[auton-users] Another LAB OUTAGE

[Jacob Joseph]

Well, I'm sorry to admit that the machines have now won the war.  Cosmic 
rays, searing temperatures, and bad luck are to blame.  Lofty, the 
fileserver, at this point is dead.  After several false alarms, it 
appears that at the very least, the motherboard was destroyed, 
presumptively due to the heat.  We have no reason to believe that the 
data on BigPapa has been damaged, but I cannot commit at this point. 
Just to be clear, this is not the sort of problem that software can 
cause and we will need replacement hardware.

The timing of these problems is always wonderful.  Last week, I was 
swamped with midterms and major assignments and now I've gone home for 
break.  Thanks to Paul and Jeanie's all-nighter last night, we at least 
have a hope at recovering using another machine.  This is not going to 
be a fast operation though, so I'll keep everyone posted of the status.

Incidentally, the status pages are down as well.  We've stolen that 
machine for our temporary solution.


Once again, do thank Paul and Jeanie for their efforts.

-Jacob