<div dir="ltr">I'll echo the responses so far - even with "average" data centre operators, once on the approved access list, I rock up with whatever I want, and install it into the rack I'm paying for as I see fit. If I need dock access, I'll let them know in advance.<div>
<br></div><div>Otherwise, given you're paying for the space/power/HVAC already, what right do they have to prevent you from installing kit into it? You don't pay for rack space for it to remain empty/unused, even if you're tied into a long-term contract, I seriously doubt you'd have problems getting out of it.</div>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 24 March 2014 14:56, Jay Mitchell <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jay@miscreant.org" target="_blank">jay@miscreant.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Hi all, <div><br></div><div>Just after a bit of info on what is usual when a customer wants to install new hardware in their existing racks. </div><div><br></div><div>We have a not insignificant number of rack with a carrier, who shall remain unnamed. Quite a few are sparsely populated (a few totally empty), yet we're having a ridiculously hard time getting approval to install a fairly insignificant amount of new kit into our existing racks. It's been about a week so far this time (this isn't the first time..).</div>
<div><br></div><div>Is this usual? I've been stuck in the same DCs for the last 8 years or so, so my knowledge of current practices in other DC's is limited. What goes in Equinix, Globalswitch, NextDC?</div><div>
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</div><div>Replies on or off list are fine. </div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Jay</div>
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