Re: Moving An AS/400 -- MIDRANGE-L

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>We're going to be relocating to a new facility quite soon.  Since the
>distance is quite close, we will be doing most of the moving ourselves
>(especially computers).  Any advice for moving an AS/400?  It will
>likely go over in the back of someone's van.  Should it be packaged up
>for such a short trip ( 2 miles).  Will it be safe if I just go along
>with it (and sit on it)?


Get IBM to lock things down and make things safe for shipping.  I'm
assuming you've got a single black box unit or some such...  but have IBM
pack it for shipping anyway.

And backup your data at least twice before moving the system.  Once
pothole, and your hard drive could be history.  (:


--Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn@ix.netcom.com


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