Carrying Servers

2006-06-30-carrying-servers.html

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+<!--# set var="title" value="Carrying Servers" -->
+<!--# set var="date" value="June 30, 2006" -->
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+<!--# include file="include/top.html" -->
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+<p>We’ve still got a bunch of 1 and 2U servers in Equinix. I’ve been cycling out older hardware lately, so I’ve ended up carrying these around alot. I had this wonderful idea for carrying several of them at a time, around areas where a handcart is just a pain. What you’ll need:</p>
+
+<ul>
+<li>A <a href="http://www.pctote.com/">PC Tote</a> (I don’t know where you can still buy these, but making one shouldn’t be too hard)</li>
+<li>Two <a href="http://www.ems.com/catalog/product_detail_square.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442583117&amp;FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302875262&amp;bmUID=1151679948198">large locking carabiners</a></li>
+<li>An empty backpack with nice strong straps</li>
+</ul>
+
+<p>Put them together, you get this:</p>
+
+<p><img src="data:image/webp;base64,<!--# include file="images/server-carrier.webp.base64" -->" alt=""></p>
+
+<p>It still has the handle on top, so you can switch to carrying it easily.</p>
+
+<!--# include file="include/bottom.html" -->

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+<li>2006-Jun-30: <a href="2006-06-30-carrying-servers.html">Carrying Servers</a></li>
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+<!--# set var="title" value="Carrying Servers" -->
+<!--# set var="date" value="June 30, 2006" -->
+
+<!--# include file="include/top.html" -->
+
+We’ve still got a bunch of 1 and 2U servers in Equinix. I’ve been cycling out older hardware lately, so I’ve ended up carrying these around alot. I had this wonderful idea for carrying several of them at a time, around areas where a handcart is just a pain. What you’ll need:
+
+* A [PC Tote](http://www.pctote.com/) (I don’t know where you can still buy these, but making one shouldn’t be too hard)
+* Two [large locking carabiners](http://www.ems.com/catalog/product_detail_square.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442583117&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302875262&bmUID=1151679948198)
+* An empty backpack with nice strong straps
+
+Put them together, you get this:
+
+<img src="data:image/webp;base64,<!--# include file="images/server-carrier.webp.base64" -->" alt="">
+
+It still has the handle on top, so you can switch to carrying it easily.
+
+<!--# include file="include/bottom.html" -->

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 1. 2009-Sep-11: [Confusing BIND with CNAMEs](2009-09-11-confusing-bind-with-cnames.html)
 1. 2009-Feb-19: [The odd case of my mugging](2019-02-19-the-odd-case-of-my-mugging.html)
 1. 2009-Feb-03: [5-packet TCP connection?](2009-02-03-5-packet-tcp-connection.html)
+1. 2006-Jun-30: [Carrying Servers](2006-06-30-carrying-servers.html)
 1. 2006-Jun-16: [tightvnc + Java + Tab key](2006-06-13-tightvnc-java-tab-key.html)
 1. 2006-Jun-06: [KORG MicroKontrol in Linux](2006-06-06-korg-microkontrol-in-linux.html)
 1. 2006-Apr-07: [IBM Z60m in Linux](2006-04-07-ibm-z60m-in-linux.html)