Sun to Create Underground Japanese Datacenter

Kurtz'sKompund writes with word of a Sun project in Japan, one that's taking a somewhat non-standard approach to data center construction. To save on power, heating, and water costs, the consortium is going to be building their center in an abandoned coal mine. The outpost will be created by lowering Blackbox systems into the ground; estimates on savings run to $9 million annually in electricity alone.

But...

[tubapro12]

...does it run Linux?

Title should read:

[Anonymous Coward]

Sun to Create Japanese Datacenter where the Sun don't shine.

Cheaper labor...

[__aaclcg7560]

Since this is a basement dweller's dream job come true, Sun won't have to pay too much for labor.

Re:Are they crush proof?

[darthflo]

Two possible outcomes:
1: Mine collapses, buries everything under millions of tons of rocks and stuff, Blackboxes and cabling survives, Sun market's "the world's most secure datacenter".
2: Mine collapses, buries everything under millions of tons of rocks and stuff, Blackboxes and/or cabling gets scratched and/or really damaged, Sun hires Godzilla (this is Japan, where Godzilla's big in, remember?) to smash away them rocks and free the mine once again.

Somebody

[woot account]

has been reading Cryptonomicon.

No...the title should read:

[Paul_Hindt]

Sun to create datacenter in the land of the rising Sun.

Re:Are they crush proof?

[couchslug]

"If the tunnels collapse how will you get to and from the servers for maintenance?"

Good reason to have onsite admins!

Re:Title should read:

[wik]

Next: the Japan In-Earth Simulator

Re:Thermal fun

[theskipper]

Whoa. Coincidentally, that's the optimum incubation temperature for Mothra larvae.

For the sake of humanity, let's hope that Sun is factoring this into their cooling calculations.

Re:Are they crush proof?

[Erikderzweite]

"If the tunnels collapse how will you get to and from the servers for maintenance?"

man ssh

Unforseen Expense

[Pooua]

They save a bundle in HVAC costs, but now they face the prospect of black lung disease...

Re:Are they crush proof?

[Brickwall]

Really are great tools Integrated Lights Out Management is

Thanks, Yoda.

NERV??!?

[Hercynium]

If they name the systems in that facility the MAGI, I think it's time I move a few hundred miles inland.

Re:Title should read:

[Anonymous Coward]

This is real "Data mining".

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