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

Try and get IBM to do the disconnecting and connecting. You may also 
want to check to see if moving it yourself voids any warranty 
considerations. All in all, however, the physical move, if handled 
gently, won't hurt the AS400. Ir is a very sturdy machine. I digress 
here a little, but here is a snippet of my previous experience with this 
wonderful computing machine:
Many years ago, I worked for a multi-national pharmaceutical giant in 
Worthing, UK. Our AS400 was located in a glass-walled room that 
sometimes got very hot. After one hot summer weekend, we returned to 
work on Monday and found the air-conditioning and ventilation system had 
malfunctioned and the room was 2 inches deep in water. The AS400 was 
covered with condensation and had water dripping off it. We were certain 
water had entered into the system unit through the vents and checked the 
system for activity. Everything looked normal. Signed on at the console 
(in the same state, in the same room) and everything appeared to be 
working fine !
Did a controlled pwrdwnsys, wiped the system down, pumped the water out 
of the room, powered on and the system continued running as normal!
And this was in 1989 - one of the earlier model AS400s !
Ash.



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>From: "Goins, Kirk      : CO IR" <KGoins@lhs.org>
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>AS long as you don't drop it or play pingpong in the back of the truck
>while your moving it, it should be fine. REMEMBER to LABEL the cables
>and were they go. If this is a multiframe unit then have a IBM or other
>maint. company do all the disconnects and any packing they deem fit.
>Then let them unpack it. If anything doesn't make the trip then they
>can't blame YOU.
>
>OH! BACKUP BACKUP BACKUP in case the disks aren't happy about moving
>
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>From: Guzak, Michael
>To: Midrange List (E-mail)
>Subject: Moving An AS/400
>Date: Monday, August 10, 1998 10:41AM
>
>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)?
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