Comments on: Sun Comes Up Over Silicon Valley

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 21 May 2007 14:18:00 +0000

Kristopher doesn't drive?

Multiple drives going bad in a RAID array is not nice (nor completely unknown to happen). Been there, done that.

How'd 3 google serfs get caught in a mantrap? Usually those things have weight sensors etc to make sure that only one person at a time (based on your historically measured weight and an allowance for varation based on turkey day, notebook bag, heavy coat etc) is going in/out and that you aren't significantly heavier on the way out (removing equipment via the trap is a no no).

By: Ian

Ian — Mon, 21 May 2007 14:04:00 +0000

Great story Thomas! You guys certainly put a lot of love and care into Zooomr to bring us the best photo service. Then you do what sounds like an amazing Photowalk! Dedication indeed. Thank-you!

By: Thomas Hawk

Thomas Hawk — Mon, 21 May 2007 12:38:00 +0000

Ben, actually when the one drive kind of freaked out the controller shut down all of the drives on that server. So this server also houses Zooomr’s system software. We had to use a backup of our system software, move it to another drive and then restart the system with all drives on that server working except the one that had failed. We will have to have that drive replaced with Dell.

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 21 May 2007 12:11:00 +0000

Yeah, according to the Zooomr blog, it was several drives in the RAID array that went haywire, and not just a single drive.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 21 May 2007 11:29:00 +0000

Don’t you have people for this kind of work? It doesn’t make sense for the CEO and founder to be doing this work.

Also, why don’t you get a data center closer? There are several in SF. We use 365 Main.

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 21 May 2007 10:28:00 +0000

Yes, believe it or not millions of people do stuff like this every single day. What’s really interesting is how a single failed drive can take the site down. Wow. I’d like to hear more about that.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Mon, 21 May 2007 08:01:00 +0000

Driving Mr. Tate, huh?

By: Thejesh GN

Thejesh GN — Mon, 21 May 2007 07:19:00 +0000

I appreciate the effort to my our pics online

By: Maurice

Maurice — Mon, 21 May 2007 05:37:00 +0000

Hmm if it been me i'd have been calling you from the cab on the way there.

Or was this a dual key setup to get in? the entry device is called a Mantrap BTW

I usued to do some silly hours running the billing for Telecom Gold (a pre internet email system)

sometimes 3-4 days with 4-5 hours of sleep at month end.

By: Yuvi

Yuvi — Mon, 21 May 2007 03:43:00 +0000

He’s right. Driving down to a datacenter in the middle of a night so that my friends can see my crudely photoshopped photos is, uhm, wonderful. Thanks!