Re: DR Testing Failure
Exactly.
The article very carefully skims over that bit, doesn't it.
The incoming mains supply was lost to the site and generators failed to take over the service.
Every datacenter I've ever dealt with does weekly on-load generator tests, and UPS failover tests.
Now we all know shit happens, no matter how much we try to prepare, but this does feel like they haven't been taking enough time on planning or testing.
Why didn't their UPS have enough capacity to keep things up, even if the generators failed to start cleanly?
Biting the hand that feeds IT
