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Sun Puts Data Center Through 6.7 Earthquake

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the shake-your-money-maker dept.

An anonymous reader sent in a video clip showing Sun experimenting with shoving a data center through a simulated 6.7 Earthquake. Everything stays running, but some power cords came out and some screws worked loose. It's still kind of neat to see a bunch of racks shake like a polaroid.

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  1. Hard drives?? by Mhtsos · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What hard drive survived that, that's what I'd like to know.

  2. Re:slashdvertisements by dotancohen · · Score: 5, Insightful

    thats what sun is spending money on before its taken over?

    Do you expect all development and innovation to stop the moment one mentions the word IBM? I'm glad to see Sun innovating and proving that their technology is reliable.

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  3. Re:Slashdot meets 21st century!? by 0racle · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Actually, that pissed me off.

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  4. Re:Old. by j-pimp · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Everything stayed running... the failures consisted or power cords coming out

    So by "running" I think they mean "didn't break"

    Redundant power cables? Although to be fair, in a real data center, KVM pushcarts and jewel cases left in partially filled racks would be a big factor in causing wire damage. Not to mention server mounting arms extending.

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