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Re: Centurylink having a bad morning?


From: Shawn L via NANOG <nanog () nanog org>
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2020 07:15:56 -0400

We once moved a 3u server 30 miles between data centers this way.  Plug redundant psu into a ups and 2 people carried 
it out and put them in a vehicle.  


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On Sep 1, 2020, at 11:58 PM, Christopher Morrow <morrowc.lists () gmail com> wrote:

On Tue, Sep 1, 2020 at 11:53 PM Alain Hebert <ahebert () pubnix net> wrote:

   As a coincidence...  I was *thinking* of moving a 90TB SAN (with mechanical's) to another rack that way...  
skateboard, long fibers and long power cords =D


well, what you REALLY need is one of these:
 https://www.cru-inc.com/products/wiebetech/hotplug_field_kit_product/

and 2-3 UPS... swap to the UPS, then just roll the stack over, plug to
utility and done. (minus network transfer)

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