This was not a cascading failure. It was a simple power outage Cascading failures involve interdependencies among components.
T On Jun 30, 2012 2:21 PM, "Seth Mattinen" <se...@rollernet.us> wrote: > On 6/30/12 9:25 AM, Todd Underwood wrote: > > > > On Jun 30, 2012 11:23 AM, "Seth Mattinen" <se...@rollernet.us > > <mailto:se...@rollernet.us>> wrote: > >> > >> > >> But haven't they all been cascading failures? > > > > No. They have not. That's not what that term means. > > > > 'Cascading failure' has a fairly specific meaning that doesn't imply > > resilience in the face of decomposition into smaller parts. Cascading > > failures can occur even when a system is decomposed into small parts, > > each of which is apparently well run. > > > > > I honestly have no idea how to parse that since it doesn't jive with my > practical view of a cascading failure. > > ~Seth > >
