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Ask Slashdot: How To Evacuate a Network

Posted by timothy on from the bring-the-fire-extinguishers dept.

First time accepted submitter gpowers writes "I am the IT Manager for Shambhala Mountain Center, near Red Feather Lakes, Colorado. We are in the pre-evacuation area for the High Park Fire. What is the best way to load 50+ workstations, 6 servers, IP phones, networking gear, printers and wireless equipment into a 17-foot U-Haul? We have limited packing supplies. We also need to spend as much time as possible working with the fire crew on fire risk mitigation."

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  1. Uh... by memoreks · · Score: 5, Funny

    Quickly?

    1. Re:Uh... by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 5, Funny

      Surely the firewall should hold out longer than that?

    2. Re:Uh... by michelcolman · · Score: 1, Funny

      Even simpler: shut off the electricity, seal all the doors and windows, then flood the entire building. Once the fire is gone, let the water out, wait for everything to dry up, switch on the electricity again. Easy!

  2. The site by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

  3. Um... by owenferguson · · Score: 5, Funny

    First thought is put half of them in your own car. Then put the other half in the truck and abandon it in the fire's path. Then eBay.

  4. Re:Welll... by ColdWetDog · · Score: 4, Funny

    And leave all of the Mountain Dew behind. When the fire hits, they will heat up, explode and smother the flames.

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    Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
  5. Re:Insurance policy? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Doesn't cover pre-existing conditions (fire).

  6. Only one possible answer. by jensend · · Score: 1, Funny

    Bring in an expert.

  7. Re:Simply Throw It In by DarwinSurvivor · · Score: 3, Funny

    If you find out you work for a business with large quantities of server equipment that doesn't have FIRE INSURANCE, the only things you should take with you are

    - 1 UPS
    - 1 computer (desktop/laptop/whatever)
    - 1 printer
    - 1 reem of paper

    Now you have all you need to print resume's while driving the hell away from that building as fast as you can!

  8. Re:YES! Save only hard drives by gman003 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ignore printers.

    Most printers ought to die in a fire anyways. Now he might actually get to see it happen!

  9. Re:YES! Save only hard drives by tconnors · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ignore printers.

    Most printers ought to die in a fire anyways. Now he might actually get to see it happen!

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lp0_on_fire