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I'm kind of an optimist; I believe it'll only be a matter of hours total outage. The generator is fine, the equipment is fine, the internet connectivity is fine

by spolsky 14y ago

I'm kind of an optimist; I believe it'll only be a matter of hours total outage. The generator is fine, the equipment is fine, the internet connectivity is fine... the only problem is getting fuel up to the generator on the 17th floor, while the fuel pumps in the basement are submerged. Someone will carry it up 17 flights if need be.

hashtree 14y ago
I feel for the guy/gal/group that draws the short straw and has to tote a 400-ish pound 55 gallon drum of diesel up 17 flights. "Whelp that lasted for 5 minutes, again!" ;)
- emmettnicholas 14y ago
  They are carrying half-full 50-gallon barrels of diesel (source: http://forums.peer1.com/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=7532&sid=d17175713731c19a4c9a4ce1e2b7bafc&start=10#p9475 http://forums.peer1.com/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=7532&si...). Still, carrying 200 lb barrels up 17 flights of seawater/diesel-slicked stairs sounds ...unpleasant.
bonaldi 14y ago
Given an average requirement of 500 gallons an hour? That's nearly 2 tonnes. Nobody's carrying that up 17 flights.
- bonaldi 14y ago
  Oh, you magnificent eejits http://status.fogcreek.com/2012/10/diesel-bucket-brigade-maintains-services.html http://status.fogcreek.com/2012/10/diesel-bucket-brigade-mai...
alkaramba 14y ago
Good luck, guys!
theycallmemorty 14y ago
They've since completely evacuated the building, no?
- shadytrees 14y ago
  The datacenter is in Zone A, which did receive the mandatory evacuation order from the city, but we have a few people from Fog Creek onsite or nearby right now and there is at least one person from PEER 1 there right now. Roads to the area are open, life is returning.
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lww 14y ago
I'm a cynic. It's going to be at LEAST a couple of days.
- bunderbunder 14y ago
  It's already back up. So I think that made it only two or three hours.
  - lww 14y ago
    Yup, I'm pleasantly surprised. Although I don't envy the facilities people who are lugging jugs of diesel up 17 flights of stairs...
larrys 14y ago
"I'm kind of an optimist" Sorry for what you are going through obviously. One thing I have found though in disaster planning is that it pays to be a pessimist. While worrying certainly doesn't help once you have a problem to solve doing so in advance helps you anticipate things that you need to take into consideration when planning.

by spolsky 14y ago

hashtree 14y ago

I feel for the guy/gal/group that draws the short straw and has to tote a 400-ish pound 55 gallon drum of diesel up 17 flights. "Whelp that lasted for 5 minutes, again!" ;)

emmettnicholas 14y ago
They are carrying half-full 50-gallon barrels of diesel (source: http://forums.peer1.com/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=7532&sid=d17175713731c19a4c9a4ce1e2b7bafc&start=10#p9475 http://forums.peer1.com/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=7532&si...). Still, carrying 200 lb barrels up 17 flights of seawater/diesel-slicked stairs sounds ...unpleasant.

bonaldi 14y ago

Given an average requirement of 500 gallons an hour? That's nearly 2 tonnes. Nobody's carrying that up 17 flights.

bonaldi 14y ago
Oh, you magnificent eejits http://status.fogcreek.com/2012/10/diesel-bucket-brigade-maintains-services.html http://status.fogcreek.com/2012/10/diesel-bucket-brigade-mai...

alkaramba 14y ago

Good luck, guys!

theycallmemorty 14y ago

They've since completely evacuated the building, no?

shadytrees 14y ago
The datacenter is in Zone A, which did receive the mandatory evacuation order from the city, but we have a few people from Fog Creek onsite or nearby right now and there is at least one person from PEER 1 there right now. Roads to the area are open, life is returning.
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lww 14y ago

I'm a cynic. It's going to be at LEAST a couple of days.

bunderbunder 14y ago
It's already back up. So I think that made it only two or three hours.
- lww 14y ago
  Yup, I'm pleasantly surprised. Although I don't envy the facilities people who are lugging jugs of diesel up 17 flights of stairs...

larrys 14y ago

"I'm kind of an optimist" Sorry for what you are going through obviously. One thing I have found though in disaster planning is that it pays to be a pessimist. While worrying certainly doesn't help once you have a problem to solve doing so in advance helps you anticipate things that you need to take into consideration when planning.