Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 15:52:05 -0700 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Jonathan Lemon <jlemon@americantv.com> Cc: advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD robustness Message-ID: <36C9F695.6FE5CE8A@softweyr.com> References: <19990216134847.31204@right.PCS>
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Jonathan Lemon wrote:
>
> I have to admit that I'm just a little bit disappointed. I have
> a machine which is acting as our corporate mailhub (all mail traffic
> passes through this machine), with the following stats:
>
> > uname -v
> FreeBSD 2.2-961014-SNAP #0: Tue Oct 15 01:27:25 1996
> jkh@time.cdrom.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC
> > uptime
> 1:43PM up 586 days, 5:52, 1 user, load averages: 1.11, 1.08, 1.02
>
> The problem? We apparently are required (by fire department or
> insurance regulations) to test our halon system. This means that
> all power to the switch room will be cut for the duration of the
> test, and I have to shutdown the machine.
>
> I was hoping to get another 2 years out of it, barring hardware failures.
>
> Oh well. *sniff*
>
> At least it proves the robustness of the operating system, and I guess
> I'll take advantage of the downtime to load 3.1-RELEASE on it.
And stick a gargantuan UPS on it, so it'll live through the next halon-
dump test. Right? ;^)
--
Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?
Wes Peters +1.801.915.2061
Softweyr LLC wes@softweyr.com
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