DataCenter Relocation = DONE!

Posted on January 5, 2008 at 4:42 am by Jason Lee

Well, the relocation went very smoothly with only two very minor snags….  I can say, yes we had done over 5 months of preparation for this evening… but I could tell that multiple people prayed for our night to run smoothly..and I must say thanks for the prayers.

Our minor snags:

1. One of the old server rack mounts had to be slightly modified since the chassis wouldn’t slide into the rack cabinet without wedging the rails.

2. When your new Core switch is set to DHCP and you relocate your PDC things get a little crazy.  So with Jeremie setting the IP to static on the core switch and we were able to rock and roll.

I do have to mention that having your boss bring Dove Ice cream chocolate bars halfway thru the night is pretty awesome…. not to mention a great snack! Thanks Linda

Dinner at Taco Bell: $13.50
Velcro Cable Wraps (two stores later): $20.00
Getting home after the server relocation is done and finding your home Wifi router set back to factory default: Priceless

 Well my home wifi is backup and running (secure again) and the Mountain Dew that Ed recommended is wearing off, so off to take a shower and sleep for many hours… That is if one of our very talented users doesn’t find a glitch in our migration that we didn’t see….

Jeremie documented our night quite well, so I am sure he will upload some photos for your viewing pleasure… and then i’ll bootleg them off his site for you to see here :)

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  1. Chris Green

    01.5.2008 12:44 pm

    I’m glad you found the Velcro. When I recommended it I didn’t think I’d be sending you on a hunt!

  2. Clif Guy

    01.5.2008 5:41 pm

    Congratulations. A few years ago we moved out data center, also on a Saturday. Yes, it’s nerve-racking (”what did we forget?”). Last summer we converted all of our production servers to VMware ESX. Yep, it was a Saturday. Similarly nerve-racking. I’ve been there, dude.

  3. David Szpunar

    01.5.2008 9:37 pm

    Awesome, congrats on the successful move! I am sad I couldn’t make it this coming week so I won’t be able to see it in person when you show it off at the Sharepoint training! I look forward to your bootlegged pics (but will probably see them on Jeremie’s blog legitimately as well, so it’s not illegal, right? :-)

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