{"id":14232,"date":"2017-11-27T11:03:55","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T18:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverlift.com\/?p=14232"},"modified":"2025-05-02T16:43:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T16:43:43","slug":"cabinet-relocation-populate-depopulate-server-racks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverlift.com\/nn\/blog\/cabinet-relocation-populate-depopulate-server-racks\/","title":{"rendered":"Server Cabinet Relocation: How to Safely Depopulate &#038; Repopulate a Rack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/serverlift.com\/blog\/conducting-server-moves-fully-loaded-rackscabinets\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">can damage<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the supporting structures because they are not designed to withstand tilting, lifting, or sliding. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Likewise, servicing a rack&#8217;s midplane, internal power cables, DC input unit, or DC adapter tray requires partial or full depopulation and subsequent repopulation of the rack. Just as with moving an entire cabinet, conducting regular maintenance requires techs to move heavy components, exposing them to the same risk of electrical hazards and muscle strains. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IT components can weigh anywhere from 30 to nearly 1000 pounds. OSHA warns laborers, &#8220;Lifting loads heavier than about 50 pounds [22.7 kg] will increase the risk of injury.\u201d As a data center manager, you can reduce the probability of one of your employees getting injured while moving equipment. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pacific Gas and Electric Company<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, data centers can use up to 200 times more electricity than found in office environments. While properly functioning equipment contains safeguards to protect against electrical shock, damaged or defective equipment can fail and become hazardous. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employees doing hands-on work in server racks should understand the dangers, for example, of arc-flash incidents. They should know that these events result in fatal accidents and severe injuries every year. Data center employees must know how to avoid them.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tips to Avoid Accidents<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>1. Develop and Encourage a Culture of Safety in Your Data Center.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You can prevent risks to personnel and equipment by providing compliance and best practices training in your data center before your staff ever sets foot inside the center. Server cabinet depopulation and repopulation, as well as server migrations, represent some of your data center&#8217;s highest-risk activities.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data center safety training should include best practices information that includes the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0a. Best Practices for fire protection, prevention, and suppression<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0b. Electrical safety<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0c. Working in confined spaces<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0d. Protection from indoor noise exposure<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, employees should understand the potential consequences of poor practices. For example, spilled soda on servers being used by a hospital is a big deal, because the server could shut down during surgery or while a patient is on life support. An arcing event could cause a death or a fire.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>2.<\/strong><b>\u00a0Use a Cabinet Diagram.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A cabinet diagram requires a little extra work initially, but it will save time and frustration in the long run. Here\u2019s how to make and use one:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><i>a.<\/i><b><i> Make the Diagram.<\/i><\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before removing a server or other element from the server rack, label the cables still connected to the modular system. Also draw out the positions of the components, such as servers, switches, and VLANs on the rack, to assure correct population in the new cabinet. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><i><\/i><i>b.<\/i><b><i> Tape the Cabinet Diagram to the Target Cabinet<\/i><\/b><b>.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The cabinet diagram, or map, will help populate the target rack later. Tape it to the target cabinet, to visually confirm proper component racking and cable connections. Disconnect the data cables only once the diagram has been taped in place.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>3.<\/strong> <b>Check and Recheck Before Pulling Components &#8211; <\/b>Whenever moving electronic devices, dangling cords and cables can create hazards by tripping an IT tech, catching and detaining the heavy devices at their most vulnerable moment, or getting severed and creating a dangerous arc or short. Before pulling a device from its cabinet, take a few precautions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><i>a. <\/i><b><i>Remove Power from the Cabinet.<\/i><\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before pulling a server or other apparatus from the server rack, assure that you have removed power connections from the cabinet. All cables, wires, or cords should be removed or safely wrapped and fastened to the device. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><i>b.<\/i><b><i> Be Sure to Release the Chassis 100%.<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Each component of the server cabinet will have screws attaching its chassis to the rack brackets. Unscrew them from the rear to front, and move servers one by one. You want to be sure to remove all of the screws to avoid accidentally pulling and tipping the server rack along with the component you&#8217;re uninstalling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><i>c. <\/i><b><i>Check for Foreign Objects.<\/i><\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check to see that tools, cell phones, cables, hands, feet, shoelaces, and other loose items will not get caught in rail or lift movement. <\/span><b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>4.\u00a0<\/strong><b>Use a manual or motorized server handling lift<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Keep staff from injuring themselves during equipment moves, and keep from damaging components. Use a lift whenever moving anything over 50 pounds such as servers, switches, or boxes of cables. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><i>a. <\/i><b><i>Respect the lift\u2019s load ratings.<\/i><\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn the weight of servers and components before moving them, and never load a server handling lift more than the lift\u2019s rated capacity. Keep the lift\u2019s user manual with the lift at all times, for reference. Consider noting the capacity on the server handling lift itself, where you can see it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><i>b.<\/i><b><i> Only Use the Lift for Appropriate Equipment.<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Never sit or stand on any lift not designed for such use. Keep tools, cell phones, and other personal items off of moving equipment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><i>c. <\/i><b><i>Secure IT Equipment During the Move.<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Straps are commonly used to secure IT equipment when moving an ALD over uneven surfaces: thresholds, floor outlets, cable protectors, ramps, outdoor sidewalks, driveways, and other bumpy surfaces. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><i>d.<\/i><b><i> Keep a Low Center of Gravity.<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Move IT equipment only in the lift\u2019s lowest position, preventing destabilization and resulting accidents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>5.<\/strong><b> Store the Servers Appropriately<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; A server belongs in a server rack. Otherwise, store it on a sturdy surface, designed to hold a server.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Populating and depopulating server racks pose some of the greatest risk events for personnel and equipment in your data center. You can ensure that employees stay safe and take care of equipment by reviewing these safety practices with them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">____<\/p>\n<p>Mark Evanko is the principal and one of the original founders of <a href=\"http:\/\/bruns-pak.com\/\">BRUNS-PAK<\/a>. BRUNS-PAK\u2019s 37 year\/5500+ project experiences in design\/building high technology data center projects serve as the basis for the evolution of the ultra-reliable facility. Mr. Evanko actively participates as a BRUNS-PAK project director integrating facilities with information systems in developing technically proficient solutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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