Moved a server from one building to another with zero downtime

Re:Moved a server from one building to another with zero dow... by jlgaddis on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @08:57AM (#24060277)

Search for "HotPlug" on YouTube.

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Re:Moved a server from one building to another with zero dow... by dghughes on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @03:35PM (#24064653)

I thought about HotPlug too. And the obligatory Seinfeld Frogger scene (become much less familiar to younger folks).

HotPlug must only work in countries with terribly designed plug outlets like the US and Canada. Our NEMA 5-15 plugs are live when the plug's hot (electrons be here) and neutral (return to sender) blades are still visible. I don't think this device could work in the UK I'm not from there but I think their plugs can't be live with exposed plug blades.

https://www.cru-inc.com/products/wiebetech/hotplug_field_kit...

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Re:Moved a server from one building to another with zero dow... by Scoundreller on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @06:22PM (#24066249)

Just need to carefully expose the wiring in the cable itself then. Or yank out the socket and connect to the wires there before snipping and shipping.

Unplugging just enough to expose the prongs is risky because the point where contact is lost will vary from receptacle to receptacle.

Chances are things are plugged into a multi-plug hub anyway. European homes are especially lacking in sockets in my experience.

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