Originally Posted by
pax britanica
That could be true but it would be ludicrous , there isnt a big red switch or a 3 pin plug that youcan turn off/pull out on these things.
If something like that happened what does it say for BA security and risk management thata low level contractor can shut down the entire airline with one mistake or maybe even deliberate act. farcical. Any mission critical facility of that scale and class should never allow one individual workign alone , especially where complex or HV power is involved just for safety reasons let alone business protection. How does the business know that one guy isnt , drunk, drugged, dumped by wife /girl. Facing a disciplinary, bribed, malicious etc etc etc A complete joke
For safety reasons, EVERY data room in EVERY data centre will have big red push stops around the walls to kill the power in an emergency. This kills everything instantly and does not shut anything down graciously. As a result, bringing things back up after an EMERGENCY STOP button has been activated can take a lot longer than if you had shut things down cleanly.
I personally have hit the big red button accidentally in the past due to it being un-guarded and being placed right at waist height next to a rack I had to move. IT happens in IT. Not much you can do as the engineer in the room when it all goes quiet except for apologise and help start bringing things back up again.