[Beowulf] [EXTERNAL] server lift

[Michael Di Domenico]

i would love to go oil bath, it's just not in the cards for this data center

On Tue, Oct 19, 2021 at 2:34 AM Stu Midgley <sdm900 at gmail.com> wrote:

> we use a gantry crane...
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> From our install in 2019 :)
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> [image: image.png]
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> On Tue, Oct 19, 2021 at 9:34 AM Lux, Jim (US 7140) via Beowulf <
> beowulf at beowulf.org> wrote:
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>> Do you want one with a scissor lift type arrangement, or with a "prongs"
>> arrangement (more like a forklift)
>>
>> For instance, the scissor types have a nice flat surface that remains
>> level, so you can slide stuff off a table onto the lift, or from the lift
>> onto a table. But you don't have access "under" the platform.
>>
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>> On 10/18/21, 7:33 AM, "Beowulf on behalf of Michael Di Domenico" <
>> beowulf-bounces at beowulf.org on behalf of mdidomenico4 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>     we're using an older genie lift as a server lift currently.  which as
>>     you can guess isn't designed for servers.  the most recent set of
>>     compute nodes we purchased are pretty much impossible to lift by man
>>     (even if that was a good idea) and the genie lift is getting awkward
>>     in our cramped data center given it's design and server weight.
>>
>>     i can certainly google for one, but they all look great in the
>>     glossies.  does anyone want to provide some real world info?
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