Quick question for IT support type person
19 December 2006, 03:10 PM
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Quick question for IT support type person
Im writing short article that involves IT - probably my worst subject :-( and quickly need a phrase/word in the right terminology...
If a server/network thing collapses as a result of something, say a powercut, what term would you use for the process of IT people running around making it all better and getting 'stuff' all up and running again?
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If a server/network thing collapses as a result of something, say a powercut, what term would you use for the process of IT people running around making it all better and getting 'stuff' all up and running again?
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Reboot !
Why be so dramatic? if a server goes down due to a power failure, 99 times out of a 100 you just reboot it !!
Disaster recovery is used after a disaster. A disaster is usually when a reboot doesn't work and replacement hardware needs to be sourced.
A disaster can be anything from water damage to fire damage to server blowing up etc.
Why be so dramatic? if a server goes down due to a power failure, 99 times out of a 100 you just reboot it !!
Disaster recovery is used after a disaster. A disaster is usually when a reboot doesn't work and replacement hardware needs to be sourced.
A disaster can be anything from water damage to fire damage to server blowing up etc.
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19 December 2006, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by KiwiGTI
Incident Management?
19 December 2006, 03:20 PM
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Actually it would be "Problem Management" leading to "Continuity Management".
Disaster Recovery is such old hat.
Edited to say this is ITIL
Disaster Recovery is such old hat.
Edited to say this is ITIL
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19 December 2006, 03:22 PM
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I agree that DR is probably the best phrase. It's probably dramatic sounding as depending on what your DR plan is, or lack of one, there could be some serious repercussions.
Have a look here for some info on DR, might be other terms mentioned there.
Have a look here for some info on DR, might be other terms mentioned there.
19 December 2006, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Bottomfeeder
DR Reboot
or Cold Reboot
or HOLY F*KCING **** WHAT HAPPENED........... OI YOU, WTF DID YOU DO!?
or Cold Reboot
or HOLY F*KCING **** WHAT HAPPENED........... OI YOU, WTF DID YOU DO!?
well it was a major incident we're just trying to play it down
19 December 2006, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by j.d.clarke
'running around like headless chickens' is the phrase we use !!!!
impresses the senior managers when they see you running around like that
impresses the senior managers when they see you running around like that
19 December 2006, 03:35 PM
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My personal fave as used by a sys manager of large(ish) bank to his boss when their SAN went base over apex..........He's executing a SAN wide break fix proceedure
19 December 2006, 03:44 PM
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It's still called Disaster Recovery, whether some people think it's old hat or not. It's exactly what it is. Generally you'll already have a DR plan in place, in which case you'd just "failover to the DR datacentre" and carry on as if nothing's really happened.
I've never even heard the term "System Restoration" used in that context, probably because it's inaccurate.
I've never even heard the term "System Restoration" used in that context, probably because it's inaccurate.
19 December 2006, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by cottonfoo
It's still called Disaster Recovery, whether some people think it's old hat or not. It's exactly what it is. Generally you'll already have a DR plan in place, in which case you'd just "failover to the DR datacentre" and carry on as if nothing's really happened.
I've never even heard the term "System Restoration" used in that context, probably because it's inaccurate.
I've never even heard the term "System Restoration" used in that context, probably because it's inaccurate.
System restoration sounds more like the pish that windows attempts when it's fcuked you over
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If a server/network thing collapses as a result of something, say a powercut, what term would you use for the process of IT people running around making it all better and getting 'stuff' all up and running again?
The term i would use for this process is "Thieving connie scum"