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
