As long as it is an electronic device, of course, it is possible to go wrong.

But apart from the initial testing, Facebook's two quantum computers really didn't report any errors during operation.

Even if there are occasional errors during operation, the self-healing system itself will quickly correct the errors and continue the task, which will basically only be noticed by the technician from the synchronized system logs.

Since the normal operation of the shutdown error like today, there has really never been a situation, which is probably equivalent to the blue screen error of a classic electronic computer, and no one dares to treat it carefully.

You must know that this kind of large-scale quantum computer restart is not the same as an ordinary electronic computer restart, not to mention the countless data losses in the middle, it takes about an hour just to restart, not to mention the time to record problems and solve problems in the middle.

If you make a mistake two or three times a day, a third of your time will be wasted.

If such a situation really occurs, they will probably be able to be laid off directly.

However, when they searched through all the manuals, they couldn't find the error code corresponding to PDT0824ct81 and PDT0824ct82.

It's embarrassing.

Fortunately, there is a standard operating procedure for this situation.

The technician on duty, after collecting all the error information, can restart the quantum computer according to the operating specifications.

Speaking of restarting the quantum computer is also quite a troublesome thing, there is a set of extremely cumbersome operating rules, according to the previous contract signed between the alliance and Yuxin Technology, each restart of the quantum computer needs to be supervised and guided by Yuxin Technology's expatriate personnel on site.

It may sound like a hassle, but in fact, quantum computers rarely restart, such as Xiaozhi-1, which has been running continuously for two years, and has not been shut down or restarted except for a hardware upgrade in the middle.

Therefore, if it is not necessary, the quantum computer will not be restarted, and even if it needs to be restarted, it is generally planned maintenance, and the time can be fully coordinated.

If it is an emergency, it is even more necessary for professional technicians to be present to deal with unpredictable problems.

But now it's a different story.

After Facebook sued Yuxin Technology for contract violations, Yuxin Technology has nominally withdrawn all expatriate personnel.

In other words, theoretically speaking, there are no resident technicians affiliated with Yuxin Technology in the entire Western Hemisphere.

The good news is that although Facebook hired two former expatriate technicians of Yuxin Technology with high salaries, and applied for green cards for these two people with special knowledge.

Although Yuxin Technology nominally withdrew the people to Huaxia, these technicians stayed, so theoretically, as long as these two people are present, it is almost the same as the contract.

If there is a technical failure after the restart, it is the problem of these professional technicians.

Therefore, the staff on duty notified the two professionals as soon as they found that the error could not find the corresponding code, and immediately rushed to the data center.

This is a crucial step in deciding whether or not to take the blame, and unless the person in charge is too self-serving, it is difficult to make a mistake.

......

Lu Yanxi and Sun Mohan have undergone many changes in their mental journeys in the early hours of this morning.

When I was suddenly woken up in my sleep, I was naturally full of waking up gas.

When I heard that the quantum computer suddenly reported an error code that did not appear in the operating instructions, the annoyance quickly disappeared, and I was replaced by a confused face.

How can there be an error code that is not in the operating instructions?

What is an error code?

This means that if there is some kind of error in the operation of the computer, then a code should be used to help the user locate the error, and inform the user that this error is causing the system to not work properly, and just eliminate the error.

Therefore, the so-called error codes are all set by the designer.

Even if it is a system or hardware error that the designer did not take into account, then the system operation problem should be reported as an unknown error code at the end of 001, and what the hell is an error code that is not marked on the description?

After figuring this out, I was invited by Facebook staff to the car to rush to the data base, and my mood began to panic.

What is this called?

It is true that these expatriates participated in the design and production of Xiaozhi 1 throughout the process, but everyone was exposed to a certain aspect. Although they have undergone special training before being dispatched, everyone actually learns based on that heavy product description.

If you really encounter problems in the assembly and testing of quantum computers, you also need to communicate with the headquarters to eliminate the problems.

Now that Yuxin Technology has withdrawn its station, they are basically officially resigning from Yuxin Technology, and it is naturally impossible to contact the company to get a solution, so this time they need to deal with the problem by themselves, which is very embarrassing.

An unknown error code, how do they solve it?

"Old Lu, is this an accident or not?" Sun Mohan couldn't help but ask.

The two of them communicated directly in Chinese, and they were not afraid that the accompanying Facebook staff would understand.

The people who can be selected to be sent are the ones with the best English foundation, and the people who work here every day are also in English, so Facebook does not send a special translator, which makes the two of them feel a lot less psychological pressure when communicating.

Lu Yanxi was silent for a moment, glanced at the officer on duty sitting in the co-pilot, and then shook his head slightly.

There is no need to deceive yourself at this time.

At the beginning, he was first moved by Facebook's conditions, and then encouraged Sun Mohan, who had the best relationship with him, to stay, and of course he should be more responsible at this time. Not to mention that Sun Mohan is still a woman, she must be even more worried at this time.

"It's really unlikely, but you don't have to worry too much. Maybe it's just a general operation error, don't scare yourself, go and see it first. ”

Two simple sentences made it clear what the two were most worried about.

What I am most afraid of is that the previous boss really kept a hand, and then chose to do it at this time.

If this is the case, let alone the two of them, even if all the technicians who were previously stationed abroad are invited to estimate, they will not be able to find out what the problem is.

After all, quantum computers are not mature electronic computer technology, and those products that can be mass-produced, almost everything can be retrospectively or reversely studied, and problems can always be solved.

But there are 14,381 kinds of hardware with completely different functions alone, and all the spare parts add up to a complex system of more than 100,000 yuan.

That's why they're so popular.

But now......

"After you go, let's physically disconnect the network first, and then deal with it. Lu Yanxi gave his opinion.

