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[EricGregory]

Moarrrrr Powaarrrrrr!

 

[fixidixi]

Hey this looks aweome. I only see stuff like this in small @ my university

 

[EricGregory]

It's a behind the scenes look at what goes into keeping the internet up and running.  It's something that happens a lot, but isn't really seen very often.  Personally, I think what goes on back stage is usually just as interesting as the main performance, so our team is snapping pics and I'm posting 'em up here now and then to show what goes into a data center upgrade.

As always, if anyone has any questions or would like to know more about what's what, fire away.  If I don't have the answers I'll bug my colleagues until I do

 

[Francisco]

We loaded up the new UPS with fresh batteries...  The plan is coming together...

So are the UPS batteries actual car batteries? Or do they just look really similar?

Francisco

 

[wlanboy]

As always, if anyone has any questions or would like to know more about what's what, fire away.  If I don't have the answers I'll bug my colleagues until I do

Maybe you can add some pics of your uplinks.

 

[RyanD]

So are the UPS batteries actual car batteries? Or do they just look really similar?


Francisco

The form factor is similar but there are major differences in batteries based upon their use pattern. Different construction, fluids/gels/acids, pole types, connection methods, etc, etc. 

 

[RyanD]

Maybe you can add some pics of your uplinks.

Is fiber really that exciting? I could show you a 40CH DWDM mux?  

 

[Francisco]

The form factor is similar but there are major differences in batteries based upon their use pattern. Different construction, fluids/gels/acids, pole types, connection methods, etc, etc.

That's pretty cool

Francisco

 

[Coastercraze]

Is fiber really that exciting? I could show you a 40CH DWDM mux?

Put a color wheel at one end of it, I'm sure you'll get some oohs and aaahs.

 

[nunim]

So are the UPS batteries actual car batteries? Or do they just look really similar?


Francisco

Most UPS batteries that I have seen, large and small, are Lead-acid based so they're similar to car batteries but they're actually more like boat batteries.  I know they're making some UPS units with Li-ion batteries now but I'm not sure it's cost effective for large scale deployments.

 

[wlanboy]

Is fiber really that exciting? I could show you a 40CH DWDM mux?

It is more about your core routers.

How the dc internal network is managed.

 

[VPSCorey]

It is more about your core routers.

How the dc internal network is managed.

Probably via SSH B)

 

[Increhost]

Any *really* special offer you're thinking in launching for this location ?

 

[Coastercraze]

Any *really* special offer you're thinking in launching for this location ?

Don't really need an "offer", they're damn good at what they have already. I lost count how many servers I have with them already

 

[EricGregory]

Our new generator installation is nearing completion.  Yeah, it's a little messy in there, but it's a work in progress  Commissioning (which involves start up and load testing) will be happening soon.

 

[SkylarM]

Not gonna lie, I keep opening the thread to play where's waldo. Love the watermarks

 

[EricGregory]

Today's festivities involve load testing of the generator.  The small boxes you see are load banks.  Each one is capable of about a 100kW load.  So far, the generator is handling everything just fine

 

[EricGregory]

Here's one more pic of the generator with the full insulation around the exhaust.  This thing really is a beast.  

 

[EricGregory]

The louvers for our new generator room are, at last, fully installed.  

 

[splitice]

Very nice. Power actually just went out here actually, running on UPS. Would love to have that Genny right now

Please keep posting its very good reading.