Data Center testing

[jbates at brightok.net (Jack Bates)]

Dan Snyder wrote:
> We have done power tests before and had no problem.  I guess I am looking
> for someone who does testing of the network equipment outside of just power
> tests.  We had an outage due to a configuration mistake that became apparent
> when a switch failed.  It didn't cause a problem however when we did a power
> test for the whole data center.
> 

The plus side of failure testing is that it can be controlled. The 
downside to failure testing is that you can induce a failure. 
Maintenance windows are cool, but some people really dislike failures of 
any type which limits how often you can test. I personally try for once 
a year. However, a lot can go wrong in a year.

Jack