Friday, January 29, 2010

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History of a night (not applicable) USI



Introduction: the need for reconfiguration of the Radiology PACS DB, it must be done at night to stop the server at times which would cause little inconvenience to users. The story has been fictionalized to make it slightly more enjoyable to the reader.

11.00: I leave the house.

11.10 am: practically arrived at the office, I remember I forgot the keys inside the closet with my laptop home. Blaspheme covertly.

11:11 pm: on the way back home, the tone of blasphemy becomes a little more access. In the end they are alone in the car.

11:16 pm: I am welcomed by the dog barking as if he had before him a cross between the Devil, Sgarbi and a cat. Blasphemy.

11:17 pm: allotment, more peaceful, at a time the office.

11:20 pm: Arrive at the office. Curious as to be shortened and the transmission time in the car, nervousness miracles (automotive).

11.30: are fully operational and awaiting the start of the updates remotely. The PC company shall monitor the situation, my personal computer is prepared undergoing a massive setting of the Ubuntu operating system.

11.45 am: My name is Jessica from the USA, tells me that in a few minutes will be ready to go with the configuration of the DB and will have to stop cars. Jessica, although Florida and has a name for sockets, I'm told about 150 kg weight.

11:46 pm: radiology feel not to send more pictures to the main server, but to the backup that we have prepared. The difference is that instead you press the A button to push the button B.

11:47 pm: I hear the sirens of an ambulance, emergency arrival.

0:10 pm: I called the radiology, were wrong to send pictures. In the end, push the button B was not so easy.

0:45 pm: I can recover images, not without having subtly cursed myself.

1:10 pm: Here comes the security guard. Do not shoot me. Very good.

1:30 pm: I give up to understand the logic of Linux systems in the mounting of partitions and I trust God Random. What I would like. My personal PC is in place.

1:45 pm: no news from the United States.

1:50 pm: I called a colleague of the American whale and tells me that the update failed. Jessica has encountered an error at L2 (???) is back on his feet and not all rubbish. I thank my colleague, I put down and swear to myself.

1:52 pm: Jessica tells me via e-mail have made a hole in the water and apologizes to me. He sent it to fuck myself.

1:52 pm: Send her to fuck myself is not enough, so I'm sending you to fuck it aloud.

2:00 am: After checking the operation of all servers and applications, turn off everything and I go back home.

2:30 pm: I go to bed, knowing you have saved the lives losing time.