[AusNOG] [off topic] AUSNOG's "Break Glass in Case of Emergency" :)

[James Troy]

Found this one out today whilst trying to reload an IBM x3250 with windows server 2003:
USB floppy drive
Floppy disk

require for F6 disk of the windows setup, on a side note: anyone know where you can still source floppy disks in melbourne? My usual channels are turning up nothing and I got rid of my supply about 3 years ago :S

From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Brett O'Hara
Sent: Tuesday, 29 November 2011 5:14 PM
To: Eric Pinkerton
Cc: ausnog at ausnog.net
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] [off topic] AUSNOG's "Break Glass in Case of Emergency" :)

The most important suggestion;  put all of these spares in a secured, crowbar proof, vending machine that requires a credit card to purchase them.   There is no "lending" of these valuable spares.

Regards,
   Brett
On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 4:50 PM, Eric Pinkerton <Eric.Pinkerton at stratsec.net<mailto:Eric.Pinkerton at stratsec.net>> wrote:
Think on Bevan,

Those long drives home at 3am to get our laptop power adapters are what builds our experience, if you eliminate that you may be responsible for a whole new generation of dumb techs who in 5 years are breaking the glass for a clean pair of huggies!

Eric

From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net<mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net> [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net<mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net>] On Behalf Of Bevan Slattery
Sent: Saturday, 26 November 2011 11:50 AM
To: ausnog at ausnog.net<mailto:ausnog at ausnog.net>
Subject: [AusNOG] [off topic] AUSNOG's "Break Glass in Case of Emergency" :)

Hi,

We are looking at setting up some "spares" in our facilities (minor things) at the security station and am wondering what items you've desperately missed or needed in a data centre at 3:00am in the morning.  Thinking certain patch leads, cables/connectors, power supplies, tools, cage nuts etc. etc.

Just wanting peoples thoughts/experiences  so we maybe able to keep some stocks "in case of emergency".  Happy for people to respond off-list to reduce traffic but really wanted to make sure we think of most of the annoying little things.

Cheers

[b]


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