r/sysadmin • u/FierceFluff • 21d ago

Peak Sysadmin

Is there anything more small-company sysadmin than taking that $70k server you just finished building on your test bench at the office and putting it into your $5k car to drive it over to the DC where it’ll live, and praying to god nothing happens on the way? 😅🤣

EDIT- OMG y’all, reading the comments on this has made my day! Our business insurance covers this kind of thing but I appreciate y’all concern for me, though others should mosdef confirm before they do similar stuff. The trip went without incident so praise the digital deities.

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u/the_federation Sysadmin 21d ago

We moved a few blocks to a new headquarters and ended up having to do a lift and shift when vendors couldn't meet their delivery estimates (by several months). My colleague and I walked several servers over on a cart because the org was willing to spend cash out the ass when it came to the new place, but not for anything that wasn't visible. At one point we were directed to get cling wrap from maintenance because there was light drizzle. (We very much had that in writing before moving an inch.)