{"id":13770,"date":"2017-08-01T09:36:30","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T09:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverlift.com\/?p=13770"},"modified":"2025-05-02T16:43:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T16:43:43","slug":"serverlift-delivered-and-ready-to-use-readyspace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverlift.com\/da\/blog\/serverlift-delivered-and-ready-to-use-readyspace\/","title":{"rendered":"ServerLIFT<sup><span style=\"vertical-align: super; font-size: 0.5em;\">\u00ae<\/span><\/sup> Unit Delivered and Ready to Use: Detailed Account by ReadySpace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/serverlift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/ServerLIFT-Install-POWER8-ReadySpace.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13775 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/serverlift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/ServerLIFT-Install-POWER8-ReadySpace-300x293.png\" alt=\"ServerLIFT&lt;sup&gt;\u00ae&lt;\/sup&gt; POWER8 server relocation\" width=\"180\" height=\"176\" \/><\/a>We just discovered a great article showing the uncrating and use of an SL-350X<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> ServerLIFT<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> unit, offered by IBM as the POWER8 Lift Tool. The POWER8 was one of the first IBM systems where Big Blue standardized on ServerLIFT<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0solutions as their server handling lift tool of choice.<\/p>\n<p>The story shows how the ReadySpace folks used a POWER8 Lift Tool to decommission their IBM Power E870 server and send it back, after beta testing it. There\u2019s some info about how they shut down the Power E870 (which, humorously, displayed \u201cGoodbye Cruel World!\u201d on its screen just before shutdown), then how they unboxed and then used the POWER8 Lifting Tool to remove their Power E870 server.<\/p>\n<h2>Step-by-step &#8211; Putting the Server Handling Lift to Work<\/h2>\n<p>Lots of pictures here &#8211; you\u2019ll feel like you\u2019re there &#8211; showing some of the more interesting details of the server handling lift and how to use it, step-by-step. We were impressed with the ReadySpace team\u2019s ability to convey the parts of the server handling lift and how they are used effectively to transport, position, and remove a server.<\/p>\n<p>(Note that this is our manual hand-crank model &#8211; which, in order not to fatigue your arm and shoulder, is most appropriate when you have infrequent server moves. If you frequently move servers, though, the powered models make a lot more sense &#8211; and save on the cranking.)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We just discovered a great article showing the uncrating and use of an SL-350X\u00ae ServerLIFT\u00ae unit, offered by IBM as the POWER8 Lift Tool. The POWER8 was one of the first IBM systems where Big Blue standardized on ServerLIFT\u00ae\u00a0solutions as their server handling lift tool of choice. 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