[161459] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: What do you have in your datacenters' toolbox?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Peter Kristolaitis)
Fri Mar 15 09:30:43 2013
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:30:14 -0400
From: Peter Kristolaitis <alter3d@alter3d.ca>
To: nanog@nanog.org
In-Reply-To: <60291.1363353999@olddog.co.uk>
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On 3/15/2013 9:26 AM, Adrian Farrel wrote:
>>>> But really: a power screwdriver, a bag of
>>>> #2 bits, and a 12" extender> > are 85% of it. ;-)
>>> I mostly get by with just a screwdriver. Powered
>> screwdrivers annoy the> hell out of me in almost all cases.
>>
>> [WEG] The rule of thumb for most places I've worked has been that powe=
r
>> screwdrivers are only acceptable for *removing* screws, at least where=
the
>> electronic contents of a datacenter are concerned. Using a power
>> screwdriver to install/tighten machine screws carries a nasty risk of
>> cross-threading, or stripping, or snapping the heads off of the screws=
on
>> something important, leading to unrecoverable problems with expensive
>> modules that you can no longer easily remove to replace when the need
>> arises.
> So you would recommend using a virtual screwdriver in the datacenter?
>
> Adrian
No, obviously you take the government approach and just outsource all=20
screw-related activities (including screwing up) to "the experts" (i.e.=20
outside contractors). ;)
- Pete
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