Over the next couple of days we will experience an extended power outage in our administrative office area which includes our Datacenter. This is due to constructions and the need to move some of the lines that power this part of the building. We are doing quite a bit to prepare for the outage. A large generator will be tied into our current infrastructure to power the entire wing during working hours. This wouldn't have been a problem until we realized that the servers and phones work even after hours. To accommodate this we will be running our phone system, network equipment, and 5 servers off a smaller generator that will run until the power is back on.
The cool part about this (other than the gas powered noise) is we will be able to simulate a large power outage disaster. This has instigated the installation of a power outlet in our datacenter which will connect to a generator if a true, unexpected disaster actually happens.
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