moving L1000 to new building

[Richard Darling]

We are moving in July, and the only system I'm apprehensive about moving is my L1000. Vendors are like sharks predicting doom and gloom. May I have some comments from any that have gone a move. Thanks.
Richard

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Richard:

> Vendors are like sharks predicting doom and gloom.

Of course they are. I'm sure they have magic incantations that you can pay them for to ward off evil, too.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Tim Nelson]

As far as the integrity of your installation I cannot say but..

-Get 2 good Ignite images.
-Get 2 good data backups.
-Document your configuration ( the more complex the more you need to document )
-Any HW that fails during the move can be fix/replaced then backups restored.

***No worries.

[Richard Darling]

Thanks! I'll need some laughs. Seriously, I was wondering if anyone could share their experience with a move. One vendor is telling me that it will be dificult to get parts, and there is a high probability of circuit failure if a machine is turned off after being on for years.

[Steve Lewis]

I shifted a couple of Ls about 5 years ago, on a truck for 200 miles. Nothing broke at all, not even disks.

They are pretty solid, provided you check that the memory is properly clipped in, the expansion cards are properly clipped in.
One good tip is to leave connected as many cables as you can, properly screwed-in tight. The more you have to re-attach the greater the risk of bending bits.
Another good tip is to label all the cables / cards you have to remove so that you know what to attach to what at the other end.
Oil or grease your cabinet wheels.
There have been a couple of other threads on this subject in the past, so I recommend searching.

The salesmen look at the age of the server and sniff a sale.

[Tim Nelson]

Certainly anything can go wrong with the bumps and rattles of the move.

1) secure a parts resource. If your vendor has issue then find a new one.. i.e. HP PartSurfer.

2) If this system has not been spun-down in years then prep your parts and spin it down at home first. Typically the hard drives will fail. Reason for the backups. If you cannot find the same size hard drives, most of them are interchangable with some models that are still available.

3) Another option. Rent / trade /lease another system. Install it at the new site, recover, test, then go live. You will at least have a backout plan. When done give the old system back. ( I have done this in the past with HP leasing ).

L1000 can be aquired for pretty cheap. $2000 or less. Buy an extra.

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi (again) Richard:

I'm glad you enjoyed the humor. I agree with Tim's serious thoughts. In particular, disks, fans and power-supplies that have been running without interruption can be sensitive to being turned off and then restarted.

Both Tim and Steve have provided some good guidelines to follow.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Richard Darling]

Thanks to all for the ideas. I'm going to keep this thread open for a bit for any other ideas.
RD