[nmglug] Unix to Windows Server 2000 was a dangerous transition

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In the story at this link:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/biztech/10/05/software.disasters.ap/index.html

There are these interesting paragraph:

"The genesis of the problem was the transition in 2001 by Harris Corp.
of the Federal Aviation Administration's Voice Switching Control System
from Unix-based servers to Microsoft Corp.'s off-the-shelf Windows
Advanced Server 2000.

By most accounts, the move went well except the new system required
regular maintenance to prevent data overload. When that wasn't done, it
turned itself off as it was designed to do. But the backup also failed.
In all, the southern California system was down for three hours, though
other FAA centers restored communications within seconds, Walker said."


		


		
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