Server self install

["Goodyear, John" <John dot Goodyear at pima dot edu>]

There was recent discussion of self installing a new server.  I thought
I'd follow up with our experience.  It was so easy.

We received the server several days ahead.  One of our IT folks placed
it in the rack and hooked up the cables.  We spoke with the III install
rep about it, but it was pretty simple, power, 2 network cables, a modem
and a SCSI in our case.  That was pretty much all the hands on work that
a visiting installer would have had to do.  And I bet our folks would
have placed it in the rack themselves, regardless.  Our network people
had a few adjustments to do, which would have been their thing anyway,
even if III had sent some one.  So for us, it would have been a total
waste to have some one fly in for this.

The data transfer was smooth as could be (for me anyway, Raghu may have
a different perspective) and didn't take all that long.  Of course
mileage may vary.  And what a screamer, this thing is so fast I may put
a seatbelt on my chair.

John Goodyear
Library Database Manager
Pima Community College
Tucson, AZ
john dot goodyear at pima dot edu
520.206.4613


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