During the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, there was no supplier within a hundred miles or so with the ability to deliver fuel. Some had no power, some were flooded, some had no truck drivers. We muddled through due mostly to some heroic actions on our part. FEMA contracted with local suppliers for forklifts that included service and fuel. Some used gasoline, some diesel, some propane. No fuel was ever delivered as far as I know.
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Peurifoy Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 10:36 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Geographic separation of primary and backup/DR sites On 6/24/2010 9:06 AM, Vernooij, CP - SPLXM wrote: > > Doesn't this simply means your task is to take care that your diesel > tanks are full (and large enough)? All the other options seem > non-transparant and non-controllable. We had a power failure once that looked like it might last several days. Our ops manager decided to have the diesel tanks topped off to try to keep the generator running. When he called our regular supplier he was informed that there was plenty of diesel, but the supplier was affected by the outage as well, and couldn't pump the diesel out of his underground tanks. Fortunately the power company got the power back up about 5 hours later. For extended outages you might need multiple suppliers that also have their own generators to run the pumps. -- Richard ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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
