Design Flaw(s)? Given requirements for DR/alternate sites, I'd think physical protection of the primary site has lapsed a bit. Out of curiosity, what is the current thinking on high floor vs. basement/sub-basement for primary hardware in a densely populated urban environment?
Possible Answers: Clouds/AirForce1/etc. History: Around 1980+, a major municipal datacenter's physical plant was located next to the highest judicial floors of the "new" municipal skyscraper. We (the city's programmers & most IT support staff) were located far below, a level or two below ground under the same building. The hardware of the time took up quite a bit of space, but we didn't miss the view much (as entry/egress was much better with 1-2 flight(s) of stairs/escalator than the elevators generally used for the highest floors.) We acknowledged a personal target (e.g. judge) may be safer on the highest floors, but could never identify why hardware was safest on the top floor. (Safer from a lone/weak attack, but more decidedly more vulnerable should someone have the ability to destroy the top few floors.) p.s. some may recognize the location by what we (not the artist) called Big Bird (over our heads), or a from movie in whose final chase scene the sculpture became more famous. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of zMan Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 1:33 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Pre-Friday fun: Halon dumps and POK Resets So over the years I've heard a few good stories about accidental (or deliberate) Halon dumps and BRS pressings. Like operators playing Frisbee in the machine room and discovering that the Halon button really, really needs a cover on it... Who else has stories to share? -- zMan -- "I've got a mainframe and I'm not afraid to use it" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
