HP Disk Array vs Bullet :)

[Steve]

http://h71028.www7.hp.com/ERC/cache/...0-121&ERL=true

At a distance of about 40 feet, a .308-caliber bullet traveling 2,900 feet per second barely slows down as it punches through a piece of metal. But what happens when you put a refrigerator-size piece of computer hardware in its path?

At a high-tech ballistics center managed by National Technical Systems (NTS) in Camden, Arkansas, HP engineers are about to find out. On one side of the control room: a custom-made mounted rifle barrel that delivers bullets to a target with pinpoint accuracy. On the other side: an HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array that’s operating under a full production load and streaming high-quality videos to nearby monitors. An NTS ballistics expert in the control room is ready to electronically fire the weapon. The fate of the hardware will be determined in a fraction of a second.

videooo: http://h30067.www3.hp.com/AllEntries...5785060306.wmv


unfortunately the site is getting hammered at the minute so you might want to try and watch it later.

ata a guess i'd say the disk array carries on working. it's a pity that they webserver is a load of **** and cant handle more traffic!!