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Facebook's Server Room, Penthouse Cooling Caught On Video

Posted by timothy on from the sounds-scandalous dept.

1sockchuck writes "We've seen specifications and photos of Facebook's new data center in Oregon. Data Center Knowledge now has video tours of Facebook's server room and cooling system. The tours, conducted by Facebook Director of Datacenter Engineering Jay Park, showcase the Open Compute Project designs for servers, UPS units and two-tier 'penthouse' cooling system design."

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  1. They "had" a video... by jeffmeden · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sadly, the video of Facebook's massive server array was not hosted on facebook's massive server array. Instead, it was hosted on a P3 600mhz with a rockin SCSI-II hard drive. Yay, progress.

    1. Re:They "had" a video... by blair1q · · Score: 3, Funny

      Yyyyyyyup.

      Got to love when a site called "datacenterknowledge.com" can be slashdotted at dinnertime...

    2. Re:They "had" a video... by sortius_nod · · Score: 2

      No idea why you were marked troll. If you're going to claim to be an authority on datacentres, maybe actually host your site on a decent one.

    3. Re:They "had" a video... by AK+Marc · · Score: 3, Funny

      Everyone saw "penthouse video" and down it went.

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    4. Re:They "had" a video... by MarkRose · · Score: 1

      You saying they Hustled on down to see the Swanky videos?

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    5. Re:They "had" a video... by slackbheep · · Score: 1

      I believe that's a 100% Natural assumption.

    6. Re:They "had" a video... by blair1q · · Score: 1

      No idea why you were marked troll.

      Both I and the OP were marked -1 Troll. I'm betting someone from datacenterknowledge.com had mod points when they logged into /. to figure out why /. domains were DoS'ing datacenterknowledge.com.

    7. Re:They "had" a video... by blair1q · · Score: 1

      Wait. That wouldn't work. /. isn't a proxy. They must've been logged in to check on their spam.

  2. Funny by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    Penthouse always made me hot.

  3. Re:It might be /.ed, but by JonySuede · · Score: 1

    I wont go there

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  4. Dupe? by MichaelSmith · · Score: 1

    My browser marks the first link as visited.

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    1. Re:Dupe? by Osgeld · · Score: 1

      maybe thats why the first 2 links are in the past tense

  5. Over under 60%? by SirFozzie · · Score: 2

    Clicked on this article because they thought "Penthouse Cooling" had to do something with the smut mag? :)

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  6. amd cups are made in germany and other places by Joe+The+Dragon · · Score: 1

    amd cups are made in Germany and other places

  7. Re:It might be /.ed, but by Vectronic · · Score: 1

    I went there, it was full of hi-res penis.

  8. half way there by TravisHein · · Score: 1

    now if only their software and application stack could run as efficiently as their data center to not require so many servers.

  9. Re:It might be /.ed, but by JonySuede · · Score: 1

    that's it, no mutilation, no old gay man, no goatsee ?

    If so you Slashdot trolls are mellowing!

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  10. 1.5U by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 1

    Well 1.5U is the idea I found most applicable to the kind of work I do. I really hate the compromises at 1U. 1.3U seems to be on the market too. Anybody here have experience ordering stuff via Alibaba? There are some cases available Stateside but it's mighty pricey.

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  11. Re:i can't help but feel ... by ender- · · Score: 1

    this is such a waste of energy and resources ... for what? so that people can post pictures about their cat? and what happens when facebook goes the way of friendster? does this datacenter become a wasteland? how do you properly dispose of so much junk?

    No. Then some other lucky company gets the deal of the century on a lightly used, modern datacenter.

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  12. Re:Direct link to video: by webmistressrachel · · Score: 2

    Yes, it is actually a direct link to a video's hosting site (blip.tv) and not some URL shortened Goatse.

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  13. Is that efficiently managed? by SluttyButt · · Score: 1

    I wonder if anyone does an organic computation of the efficiency rate for operating these server farms.

    I believe the operating costs (taking in risks factor as well) are too high for the actual benefits (for humankind) - much like nuclear plants. Why does mankind has to slave for machines that serves up imaginary values in their lives?

  14. "Caught on video?" by mr100percent · · Score: 1

    Why is it "caught" on video? Was it some elusive thing?

  15. Youtube link to the video by kamandag · · Score: 1

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhOo1ZtrH8

  16. Re:MADE IN CHINA. by Hazel+Bergeron · · Score: 1

    Buying from a country with fewer freedoms and labour protections than your own is morally equivalent to implementing those conditions in your own country. The moment this fact is codified in some legal principle, the world will be a much better place to live.