I can count the number of times I've wanted to open the case on a running server to hotswap a part on zero hands.
The idea behind them was sound back when you had 4+u snowflake machines that weren't clustered, and you couldn't afford to take your standalone mail server down to replace a bad stick of RAM. Now, we tend to cluster machines and and we try to stay away from excessive uptime, so they're pretty much vestigial organs. In my opinion, of course. --Matt On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 11:14 AM, Brodie, Kent <bro...@mcw.edu> wrote: > For several years, I insisted on cable arms. But after our racks got > more packed etc, I discovered that, for ME, they were more hassle than > they're worth. > > Cable management arms are great when you have to pull a server out while > it's still connected or on. But in reality, how many times does that > happen? For me, never. If I'm pulling a server out, it's because > something in it has died, and I'm replacing a dim/cpu/disk/whatever. And > for that, the power/etc needs to be unplugged anyway. It's easier for > me to not deal with those stupid arms anymore. > > I am certain opinions on this will be split-- but just tossing mine in > here. Let us know what you end up deciding! > > --kcb > > _______________________________________________ > Tech mailing list > Tech@lists.lopsa.org > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > -- LITTLE GIRL: But which cookie will you eat FIRST? COOKIE MONSTER: Me think you have misconception of cookie-eating process.
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