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Silo Servers

The silo servers preserve and process restricted information, depend on cooling from Mechanical, and conceal access to hidden equipment and spaces.

Story so far

Allison recovered remnants of data deleted and overwritten repeatedly, describing multiple levels of redundancy. The established account blamed rebels for erasing the servers during the uprising, though fire and power failure circulated as alternative explanations. The servers occupied nearly a whole floor, had been completely wiped during the uprising, and were now subject to severe access restrictions and recurring disputes over their electricity consumption.

Jahns said the servers retained full power during the power holiday, and Bernard Holland said their cooling air came from Mechanical. Among the machines and bundled, labeled wiring, a mostly empty locked case concealed a headset; a nearly empty cabinet also concealed the handle that unlocks a floor grate. Server thirteen had a blank face and motionless fans.

Juliette now explains that IT’s cooling vents serve the servers, clarifying what depends on the air being diverted through those ducts.

Appearance

Rows of server equipment occupying almost a floor, with bundled labeled wiring, locked cabinets, and one blank-faced server with motionless fans.

Role

Restricted information infrastructure whose preservation and cooling are central to IT’s operations.

Relationships

Allison — Allison recovered old data remnants and described the servers’ redundancy.
IT — IT maintains the restricted servers and their power allocation.
Mechanical — Mechanical supplies cooling air according to Bernard.
Juliette — Juliette identifies the cooling vents as serving the servers.
Sources — 15 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 3
  • Allison retrieves remnants of data that had been deleted and overwritten many times on the silo’s servers.
  • The established account attributes the servers’ erasure to rebels during the uprising.
  • Fire and power outage are common alternative explanations for the loss of the servers’ history.
  • Allison says the servers have multiple levels of redundancy.
Chapter 10
  • The silo servers occupy almost an entire floor.
  • The silo servers were completely wiped during the uprising.
  • Access to the silo servers is now severely restricted.
  • The silo servers’ electricity consumption is a recurring budget dispute.
Chapter 15
  • Jahns says IT’s servers retain their full power allocation during the power holiday.
  • Bernard says the servers receive cooling air ducted from Mechanical.
Chapter 30
  • A server at the end of a row conceals a headset inside a mostly empty locked case.
  • The servers process data flowing through bundled, labeled wiring.
Chapter 41
  • Server thirteen has a blank face and motionless fans.
  • A nearly empty server cabinet conceals a handle for unlocking the floor grate.
Chapter 75
  • Juliette explains that IT’s cooling vents are for the servers.
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