[161383] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: What do you have in your datacenters' toolbox?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Smith)
Mon Mar 11 22:44:55 2013
From: Michael Smith <mksmith@mac.com>
In-reply-to: <CANu4zmVZVyFzjexBehYo4pLfj=GH690oPHg_6ptK85YU1QoO4A@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:44:35 -0700
To: Aaron Glenn <aaron.glenn@gmail.com>
Cc: north American Noise and Off-topic Gripes <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
Everyone else's comments plus,
A phone with a camera. You can use it to "look" at singlemode fiber =
without damaging your eye to know if there is a laser coming your way.
Mike
On Mar 10, 2013, at 1:18 AM, Aaron Glenn <aaron.glenn@gmail.com> wrote:
> Greetings My Ten Thousand Closest Friends,
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> I have a requirement to stock an actual, physical toolbox with power
> tools, drill bits, and other useful accoutrements one would use in a
> 'typical' datacenter. Can any one recommend brands/models of
> (preferably cordless) power tools they've used successfully? Reading
> Amazon reviews is killing my few brain cells that remain. Any "and you
> should think about stocking $X, $Y, and a couple of $Zs in your tool
> chest" you could impart on the list (besides the right kind of cage
> nuts and enough rj45 jacks)? I have that sinking suspicion my
> comprehensive list is not comprehensive enough. I get one true shot at
> this as the datacenter is very, very far from any 1st-world
> suppliers[1]
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> Very grateful for any cluebats you are able to spare on this
> (marginally off) topic.
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> Best,
> aaron.glenn
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> [1] Hargeisa, Somaliland; if you must know.
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