<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">well, it's not a problem, if a server blows, then just rack another one in,<br>I guess GFS just relocates data and services on to other bits of the clusers<br><br>RAIC (redundant array of inexpensive computers)<br><br><br>;-)<br><br>it's nice the go for 12v, makes runing of renewable so much easier, and non messing around with dirty inefficient inverters.<br><br>All they have to do now , is make motherboards much more modular , to extend their lifetime, and reduce waste.<br><br>Can a ethical server farm be possible? Computer are responsible for a lot<br>of toxic waste, and have very nasty stuff in them?<br><br>A guess using only renewable energy for our information needs is a step in<br>the right direction.<br><br>I've also been a big fan of this project...<br><br>http://www.green-wifi.org/<br><br><br><br>--- On <b>Mon, 6/4/09, gordon dunlop
<i><astrozubenel@googlemail.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;">From: gordon dunlop <astrozubenel@googlemail.com><br>Subject: [dundee] Google's Secret Servers Revealed<br>To: "Tayside Linux User Group" <dundee@lists.lug.org.uk><br>Date: Monday, 6 April, 2009, 10:51 PM<br><br><div id="yiv542834725">Here is an article on how Google runs its servers. 1160 servers in a standard shipping container each with a 12v battery backup in case of power failure. The data centers are just stacks of shipping containers built on top of each other. They use Gigabyte motherboards with dual CPU's and it looks like 8 banks of memory. I wouldn't like to be the maintenance man for looking after everything.<br>
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