On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 1:32 PM, Karl Denninger <karl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dave Crooke wrote: >> My reply about server failure was shwoing what could go wrong at the >> server level assuming a first-class, properly run data center, with >> fully redundant power, including a server with dual power supplies on >> separate cords fed by separate UPS'es etc. .... > Never had a motherboard short out either eh? China makes really GOOD > electrolytic caps these days (I can show you several SERVER CLASS boards > that were on conditioned power and popped 'em, rendering the board dead > instantly.) > > Murphy is a bastard. You know about the whole capacitor caper from a few years back, where this one plant was making corrosive electrolyte and a huge number of capacitor suppliers were buying from them. Mobos from that era are terrible. Caps that expand and burst after anywhere from a few months to a few years of use. ugh. -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance
