Re: OpenVMS - When downtime is not an option

In article <5dt4enF35qc8vU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
bill@xxxxxxxxxxx (Bill Gunshannon) wrote:

In article <1182356790.811635.277740@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
IanMiller <gxys@xxxxxxx> writes:
I also though it interesting that the non-stop system took longer than
VMS to failover.

The linux platform was the slowest [except for the fish]

Probably because it didn't failover. They just changed the IP address
and re-booted it to take the place of the other system. :-)

Like I said, it was funny. It is so contrived as to be almost absurd.
Like the "bulletproof" one. Let me pick the path of the bullet and I
can shoot a hole in my home built RAID arrays without a hiccup, too.
Or, go back to the original "bulletproof" add, Master Locks. Stood up
to a 30.06 shell but I can open it with the nail file in my pocket.

What cracked me up was seeing everyone wearing white coats. I don't
think I've ever seen a hardware or software type actually wearing a
white coat (in real life - Hollywood doesn't count).

Come on Bill. This was obviously theatre for the masses. Picking holes
in it is like spoiling a good western by claiming that they didn't make
that model of Winchester until a few years after the film was set.

What they would really need are some verifiable, real world testimonials
from people who's datacenters have survived disasters like floods or
tornadoes or earthquakes. ...

Yes, but only for those seriously interested. Let's leave the
entertainment element there for the masses.

Addendum: What _really_ cracked me up was the idea of a natural gas line
in a data centre in the first place. Someone hadn''t done their job
properly there.

--
Paul Sture
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