Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 21:35:07 +0200 (MET DST) From: Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl> To: FreeBSD-hackers@freebsd.org (FreeBSD hackers list) Subject: Re: Known problems with async ufs? Message-ID: <199709251935.VAA02336@yedi.iaf.nl> In-Reply-To: <199709242320.QAA12833@salsa.gv.tsc.tdk.com> from "Don Lewis" at Sep 24, 97 04:20:01 pm
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As Don Lewis wrote... > On Sep 24, 10:31am, Brandon Gillespie wrote: > } Subject: Re: Known problems with async ufs? > > } I personally am running off a smart-ups, and have a daemon monitoring it > } so it will shutdown properly, if need be. > > I've got four machines fed by an UPS. Within 48 hours of being switched > to UPS power, someone working on an adjacent rack accidentally kicked loose > the power cord on the output side of the UPS :-( Which means that apart from a smart UPS you need to get smart users/sysadmins/hardware guys ;-) > You're also not protected against power supply failures and failures on > the output side of the UPS (blow fuse, etc.). Who needs fuses? Use 0.5" nails instead... (I really saw things like that) Wilko _ ____________________________________________________________________ | / o / / _ Bulte email: wilko@yedi.iaf.nl http://www.tcja.nl/~wilko |/|/ / / /( (_) Arnhem, The Netherlands - Do, or do not. There is no 'try' ----------------------------------------------------------------------Yoda
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