Server Cabinet Relocation: How to Safely Depopulate & Repopulate a Rack
Faced with cabinet relocation? Your data center staff needs to know how to depopulate and populate server cabinets safely to move them. Moving a populated storage rack without the proper equipment can damage the supporting structures because they are not designed to withstand tilting, lifting, or sliding. Likewise, servicing a rack’s midplane, internal power cables, … Les mer
Flytte servere: 3 regler for et datasenterløft
You’ve heard of the “rule of three’s.” In Latin, “omne trium perfectum,” roughly translated, means “everything that comes in threes is perfect.” We agree. At ServerLIFT®, we think constantly about moving servers in data centers. OK, so we’re a bit obsessive. But what are the fundamental rules required to move heavy data center hardware? What we … Les mer
What is the Number One Secret to Data Center Safety?
Instinctively, you know that preventing on-the-job injuries is vital. But, you may not be focusing on what is actually the biggest risk of injury in the data center environment. Data Center Safety Not Focused on Biggest Risk Why is it that when we mention data center safety, the first thing most data center managers think … Les mer
Vekst av IoT truer effektiviteten av datasenteret, inkludert flytting av servere
I år har vi lagt merke til en trend i datasentre; infrastrukturstyring sliter med å følge med på etterspørselen etter tilkoblingsmuligheter. Mye av dette kan klandres på veksten fra Internet of Things (IoT) sensorer og dataene de fanger inn. Veksten av IoT truer effektiviteten av datasentre. Ettersom datasenterledere er ... Les mer
ServerLIFT® Unit Delivered and Ready to Use: Detailed Account by ReadySpace
We just discovered a great article showing the uncrating and use of an SL-350X® ServerLIFT® unit, offered by IBM as the POWER8 Lift Tool. The POWER8 was one of the first IBM systems where Big Blue standardized on ServerLIFT® solutions as their server handling lift tool of choice. The story shows how the ReadySpace folks used … Les mer
Three Practices to Help Increase Data Center Efficiency
According to a 2016 Ponemon Institute study, the average cost of a single data center outage increased from $505,502 in 2010 to almost $740,357 last year. At this rate, a single outage could cost your data center upwards of $1 million by 2022. The largest cost of an outage is the disruption to business, followed … Les mer
How to Install a Server Into a Rack in 7 Steps
Do your data center employees know how to install a server into a rack? There’s little point in a lifting solution for your servers if they aren’t installed correctly. Improperly installing a server potentially risks damage to the server, and can endanger the safety of data center employees. There are multiple ways to install servers … Les mer
