[geeks] Some interesting info on Google servers

[Lionel Peterson]

On Apr 2, 2009, at 2:09 PM, "Jonathan C. Patschke" <jp at celestrion.net>  
wrote:

> On Thu, 2 Apr 2009, Cody Swanson wrote:
>
>> From one of the blogs I read, some interesting information on  
>> Google's
>> datacenter tricks. I like the per machine ups systems, it's a  
>> solution
>> that would scale quite well.
>
> Quoth the article:
>
>  "One of the keys to Google's extraordinary efficiency is its use of a
>  custom server with a power supply that integrates a battery,  
> allowing it
>  to function as an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). The design  
> shifts
>  the UPS and battery backup functions from the data center into the
>  server cabinet"
>
> IBM did that at least thirty years ago.  On some mainframes, it was  
> just
> enough battery to keep memory state, but I believe some smaller AS/ 
> 400s
> had enough battery to keep the system running.

I'll bet the author has never heard of mainframes, nor ever been near  
one.

Lionel