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Date:      Fri, 6 Mar 1998 21:44:34 +0100 (MET)
From:      Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl>
To:        shimon@simon-shapiro.org
Cc:        lada@ws2301.gud.siemens.at, scsi@FreeBSD.ORG, julian@whistle.com, dmlb@raet.demon.co.uk
Subject:   Re: SCSI Bus redundancy...
Message-ID:  <199803062044.VAA14847@yedi.iaf.nl>
In-Reply-To: <XFMail.980306100252.shimon@simon-shapiro.org> from Simon Shapiro at "Mar 6, 98 10:02:52 am"

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!!!! Moved to -scsi !!!!

As Simon Shapiro wrote...
> 
> On 06-Mar-98 marino.ladavac@siemens.at wrote:
>  
> ...
> 
> > Honestly, don't you think you're overdoing it a bit here.  I mean, we're
> > still talking ISP, right?  If the power goes, your modems are dead as
> > well.
> 
> Nope.  There are ISPs and there are ISPs.  All the larger ones I visit are
> taking their availability very seriously.  Many are already on 48VDC.  Many
> co-locate equipment in NAPs and switching centers, which comply with Telco
> standards.
> 
> Consifer a small ISP with, say 5,000 accounts which loses power during ruch
> hour.  Can you count the number of support calls?

You can limit the support calls by running your PABX from the same power
grid as your servers ;-)

Wilko
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