[AusNOG] Moving equipment from Singapore to Sydney

[Narelle Clark]

Check your maintenance agreements still apply. These are often tied to the
location and local suppliers.

This alone can make a relocation impractical for cost reasons.


Best of luck


Narelle

On Wed, 21 Aug. 2019, 3:27 pm Mark Anthony Delfin, <mark at delfin.me> wrote:

> Hi Paul,
>
> Thanks for replying back to me.  It is one of the reasons I was soliciting
> some advice on this list.
>
> I didn't have the experience of shipping that number of equipment overseas
> back to Sydney. Previously for a single device, I just pack the device in a
> box or a suitcase (if it fits) and travel as a piece of check-in baggage
> when I am on a scheduled visit.  In some cases, I asked the Datacenter
> overseas to unrack, pack and ship back to Sydney.
>
> >How do you manage risk on such a move? vs someone internal with systems +
> local knowledge?
> All the devices will be wiped out of all the config/data before it will be
> shutdown.
>
> I got a some replies from the list as well.
>
> Allied Pickford for courier service and TXO-systems for IT asset
> de-installation and relocation (this might be expensive).
>
> >Hard disks can travel as carry on.
> This is a good option too.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Mark
>
>
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