[33564] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: [Possible OT] California, and running off of generators for
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jerry Scharf)
Tue Jan 16 13:52:05 2001
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To: Matt Clauson <mec@dotorg.org>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 16 Jan 2001 09:30:00 PST."
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Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 10:28:38 -0800
From: Jerry Scharf <scharf@vix.com>
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I was waiting for Sean to respond to this first, but it often is unwise to use
a backup system as a main.
I remember a lower manhattan telco facility (can't remember the address) that
switched to backup, didn't handle the procedures correctly and ran the
batteries down to zero. Took all sorts of things off line, including all air
traffic control for JFK/LAG/EWR for 10+ hours. This for a facility that is in
general prepared to run on backup and does it on a regular basis.
Unless you have a group that is really really set up to run on local power as
your main source, it's best to use it as the backup it was designed to be.
Unless the facility is ready to make a major commitment to local power
generation, the risks outweigh the benefits, IMO.
jerry
