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When Does Powering Down Servers Make Sense?

Posted by timothy on from the after-coffee-is-served-of-course dept.

snydeq writes "Powering down servers to conserve energy is a controversial practice that, if undertaken wisely, could greatly benefit IT in its quest to rein in energy costs in the datacenter. Though power cycling's long-term effects on server hardware may be mythical, its effects on IT and business operations are certainly real and often detrimental. Yet, development, staging, batch processing, failover — several server environments seem like prime candidates for routine power cycling to reduce datacenter energy consumption. Under what conditions and in what environments does powering down servers seem to make the most economic and operational sense, and what tips do folks have to offer to those considering making use of the practice?"

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  1. Praise Allah, I finally found it! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I was always looking for something that would fit well in my anus and it seems that Apple has the solution :)

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    1. Re:Praise Allah, I finally found it! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      That's what the new MacFags are indoctrinated with.

      After they climb through the ranks, they're able to fit this into their anus, as long as they set it with the screen down on the floor and work their way from the back forward.

  2. haha by kingsteve612 · · Score: -1, Troll

    lol@ powering down servers to save energy. alright, heres a situation. youre the net admin at whatever company. do you sleep there? probably not. are you going to leave work at 5pm, come back at midnight to shut your server down? hell no. if yes, are you going to go back at 5am to power them back up? probably... point is, no network admin is going to take the time to power the server off, just to have to power it back on when he/she gets to work. and chances are, if youre not me(has to open the building every morning at 630am) youre probably just going to leave the shit running. stupid question whoever came up with it. Good job at being an idiot. "whens a good time to shut down your servers?"...wow

  3. Re:colo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Because you want to save the planet?

  4. Re:colo by MadCow42 · · Score: 0, Troll

    >> As long as power use is built into the fixed price I pay for the cabinet I rent at the colo, I'll never turn off my servers if I don't need to. Why would I?

    Maybe because you care about our planet? Your attitude exemplifies the "Somebody Else's Problem" response... if everyone thinks like you, we're doomed. Maybe your single rack isn't going to change the world, but it certainly plays its part.

    MadCow.

    --
    I used to have a sig, but I set it free and it never came back.
  5. Slashdoters are serious fucking dweebs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Jesus the comments posted to this topic make me want to slap the shit out of half of you!