Of course, as long as it is an electronic device, something may go wrong.

However, except for the initial testing session, Facebook's two quantum computers did not report any errors during operation.

Even if errors occasionally occur during operation, the self-healing system will quickly correct the errors and continue the task. Basically, technicians will only find these errors from the synchronously uploaded system logs.

A shutdown error like today has never happened since normal operation. This is probably equivalent to the blue screen error of a classic electronic computer. No one dares to treat it with caution.

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

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If you report an error two or three times a day, one-third of your time will be wasted.

If this happens, they can probably be laid off directly.

However, when they looked through all the operation manuals, they could not find the error codes corresponding to pdt0824ct81 and pdt0824ct82.

This is very embarrassing.

Fortunately, there are standard operating procedures for this situation.

The technician on duty collects all error information and then restarts the quantum computer according to the operating specifications.

Speaking of restarting a quantum computer, it is also quite troublesome. There is a set of extremely cumbersome operating rules. According to the previous contract signed between the alliance and Yuxin Technology, each time the quantum computer is restarted, Yuxin Technology’s dispatched personnel need to be on site.

Supervised and guided.

It may sound troublesome, but in fact quantum computers rarely restart. For example, Xiaozhi 1 has been running continuously for two years. Except for a hardware upgrade in the middle, it has never been shut down or restarted.

Therefore, quantum computers will basically not restart unless necessary. Even if they need to be restarted, it is generally planned maintenance, and the time can be coordinated.

If it is an emergency, professional technicians are needed to be on hand to deal with unpredictable problems.

But things are different now.

After Facebook sued Yuxin Technology for illegal contracts, Yuxin Technology has nominally withdrawn all its expatriates.

In other words, theoretically speaking, there are no permanent technical personnel affiliated with Yuxin Technology in the entire Western Hemisphere.

The good news is that although Facebook hired two former Yuxin Technology expatriate technicians with high salaries, they also applied for green cards for special knowledge talents.

Although Yuxin Technology nominally withdrew its people to China, these technical personnel stayed, so in theory, as long as these two people are present, it is almost as agreed in the contract.

If technical failures still occur after restarting, it is the problem of these professional technicians.

Therefore, when the staff on duty discovered that the corresponding code could not be found in the error report, they notified the two professionals and rushed to the data center immediately.

This is a key step in deciding whether to take the blame. Unless the person in charge is too stubborn, it will be difficult to make a mistake.

…

Lu Yanxi and Sun Mohan's mentality experienced many changes in this early morning.

If you are suddenly woken up from your sleep, you will naturally be full of energy to wake up.

When I heard that the quantum computer suddenly reported an error code that did not appear in the operating instructions, my anger quickly disappeared and was replaced by a look of confusion.

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

What is an error code?

This means that if a certain error occurs when the computer is running, a code must be used to help the user locate the error, and inform the user that it is this error that causes the system to fail to operate normally, and just eliminate the error.

So the so-called error codes are all set by the designer before.

Even if it is a system or hardware error that the designer did not consider, then if there is a problem in system operation, an unknown error code ending in 001 should be reported. What is the point of reporting an error code that is not marked on the description?

After figuring this out, I started to feel panicked when I was asked by Facebook staff to get into the car and rush to the data base.

What is this thing called?

It is true that these expatriates participated in the design and production of Xiaozhi No. 1 throughout the whole process, but everyone was exposed to a certain aspect. Although they all received special training before being assigned, but really speaking, everyone was actually based on that

Learn from this thick product description.

If you encounter problems during the assembly and testing of quantum computers, you need to communicate with the headquarters to troubleshoot the problems.

Now that Yuxin Technology has withdrawn its station, they have basically officially resigned from Yuxin Technology. Naturally, it is impossible to contact the company to get a solution, so this time they need to deal with the problem by themselves.

Very embarrassing.

An unknown error code, how do they solve it?

"Lao Lu, is this just an accident?" Sun Mohan couldn't help but ask.

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

Those who can be selected for expatriation are those with the best English skills. They also use English every day when working here, so Facebook does not send a special translator. This really makes the two of them psychologically uncomfortable when communicating.

The pressure is much less.

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

There is no need to deceive yourself at this time.

It was he who was first persuaded by the conditions offered by Facebook, and then encouraged Sun Mohan, who had the best relationship with him, to stay. Of course, he should take more responsibility at this time. Not to mention that Sun Mohan is still a woman, and her mood at this time must be even more serious.

perturbed.

"It's really unlikely that it's an accident, but you don't have to worry too much. It might just be a general operating error. Don't scare yourself, go check it out first."

Two simple sentences explained the situation that the two of them were most worried about.

The most fearful thing is that the former boss really had a plan and chose to take action at this time.

If this is the case, let alone the two of them, even if we invite all the technical personnel who were stationed abroad to assess, we still can't find out what the problem is.

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

But this thing has 14,381 different types of hardware with completely different functions. All the spare parts add up to a complex system worth over 100,000 yuan. If you want to completely study it, just two years will naturally not be enough.

This is why they are so popular.

But now...

"After you go there, physically disconnect the internet and then deal with it." Lu Yanxi gave her own opinion.

