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We have stuck with the trucking company recommended by IBM when we have
machines delivered and sent back at End of Lease. After disregarding all
of the detailed information we emphasize to them about site requirements,
they usually end up calling some local yokels from a temp agency to
manhandle the machine around. Talk about a zoo (stuck on staircases,
arguments between truck driver and movers, etc.). I'm going to start
bringing a CD with circus music on it for future occurances...

Luckily, our safety director got involve the last time and coordinated with
a rigging company to get the machine moved with a boom lift... MUCH better.







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Ask your hardware tech support.
You want to avoid having to have it re-certified.

We have moved our corporate offices a few times.

The first time was with the old S/36. Remember that? Like several
refrigerators laying on their side. We had added hardware over time ...
like additional kitchen appliances appended. It was too big to move out
through the door frame.

Some disassembly was neccessary. Personally, I think dissassembling the
wall around the door frame would have been less hassle.

One time was across a picket line.

At the time we were on IBM hardware support & IBM said it had to be moved
on a vehicle certified by IBM to move IBM equipment. They got us a list of

trucker companies with IBM certification. None of them would cross the
picket line.

So IBM agreed to let us move it ourselves. IBMers packed it up onto a
skid. Our fork lift truck walked it through the building to our truck,
then our truck drove it to other site, with process in reverse.

When IBM re-assembled it, they had a problem with drive # 1 which happens
to have the security stuff that lets them access other stuff to run
diagnostics. So they could not run the diagnostics to find out why they
could not get drive # 1 re-attached.

For various reasons, we are relocating an 810 from one office to another
this coming weekend (about 100 feet total, same floor), and some
questions have come up.

Essentially, we have two options, pick the beast up and place it on a
cart, then reverse the process at the destination office. The second
option is to strap it to an appliance dolly.

The question that has come up is if it is safe to tip the machine (as is
necessary with the dolly)? The concern is that it could unseat cards,
etc. Personally I think it would be much safer than lilfting the box,
but figured I'd ask anyways.

So, anyone see a problem with either method or have any tales of woe to
share we should be aware of in advance?


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