Re: Data Center Theft

2007-12-04 Thread Timothy Sipples
Ed Gould writes: Please lets us know that the DS6000 is capable of remote mirroring and that it can indeed be done. It is, and it can, yes. It does support Metro Mirror/PPRC and Global Mirror/XRC. You need two (or more) of them for mirroring of course. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting

Re: Data Center Theft

2007-12-02 Thread Timothy Sipples
In fairness, the DS6000 is physically relatively small, although I wouldn't want to carry one by myself on my bicycle. The spindles (individual drives) are even smaller, but you'd need a number of them to have a RAID set and the complete data. Tough but not impossible. I think the IT

Re: Data Center Theft

2007-12-02 Thread Ed Gould
On Dec 2, 2007, at 4:30 AM, Timothy Sipples wrote: In fairness, the DS6000 is physically relatively small, although I wouldn't want to carry one by myself on my bicycle. The spindles (individual drives) are even smaller, but you'd need a number of them to have a RAID set and the complete

Re: Data Center Theft

2007-12-02 Thread Anne Lynn Wheeler
The following message is a courtesy copy of an article that has been posted to bit.listserv.ibm-main,alt.folklore.computers as well. [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Timothy Sipples) writes: In fairness, the DS6000 is physically relatively small, although I wouldn't want to carry one by myself on my

Re: Data Center Theft

2007-12-01 Thread R.S.
Eric Bielefeld wrote: I seriously doubt if you could steal a mainframe very easily. As soon as the power was turned off, at least if it was running and in use, hundreds of users would complain. Also, most mainframes are in locked areas. A laptop in a bag would be easier to steal, as so many

Hardware encryption question(was Data Center Theft)

2007-11-30 Thread Van Dalsen, Herbie
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of McKown, John Sent: 30 November 2007 18:58 To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Data Center Theft -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf

Re: Hardware encryption question(was Data Center Theft)

2007-11-30 Thread Russell Witt
To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Hardware encryption question(was Data Center Theft) That is probably the reason that our auditors decided that we should implement a encryption package on a different server, in the second server room, to do the encryption on all UNIX and NT servers(which can be shifted

Re: Data Center Theft

2007-11-30 Thread Ed Gould
On Nov 30, 2007, at 11:35 AM, Eric Bielefeld wrote: I seriously doubt if you could steal a mainframe very easily. As soon as the power was turned off, at least if it was running and in use, hundreds of users would complain. Also, most mainframes are in locked areas. A laptop in a bag

Re: Data Center Theft

2007-11-30 Thread William Donzelli
It took four of us to push our new minimum sized z9 into the freight elevator. Anyone strong enough to steal it solo could probably make more money playing American football a dozen weekends a year. It is not all that hard to move this big iron around* solo, I do it all the time. Just two

Re: Data Center Theft

2007-11-30 Thread Schwarz, Barry A
AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Data Center Theft These days I suspect that both the mainframe and storage units would be relatively easy to steal. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send

Re: Data Center Theft

2007-11-30 Thread Clark Morris
On 20 Nov 2007 00:32:26 -0800, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: Another case of don't trust a machine you can lift? :-) These days I suspect that both the mainframe and storage units would be relatively easy to steal. Martin Martin Packer Performance Consultant IBM United Kingdom Ltd

Re: Data Center Theft

2007-11-30 Thread Eric Bielefeld
I seriously doubt if you could steal a mainframe very easily. As soon as the power was turned off, at least if it was running and in use, hundreds of users would complain. Also, most mainframes are in locked areas. A laptop in a bag would be easier to steal, as so many people carry them

Re: Data Center Theft

2007-11-30 Thread McKown, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Schwarz, Barry A Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 12:49 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Data Center Theft It took four of us to push our new minimum sized z9 into the freight

Re: Data Center Theft

2007-11-21 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 11/20/2007 at 12:09 AM, Ed Gould [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Colocation providers reflect on robbery at CI Host Chickens coming home to roost? Google for C I Host or CIHOST' in news.admin.net-abuse.* and then ask whether anybody is surprised. -- Shmuel (Seymour

Re: Data Center Theft

2007-11-20 Thread Martin Packer
Another case of don't trust a machine you can lift? :-) Martin Martin Packer Performance Consultant IBM United Kingdom Ltd +44-20-8832-5167 +44-7802-245-584 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unless stated otherwise above: IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with number 741598.

Re: Data Center Theft

2007-11-20 Thread daver++
to your customers, and put them in the positions that CI Host placed theirs in for days. That is inexcusable, and anyone that would continue to do business with the company after behavior like that needs their head examined! Original Message Subject: Data Center Theft From: Ed Gould

Re: Data Center Theft

2007-11-20 Thread Ed Finnell
In a message dated 11/20/2007 9:15:44 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: placed theirs in for days. That is inexcusable, and anyone that would continue to do business with the company after behavior like that needs their head examined! After the suits get thru

Re: Data Center Theft

2007-11-20 Thread A L Hughes
The British Government has just admitted that it has 'lost' information relating to 25 million people (about 41% of the population of the UK). _http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7103566.stm_ (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7103566.stm) I recall all those

Data Center Theft

2007-11-19 Thread Ed Gould
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