Photo of the racks in the original Google datacenter

Re:Photo of the racks in the original Google datacenter by timtrueman on Wednesday December 03, 2008 @03:27AM (#384168)

Here's an upclose one on the first gen rack: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Google’s_...

My understanding is that they found the HP ProCurve switches were a better deal to buy two chassis and stuff all the blades into one box rather than buy the blades and add them to one. It was cheaper that way.

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Re:Photo of the racks in the original Google datacenter by tlrobinson on Wednesday December 03, 2008 @03:42AM (#384173)

What were those switches for? (not the network switches, the physical on/off switches with the green and white wires)

Fans?

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Re:Photo of the racks in the original Google datacenter by paul on Wednesday December 03, 2008 @03:55AM (#384180)

Power switches. There were 4 machines per layer, 80 per rack.

BTW, here's a video (taken by someone else): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z19-6tvGSq4

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Re:Photo of the racks in the original Google datacenter by timtrueman on Wednesday December 03, 2008 @03:47AM (#384176)

They are the power LEDs/switches for each of the four motherboards on each piece of cork board. Yes, cork board. It's non-conductive.

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Re:Photo of the racks in the original Google datacenter by RossM on Wednesday December 03, 2008 @11:42AM (#384475)

Wait, are there wood shelves in there!?

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Re:Photo of the racks in the original Google datacenter by lyime on Wednesday December 03, 2008 @05:09AM (#384219)

thats almost amazing

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