Fire @ the datacenter

primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' BoopinDetroit, MI Icrontian
edited September 2004 in Community
Yes, the site was down for about 20 minutes.

There was a fire in one of the PDUs (Power Distribution Units) at the datacenter. It took out a second PDU as well.

Dry fire suppression kicked on, everything is under control, we should be okay for now :)

Comments

  • CycloniteCyclonite Tampa, Florida Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    Awesome. I bet it could have been MUCH worse. Glad that fire suppression system worked. :)
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    Good to hear damage was limited.
  • MediaManMediaMan Powered by loose parts.
    edited September 2004
    primesuspect wrote:
    Dry fire suppression kicked on, everything is under control, we should be okay for now :)


    ABC powder everywhere...messy to clean up.

    Let's see...floods in the south...fire in the north...I think I'm catching a cold....and I'm a bit hungry. That just about covers it...unplug the server...it's the end of the world.
  • JimboraeJimborae Newbury, Berks, UK New
    edited September 2004
    Glad to hear S-M is well protected, nice one prime :)
  • DexterDexter Vancouver, BC Canada
    edited September 2004
    Wow, that must have been quite a scare! Glad no one got hurt (I assume, as you didn't mention it!) Good thing you have a good fire control system!

    Dexter...
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    Hey, there's a reason we pay so much :wtf::eek3:
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    primesuspect wrote:
    Hey, there's a reason we pay so much :wtf::eek3:
    ooo cool.. I thought the extra charges was for your retirement fund :D

    Im just glad there was no damage!
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    I thought the extra charges was to stop Geeky from bitching about the sluggishness?
  • pcscustompcscustom Oklahoma
    edited September 2004
    Heh reminds me of what happened today.. My battery backup in my office blew up in the school. Oh hell the principal there was raising hell. It was so great. But i didnt blow my office up so i think its all good. Glad to hear everything is good though.

    Trev
  • MediaManMediaMan Powered by loose parts.
    edited September 2004
    Thrax wrote:
    I thought the extra charges was to stop Geeky from bitching about the sluggishness?

    The extra charges are just to stop Geeky from bitching period.


    :D
  • PressXPressX Working! New
    edited September 2004
    Thrax wrote:
    I thought the extra charges was to stop Geeky from bitching about the sluggishness?

    I thought the extra charges was to stop Geeky. Period.
  • entropyentropy Yah-Der-Hey (Wisconsin)
    edited September 2004
    That's possible? Dude, I'd give an arm and a leg :-/ WHY hasn't anyone told me about this before? ;)
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    Sorry - forgot to mention - nobody got hurt.

    There were over a hundred people that descended upon the datacenter in a matter of minutes of it happening. Rob (our man on the inside there) said he's never seen anything like it.
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited September 2004
    PressX wrote:
    I thought the extra charges was to stop Geeky. Period.
    *AHEM*

    Don't make me unleash my army of rabid, fanatical supporters on you. :p
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    primesuspect wrote:
    Sorry - forgot to mention - nobody got hurt.

    There were over a hundred people that descended upon the datacenter in a matter of minutes of it happening. Rob (our man on the inside there) said he's never seen anything like it.
    I take it that was emergency personnel and not people coming to loot the remains? :p

    Was Halon released? I've always wondered how people work in rooms protected by that stuff. I'd develop a nervous twitch and bolt for the door everytime I saw a light flicker or heard a loud noise.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    Most places use Halon 1301, which has a low toxicity level to begin with, and an even lower risk of toxicity by the typical parts per unit of air used in a halon system to quench a fire. You'd have ample time to not only get out, but get out completely safely.
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    Geeky1 wrote:
    *AHEM*

    Don't make me unleash my army of rabid, fanatical supporters on you. :p

    What, so you've switched to threatening now? :banghead:
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    Not sure what chemical is used. The fire took place in an "unmanned" area ... In the PDU rooms. The people were probably not emergency personnel. They were probably freaked out sysadmins ;D
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    freaked out sysadmins
    Now that's a truly scary image!
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    Well-paid nerds suffering from the anguish of their precious equipment threatened by a raging inferno. ;D
  • muddocktormuddocktor
    edited September 2004
    Glad to hear everything turned out all right, prime! :)

    Thrax, Halon 1301 has a low order of toxicity but you have to worry about it dropping the oxygen content of the room below levels required to support life. Halon 1301 is a common fire suppression system used on most drilling rig's electrical, scr and engine rooms that I work on. Last I heard, it's also supposed to phase out sometime in the future too, due to concerns over it damaging the ozone layer. :rolleyes2
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    Yep. You're right.

    The envirofreaks are concerned about the chlorinated and brominated hydrocarbon evaporation. There's something floating around called the Montreal Protocol.. Some scandinavian countries have even banned Halons, and the EU is heavily suggesting it. :rolleyes:

    Stupid things were learned when I did my Project: Deepfreeze article.
  • botheredbothered Manchester UK
    edited September 2004
    Glad it turned out ok. A friend of mines house burned down within a few minutes so I have seen what a fire can do,scary stuff. I worked at Manchester university computor building for five years. They had a CO2 underfloor injection system. They said "if you see that red light flashing, get out as quickly as you can". That's ok then!
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