"Stuff understands the cooling system for the servers, and a backup system failed, meaning a reboot was required."
Having two independent systems fail is rare,
My money is on no one noticing that the primary system had failed, and the backup , which is usually spec'd for periods of short use failed after having to run for an extended period to cover the primary failure...
"Stuff understands the cooling system for the servers, and a backup system failed, meaning a reboot was required."
Having two independent systems fail is rare,
My money is on no one noticing that the primary system had failed, and the backup , which is usually spec'd for periods of short use failed after having to run for an extended period to cover the primary failure...
It’s unlikely that’s the case. Generally in a small server room, like a hospital, cooling is run on a duty/standby with two ACs of the same spec. Once a week the duty and standby units swap to give them both even run hours.
There are other ways to do it, like using chilled water with a refrigerant unit as standby but that’s not the way it would normally be done.
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