Looking at DCs like this hosting stuff almost makes me cry. What happens when your removing one form the end and knock the one next to it? Anyone for a game of dominoes?
ML On 22/09/2009, at 3:44 PM, Lane Eckley wrote: > Lol. I'll give you that. > > The chances of that happening are pretty slim, the chances of > dropping a > server as you pull it out of the rack is probably has about the same > chance > to fall as a server sitting on a shelf. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > DontWannaName! > Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 2:12 AM > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds] Win2k versus 2003 versus 2008 on older hardware > > " it is > allot cheaper to build a tower in most cases than a rack mount server" > > Until it falls off the Baker shelve :P > > On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 11:07 PM, Lane Eckley <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Lol. They are called Bakers shelves and they are more or less >> industry >> standard for datacenters where the cost of space is less than what >> it is >> worth to purchase rack mount servers. >> >> Take a look around at collocation and you will find them >> everywhere, it is >> allot cheaper to build a tower in most cases than a rack mount >> server. So >> in >> comes baker shelves. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> DontWannaName! >> Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 1:53 AM >> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list >> Subject: Re: [hlds] Win2k versus 2003 versus 2008 on older hardware >> >> They would probably find a way to put it upright so it falls off >> their >> costco bought racks. That host is just begging for the word sketchy. >> >> On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 10:28 PM, Matt Stanton < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hahahah! I think you've probably got bigger problems associated >>> with a >>> datacenter being in a major earthquake than whether your server >>> fell off >>> the rack. Besides, wouldn't you just send them a nice 1U rack-mount >>> server? >>> >>> DontWannaName! wrote: >>>> Sorry to go off topic, but if there was a really big earthquake > wouldnt >>> all >>>> the servers fall down off the racks, if you look at the live cam it >> shows >>>> how tip-able they are. >>>> >>>> On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 3:06 AM, Derek Denholm <[email protected] >>>> wrote: >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>> archives, >>> please visit: >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >> archives, >> please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> >> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature >> database 4445 (20090921) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> >> >> >> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature >> database 4445 (20090921) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >> archives, >> please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature > database 4445 (20090921) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature > database 4445 (20090921) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds -- Matt Lyons (Bsc CS & Soft Eng) Media Group, Internode 150 Grenfell St, Adelaide SA 5000 Ph: (08) 8228 2877 E-mail: [email protected] WWW: www.internode.on.net "In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice; In practice, there is." _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
