Did I miss the part of the article that said it was an operating system failure? Could it have been a CPU failure? An application failure? A network switch failure? A power failure? How many simultaneous failures does it take to bring down a site? Why was the recovery time so long?
And finally, why are we spending so much time on obviously incomplete and inaccurate articles? -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Hal Merritt Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 8:49 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Check out Computer glitch to cause flight delays across U.S. - Mar ketWatch The news item mentioned a 'NADIN' failure. A chain of Googles lead to a document dated March, 2005: "FAA modernizing National Airspace Data Interchange Network with Stratus ftServer systems; Stratus to provide 10-year logistical and service support" "The FAA is implementing the Stratus servers, which use Intel Xeon 2.8 MHz large cache MP processors and support the Microsoft Windows operating system, at control centers in Atlanta and Salt Lake City. Uninterrupted availability of the NADIN 1 is important to all aspects of the aviation industry, as well as the nation's economy and, increasingly, as a tool to help protect national security. After thorough technology and product evaluations, Stratus was chosen as best able to provide an open platform with 99.999 percent uptime reliability - which is mandatory for running an application as important as NADIN 1 - together with the required caliber of maintenance, logistical support, and long service life." http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_March_14/ai_n12936121/ Silly me: I had thought that Windows and 99.999 uptime was an oxymoron. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 7:02 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Check out Computer glitch to cause flight delays across U.S. - Mar ketWatch They probably moverd off of ACP/TPF to a smaller platform. Typical for a non mainframe Platform ---------- Original Message ---------- From: Ed Finnell <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Check out Computer glitch to cause flight delays across U.S. - MarketWatch Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:53:16 EST _Computer glitch to cause flight delays across U.S. - MarketWatch_ (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/computer-glitch-to-cause-flight-delays-across-us-2 009-11-19) Probably some 4th grader in lower Slobovia playing a slightly modified version of 'Blaster'.... NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
