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  Server Room Smells Can Be an Early Warning

  Posted: March 21st, 2010, 10:03am CET by timothy

  Tags:  bug  

  Barence writes "As embarrassing as it may seem, an eggy smell in a server room needn't mean broaching the delicate subject of hygiene with a colleague. It can actually be a signal that something is about to go wrong with your server setup, as this consultant discovered after days of assuming questionable personal habits were to blame. The culprit? An expiring UPS device, sending out its own unique warning signal."

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