Pictures from last week's move

Geir · 22 Jun 2011, 02:14 AM

We've posted some pictures we took when moving the servers last Tuesday, if you'd like to know what they (and we) look like.

http://blog.runbox.com/2011/06/pictures-from-the-move/

- Geir

**ReuvenNY** · 22 Jun 2011, 06:39 AM

What happened to Liz??

Berenburger · 22 Jun 2011, 07:10 AM

In the trunk of the car, again?

Still some cable management to do.

Liz · 22 Jun 2011, 09:19 AM

Heavy lifting and dirty, noisy bunkers are what men exist for, sheesh.

Liz

emailmaniac · 22 Jun 2011, 02:22 PM

Gosh, Liz - we have one or two other uses... don't we?

hajonez · 23 Jun 2011, 07:04 PM

Thanks for sharing these, Geir. I was also interested to read the names you have given the servers. I've seen some of these in email headers over the years but not sure I've ever seen these listed all in one place!

- Henry

Geir · 24 Jun 2011, 10:07 PM

Hi Henry!

All the servers are named after more or less well-known (or mythological) dogs, and we sort of think of the data center as a (very high security) dog pound.

Over the years our pack has seen many servers come and go, and we recall with some nostalgia Pluto (the very first server we had when RMM was launched in 2000 -- it had a whopping 80GB storage in total for all the 100 000 users at the time), and Rex, Fido, Fifi, Kerberos, Garm, Lassie, and Greyhound, which was just retired the day before we moved after many years of reliable (and loyal) service.

Now that services are increasingly virtualized the physical hardware matters less, and servers are replaced more and more often anyway. We still like naming our servers, though -- they do an important job and it's the least we could do in return, really.

- Geir

robert@fm · 25 Jun 2011, 07:31 AM

At least you don't name your servers after planets.

As the linked strip (and the following one) shows, that could have been a major mistake.

hajonez · 26 Jun 2011, 06:12 PM

Thanks for the extra info, Geir. I vaguely remember the Pluto server, believe it or not! In fact, I've just tracked down an email from 2001 and have had a quick look at the headers. Sure enough, Pluto is the receiving server.

Thanks for the planets cartoon, Robert - very amusing.

The other problem with naming servers after planets is you are a little stuck when a planet ceases to be classified as such. A 'Pluto' server, for example, would need to be downgraded to a dwarf server!

- Henry

22 Jun 2011, 02:14 AM	#1
Geir The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 2,938 Representative of: Runbox.com	Pictures from last week's move We've posted some pictures we took when moving the servers last Tuesday, if you'd like to know what they (and we) look like. http://blog.runbox.com/2011/06/pictures-from-the-move/ - Geir

22 Jun 2011, 06:39 AM	#2
ReuvenNY Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: New York Posts: 4,259	What happened to Liz??

22 Jun 2011, 07:10 AM	#3
Berenburger The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,908	In the trunk of the car, again? Still some cable management to do.

22 Jun 2011, 09:19 AM	#4
Liz The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Los Angeles,CA Posts: 4,652 Representative of: Runbox.com	Heavy lifting and dirty, noisy bunkers are what men exist for, sheesh. Liz

22 Jun 2011, 02:22 PM	#5
emailmaniac Essential Contributor Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Southern California, U.S.A. Posts: 212	Gosh, Liz - we have one or two other uses... don't we?

23 Jun 2011, 07:04 PM	#6
hajonez Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 727	Thanks for sharing these, Geir. I was also interested to read the names you have given the servers. I've seen some of these in email headers over the years but not sure I've ever seen these listed all in one place! - Henry

24 Jun 2011, 10:07 PM	#7
Geir The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 2,938 Representative of: Runbox.com	Hi Henry! All the servers are named after more or less well-known (or mythological) dogs, and we sort of think of the data center as a (very high security) dog pound. Over the years our pack has seen many servers come and go, and we recall with some nostalgia Pluto (the very first server we had when RMM was launched in 2000 -- it had a whopping 80GB storage in total for all the 100 000 users at the time), and Rex, Fido, Fifi, Kerberos, Garm, Lassie, and Greyhound, which was just retired the day before we moved after many years of reliable (and loyal) service. Now that services are increasingly virtualized the physical hardware matters less, and servers are replaced more and more often anyway. We still like naming our servers, though -- they do an important job and it's the least we could do in return, really. - Geir

25 Jun 2011, 07:31 AM	#8
robert@fm The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 4,681	At least you don't name your servers after planets. As the linked strip (and the following one) shows, that could have been a major mistake.

26 Jun 2011, 06:12 PM	#9
hajonez Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 727	Thanks for the extra info, Geir. I vaguely remember the Pluto server, believe it or not! In fact, I've just tracked down an email from 2001 and have had a quick look at the headers. Sure enough, Pluto is the receiving server. Thanks for the planets cartoon, Robert - very amusing. The other problem with naming servers after planets is you are a little stuck when a planet ceases to be classified as such. A 'Pluto' server, for example, would need to be downgraded to a dwarf server! - Henry