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Old 01-16-2008, 01:27 PM
James3678
 
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Default Re: Sun V20z opteron server - single point of failure?


"James3678" <James3678@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Greetings all,
>
> My local sun rep quoted me two of these servers recently, but was

concerned
> about the non-redundant power supply. Does this strike anyone as a single
> point of failure? What risks would there be in using this in an

enterprise
> datacenter? Could they be mitigated?
>
> We typically plug a dual power supply system into two electric circuits.

We
> could plug each server into different circuits, but is that mitigating

risk
> or sticking my head in the sand?
>
> Any ideas or thoughts appreciated.
>
> James
>
>


One more thing, this is for a pair of Oracle 9iAS application servers
running RH AS 3, load-balanced by Cisco CSS 11500.



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