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Re:Tell HN: AWS appears to be down again by opportune on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @12:08PM (#29568694)
You know how to debug kernel issues? You know how AWS virtualization works and how to diagnose a problem with the AWS networking stack?
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Re:Tell HN: AWS appears to be down again by gitfan86 on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @12:28PM (#29568964)
You know how to debug kernel issues? Yes

You know how AWS virtualization works and how to diagnose a problem with the AWS networking stack? Yes, and yes assuming that everything AWS is responsible for is operating within spec. Obviously, I don't have access to their switches, and cannot see anything at layer 1 or 2.

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Re:Tell HN: AWS appears to be down again by dijit on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @12:26PM (#29568939)
These are not as hard things as you make them sound. They are the things traditional sysadmins spent time understanding.

But I am also incredulous by the parent.

I wouldn’t be able to diagnose traces on a motherboard or a defective (but partially functioning) CPU.

I wouldn’t be able to diagnose irregular voltage conditions or drop offs.

The amount of stuff that I know I couldn’t diagnose is absurdly high, but the amount I don’t even know that I can’t diagnose is higher still.

And my job, like the parents, is to drill down and spend time in specifics.

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