Sun Mohan nodded. She understood what Lu Yanxi meant. Cutting off the Internet could eliminate interference from China to the greatest extent.

What the two of them didn't know was that tonight was just the beginning, but Facebook was not the only one to receive similar treatment, and the real excitement was far from coming.

…

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

Lu Yanxi and Sun Mohan also entered working mode immediately.

After step-by-step testing in accordance with the product operating specifications, the staff physically disconnected the network, and then restarted the quantum computers in accordance with the operating procedures. An hour later, the two quantum computers were successfully restarted.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the mechanical sound output by the quantum computer.

However, Lu Yanxi and Sun Mohan were nervous.

Do you want to connect to the Internet?

If there is no problem when the network is disconnected, does it mean that these two quantum computers are really controlled remotely?

After a brief discussion, the two decided that for the sake of safety, they should not connect to the Internet for the time being, and only allow the two quantum computers to be physically connected, perform complementary operations internally, and detect the operation of the quantum computers to avoid external influences.

With the cooperation of the staff, preparations were quickly completed and the task computing mode was turned on again.

In this case, even if there is no external network connection, the pre-designed computing tasks in the task system can be processed according to priority. Of course, they will directly skip the tasks that need to be connected to the external network for processing.

In addition to collecting data from other Facebook data centers for big data backup, there are not many complex computing tasks that require online processing. This is naturally the best choice and can alleviate external interference to the greatest extent.

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

"Another error was reported! The error codes are still pdt0824ct81 and pdt0824ct82!"

Both of them were stunned immediately.

While everyone was busy just now, Lu Yanxi and Sun Mohan were not idle either. They went through the detailed instructions again, but they could not find these two consecutive error codes.

So what the hell is going on?

"Why don't you ask Lao Zhu?" Sun Mohan suggested, looking at the frowning Lu Yanxi.

Old Zhu’s name is Zhu Congzhen, and he is a fellow student with Wang Yufei’s senior brother Cao Luping. Therefore, together with their big boss Wang Yufei’s senior brother, he is also the leader of the team abroad this time, and he is the only one in the entire team who has not been tempted by those big companies.

One of the expatriate scientific researchers who packed up and returned to China directly after Wang Yufei decided to retrieve the overseas staff.

Although everyone's choices were different, Sun Mohan and Zhu Congzhen had a pretty good relationship on weekdays. They subconsciously thought about whether they could rely on personal relationships and call their previous leaders to get some guidance.

"No, Lao Zhu has returned to China. We don't know what's going on now, so it's better not to look for him yet. I'd better contact other people first." Lu Yanxi shook her head and said.

Yes, although our personal relationship is pretty good, we made different choices after all.

At this time, I went to see Lao Zhu. Let’s not talk about whether Lao Zhu could offer a few words for personal reasons. What if the ideas he gave made the problem more and more complicated?

After all, they have no ability to distinguish now.

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

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 with them. In the end, he also stayed, but he was invited by Google, because this group of expatriates was the oldest and usually also

He takes good care of everyone, so everyone obeys Lao Li's management.

Although in terms of ability, everyone is actually similar, but maybe we can get some new ideas.

To his surprise, Li Jinzhou's phone was busy talking. It was five o'clock in the morning in Silicon Valley. Lu Yanxi immediately realized that something was wrong.

Sure enough, he had just hung up the phone, and before he could call Li Jinzhou, the caller came back.

Before Lu Yanxi could tell Li Jinzhou about the situation he encountered, the other person directly asked: "The Facebook brain also has an unknown error code and cannot operate normally?"

One sentence confirmed Lu Yanxi's guess, and he immediately asked: "What? The same goes for Google's Intelligent Brain?"

"No, Google's smart brain is running normally. I called just now to ask. However, Intel, Microsoft, and Oracle's smart brains all have the same problem. I don't know the situation in other places, but if it is really big

If there is a problem with the area, it may not be just these companies."

This is crazy...

For a moment, 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 Google's brain has no problem? What is the meaning of this? Why is it that everyone has a problem, but only Google does not?

However, there is not much time for a few people to think about these issues now. The collective problems of these quantum brains have not relieved everyone's pressure. On the contrary, it can only indicate a problem. Something completely beyond their control is happening. This

The situation also made those bosses who paid them huge salaries realize that they may not be as important as they thought.

"Old Li, what do you think this is? Do you think the big boss really took action?" 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 are talking about contracts. We all signed contracts. Even if we can't solve such emergencies, they have to follow the contracts.

It's impossible to fire you and Xiaosun directly because of work."

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

The young big boss really has a back-up plan.

…

Things developed as several people expected.

Soon, the big guys within these alliances received the news that of the twenty-nine quantum brains currently operating in the entire Western Hemisphere, except for Google's three quantum brains, which are still operating normally, the others belong to major companies.

All the quantum brains in the laboratory shut down.

At this time, it had been exactly two hours since Guha Saite left Wang Yufei's office. The newly appointed Secretary-General of the World Quantum Computer Technology Standards Alliance was waiting for the sun to rise in the Western Hemisphere before he could discuss with the big guys in the United States.

Regarding countermeasures, what he never expected was that before he could contact China, China found him first and notified him of devastating news.
Chapter completed!