Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The LUG Gallery is back online. I'm glad that it came back up so quickly. The Large Format Photography server (which I also host) was down for nearly 3 weeks while I struggled with repairs. Details for the tech-minded: The air conditioner for that room of the data center had failed. The LUG Gallery runs on a particularly high-powered computer that generates a lot of heat, and it didn't take it long to reach critical overtemp. Its dual 550W X8051A-Z power supplies respond to overtemp by disconnecting themselves from the power mains and staying disconnected until they are manually reset. So I manually reset them. I forgot that it's wise to wear hearing protectors when powering up that machine while standing next to it. Yow. That server (a maxed-out SunFire X4200) has been so reliable that I've not paid attention to it for years. It is such a beast. I'd better start making plans for replacing it. No computer lasts forever. And the LUG Gallery server is the only machine I have that cost more than an M Monochrom.