Moved a server from one building to another with zero downtime

Re:Moved a server from one building to another with zero dow... by warrenm on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @11:04AM (#24061598)

this is a pretty common practice on many (if not all) government networked devices

that...or the USB port is permanently blocked (saw that when I was at a finserv years back: all USB ports (except the one the mouse plugged into) were epoxied

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Re:Moved a server from one building to another with zero dow... by spatley on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @01:55PM (#24063575)

I have seen security minded IT to go so far as requiring laptops with PS2 mouses and epoxying all the USB ports.

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Re:Moved a server from one building to another with zero dow... by icedchai on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @04:03PM (#24064951)

So are they keeping a stock of laptops from the 90's? Basically no modern laptops have PS2 ports.

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Re:Moved a server from one building to another with zero dow... by reaperducer on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @05:03PM (#24065567)

Order enough of them, and manufacturers will give you whatever you want.

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Re:Moved a server from one building to another with zero dow... by icedchai on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @05:32PM (#24065862)

If you're big enough, sure. Why not order laptops without USB ports, instead of epoxying them then?

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