RE: Data Center relocation

Cynthia,

Yes, I have relocated many AS/400s both across the city and across the
country.  The cost of moving a system and network depends on numerous
factors such as how long in hours is your outage window, distance of the
relocation, what are the critical applications on systems.  Examples, to
move a system across the country is more than across the city,  if you
require 24 X 7 availablity you may have to buy/lease a new system (seed
system) and replicate data with a Mimix type of product and then switch
over, if you are moving across country and have a short downtime window then
you looking at a charter plane instead of a moving truck.  A few
suggestions: do not underestimate the scope of a project to relocate a data
center, it requires detailed analysis and planning, plan for the worst such
as the moving truck being in a wreck and your system is destroyed,  do a
full system save multiple times and transport the tapes in a different
vehicle than the system.

We have a Department that provides Data Center relocation services,
http://www.perotsystems.com/contact/index.html 




Bob Marion
perotsystems
AS/400 Senior Specialist
Phone:  972/461-3186
Fax:  972/461-3030
EMail:  bob.marion@ps.net


-----Original Message-----
From: Cynthia M. Kovarik [mailto:ckovarik@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2000 4:52 PM
To: midrange-l@midrange.com
Subject: Data Center relocation


Our company is reviewing the possibility (costs/benefits analysis) of
relocating its data center.  This could include all Networking
components as well as an AS/400.  Has anyone had any experience in
relocating an AS/400?  Any ideas as to costs associated with?  TIA

CMK

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