Sun Mohan nodded, she understood what Lu Yanxi meant, disconnecting the network could eliminate interference from Huaxia to the greatest extent.

What the two don't know is that tonight is just the beginning, but it's not just Facebook that has similar treatment, and the time for real excitement is far from coming.

......

Ten minutes later, the car drove into Facebook's most important data center in Silicon Valley, or quantum computer base.

Lu Yanxi and Sun Mohan also entered the work state for the first time.

After step-by-step testing according to the product operation specifications, let the staff physically disconnect the network, and then restart the quantum computer according to the operating procedures. An hour later, the two quantum computers were successfully restarted.

Hearing the machine sound output by the quantum computer, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Lu Yanxi and Sun Mohan were nervous.

Do you want to connect to the Internet?

If there is no problem in the case of network disconnection, does it mean that the two quantum computers are really controlled remotely?

After a brief discussion between the two of them, they felt that for the sake of safety, they would not connect to the network for the time being, and only let the two quantum computers be physically connected, and perform complementary operations internally to detect the operation of the quantum computers and avoid external influences.

With the cooperation of the staff, the preparation was quickly completed, and the task operation mode was turned on again.

In this case, even if you are not connected to the Internet, you can still process the pre-designed computing tasks in the priority task system, and of course they will directly skip the tasks that need to be connected to the Internet.

In addition to collecting data from other data centers on Facebook for big data backup, there are not many complex computing tasks that need to be processed over the Internet, which is naturally the best choice to minimize external interference.

However, half an hour later, the two of them were just about to leave the data center and go back to the dormitory to catch up on sleep.

The error codes are still pdt0824ct81 and pdt0824ct82!"

Both of them were stunned for a moment.

When everyone was busy just now, Lu Yanxi and Sun Mohan were not idle, and the two of them went through the detailed instructions again, but they also didn't find these two consecutive error codes.

So what the hell is going on?

"Do you want to ask Lao Zhu?" Sun Mohan suggested as he looked at the worried Lu Yanxi.

Lao Zhu's name is Zhu Congzhen, and Wang Yufei's senior brother Cao Luping is the same senior brother, so after counting, the senior brother of their big boss Wang Yufei is also the boss of the team stationed abroad, and he is the only one of the expatriate scientific researchers in the whole team who have not been tempted by those big companies, and after Wang Yufei decided to find the foreign personnel, he directly packed up and returned to China.

Although everyone's choices are different, Sun Mohan and Zhu Congzhen have a good relationship on weekdays, and they subconsciously thought about whether they could rely on their personal relationships and call to get some guidance from their former leaders.

"It's not good, Lao Zhu has already returned to China, and now the situation is not clear, so don't look for him yet. I'll contact the others first. Lu Yanxi shook his head and said.

Yes, although we have a good personal relationship, we have made a different choice after all.

At this time, I went to find Lao Zhu, not to mention whether Lao Zhu could mention a few words about the relationship between private people, what if the idea given made the problem more and more complicated?

After all, now they simply don't have the ability to tell.

In this way, Lu Yanxi didn't care that it was only five o'clock in the morning, and it was not yet time to go to work, so he took out his mobile phone and dialed it out.

The person he was looking for was named Li Jinzhou, and he was also a group of former colleagues who were sent to the United States, and they finally stayed, but they were invited by Google, because this group of expatriates is the oldest and usually takes care of everyone, so everyone is quite obedient to Lao Li's management.

Although in terms of ability, everyone is about the same, but maybe you can get some new ideas.

To his surprise, Li Jinzhou's phone was on the phone, and it was five o'clock in the morning in Silicon Valley, and Lu Yanxi immediately realized that the situation was wrong.

Sure enough, he just hung up the phone, and before he could call Li Jinzhou, the phone on the other side came back.

Without waiting for Lu Yanxi to inform Li Jinzhou of the situation he encountered, he directly asked: "Facebook's brain also has an unknown error code and can't run normally?"

A sentence confirmed Lu Yanxi's guess, and he immediately asked rhetorically: "What? Google's brain is the same?"

"No, Google's brain is working fine, I just called to ask. However, at present, Intel, Microsoft, and Oracle have the same problem, and I don't know the situation in other places, but if there is really a large-scale problem, there may be more than these few. ”

This Nima ......

For a while, Lu Yanxi didn't know what to say.

There must be something wrong with this, otherwise how could everyone have a problem at the same time one night, but there is no problem with Google's intelligent brain, what is the connotation of this? Why is there something wrong with everyone, but Google is not?

But there isn't much time for a few people to think about these issues, and the collective problems of these quantum brains have not alleviated everyone's pressure, on the contrary, it only shows that something is happening that is completely beyond their control, and this situation also makes the bosses who pay them huge salaries realize that they may not be as important as these people think.

"Lao Li, what do you think is the situation? Do you think the big guy really made a move?" Lu Yanxi asked.

"What's the use of talking about this now? The key is that we have to stabilize ourselves, don't be afraid, these countries talk about contracts, we all sign contracts, even if we can't solve this kind of sudden problem, they have to act according to the contract, and it is impossible to directly fire you and Xiaosun." ”

Although Li Jinzhou did not directly answer Lu Yanxi's question, he let him know that everyone thought the same at this time.

The young boss really has a backhand.

......

Things are going as they were expected.

Soon, the bigwigs within these alliances received the news that the twenty-nine quantum brains currently in operation in the entire Western Hemisphere, except for Google's three quantum brains, are still in normal operation, and all the other quantum brains belonging to major companies and laboratories have turned off.

At this time, exactly two hours after Guha Seth left Wang Yufei's office, the newly appointed secretary general of the World Alliance for Quantum Computer Technology Standards was waiting for the sun to rise in the Western Hemisphere to discuss countermeasures with the bigwigs in the United States.

"What? all of them don't work, except for Google?"