[AusNOG] CNET: Google uncloaks once-secret server

[Sean K. Finn]

I asked Gigabyte if they had any other similar boards that ran 12V only, similar to the GA-9IVDP, and I got the below cut and paste reply stating that it was end of life, without them reading my real question asking for OTHER 12V only boards.

-S


Dear Sean,

Thank you for your kindly mail and supporting GIGABYTE. About the issue you mentioned in your earlier mail, we are sorry to inform you that GA-9IVDP is End-of-Life model without stock already. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

At last, if you still have any further question to this issue or suggestion about our products/service, please do not hesitate to contact with us. If you have any issue different from original, make sure you issue a new form in order to get proper assistance and it may be response faster as well. We will try our best to help you resolve the problem ASAP.

Best Regards,
GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY




From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Jay Mitchell
Sent: Friday, 3 April 2009 10:09 PM
To: 'Darren Moss'; ausnog at ausnog.net
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] CNET: Google uncloaks once-secret server

Every clone server I ever purchased came with a case though :)

From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Darren Moss
Sent: Friday, 3 April 2009 7:28 PM
To: Sean K. Finn; Bruce Forster; AusNOG at lists.ausnog.net
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] CNET: Google uncloaks once-secret server

Amazing, looks like those clone servers we stopped buying years ago.

I wonder if Google has shares in Gigabyte ;)



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From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Sean K. Finn
Sent: 2009-04-03 6:54 pm
To: 'Bruce Forster'; 'AusNOG at lists.ausnog.net'
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] CNET: Google uncloaks once-secret server
On close inspection the IEC C13-C14 cable appears to be similar to a monitor extension cable, so they can plug it into standard PDU's.

It doesn't look hardwired in the side of the chassis, there appears to be a gland around it, and it's inserted prior to screwing (Or Velcroing ?) the PSU in place.

My bad, I should have looked more closely.

Cheers,
Sean.

From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Forster
Sent: Friday, 3 April 2009 11:34 AM
To: AusNOG at lists.ausnog.net
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] CNET: Google uncloaks once-secret server

Scratch that, now I see what you're talking about sorry ... ;)

From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Sean K. Finn
Sent: Friday, 3 April 2009 11:27 AM
To: 'Kaan Kivilcim'; 'AusNOG at lists.ausnog.net'
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] CNET: Google uncloaks once-secret server

The only thing unintuitive that I can see about the design is that the power cord goes THROUGH  the server only to reconnect at the other side, and looks hard wired in the side of the chassis.

The power supply shows 200-240Vac, so are we looking at an Australian server?

-Sean.

From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Kaan Kivilcim
Sent: Friday, 3 April 2009 8:24 AM
To: AusNOG at lists.ausnog.net
Subject: [AusNOG] CNET: Google uncloaks once-secret server

In case anyone hadn't seen it already: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10209580-92.html

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--Google is tight-lipped about its computing operations, but the company for the first time on Wednesday revealed the hardware at the core of its Internet might at a conference here about the increasingly prominent issue of data center efficiency.

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