08/06/17/25TC-pydc-intro_1.html
http://www.infoworld.com/archives/emailPrint.jsp?R=printThis&A=/article/08/06/17/25TC-pydc-lessons_1.html
Well, it's obvious InfoWorld didn't pimp their own datacenter, as they just got roasted by the slashdot effect.
Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it.
..NIAC - 'Nerds In A Cave.'
A horse can't be sick, you know, even if he wants to.
niigerness? And partner. And if
"Maybe after you finish slotting that ram into me, I can do likewise to you"
"I have many enhancements which we can both find out later"
I haven't been able to connect to the site for some reason... Still, when has evidence ever been required for when I voice my infallible opinion?
There is a reason why it is called 'pimping': it means that it is full of tasteless glitter with little to no functional benefit, which will in a few years look distinctly goofy. Just take a look at any episode of the first series of Star Trek - no doubt it was thought of as very impressive when it was filmed, but now it looks like what some pre-teen has banged up with his Lego set.
Where do I sign up to service their hot Hawaiian glitches on the beach?
Wtf, There were 2 pages of them jacking themselves off, 8 videos of a fat hawaiian standing in front of palm trees talking about his data center, and related 6 page article of more jacking themselves off. A roof with condensors he thought he would show us because we care about rust in hawaii... and not a single picture of the data center itself!
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No Photos.
Say what you will, but this day and age, no photos or other supporting media?
Bullshit. I'm tired of people trying to pop up news stories without any multimedia. Like the so-called garbage island fiasco. Or that stupid komodo dragon crap from a few days ago.
Sure, it sounds silly, "pics or it didn't happen". But I counter with "pics or I don't really care".
It just shows terrible journalism, and an odd disconnect with what your audience---any audience---wants. What would you think of a news story of an Alien Landing but oh golly nobody thought to take a pic, or if they did, it's oddly omitted?
I know, it shouldn't preclude a good story from getting out. But it should keep a stupid, unimportant story from ever reaching daylight! (more space for good stories?)
Finally, if this story does have pics....well fuck you slashdot tagging system!
Bender's Top Ten most frequently uttered words:
10. Chump
9. Chumpette
8. Yours
7. Up
6. Pimpmobile
5. Bite
4. My
3. Shiny
2. Daffodil
1. Ass
"When information is power, privacy is freedom" - Jah-Wren Ryel
"It's now a bona-fide 21st century datacenter equipped with some of the glitziest and most functional gear known to datacenter-building man! We will now take your questions. You, yes?"
"This is Hawaii. Is it earthquake proof like the old one?"
"Did I mention it's glitzy? Next question..."
(-1: Post disagrees with my already-settled worldview) is not a valid mod option.
What did he go with for Network or Server automation?
I'm surprised he didn't use HP Network and Server automation, the products formerly from Opsware.
How can there be such a thing, when there weren't any 1950s era servers?
I was one of the folks that participated in the Pimp My Datacenter event, and took pictures of the installation for those that requested: http://www.standingonthebrink.com/index.php/tag/pimp-your-datacenter/ Disclaimer: I'm affiliated with Servprise, one of the companies featured in the article.
I pissed in his coffee, but, as he drank from the toilet instead, I must've forgotten to "coffee in his piss," as it turns out.
A horse can't be sick, you know, even if he wants to.