relocating a 4210 - is it safe to move it while servers are inside?

Question

our server room is getting redesigned this weekend and we'll need to move the rack a short distance (probably no more than 10 feet)   our rack consists of the following, (starting from the bottom)   2- 3U APC UPS 1 PE6600 (7U) 1 PE4600 (5U i think) 1 PV725N (1U) 1 2U tape library 2 PE1650 1U each   once we raise up the feet and put the rack back on the rollers,  do you think its safe to move the thing (with all servers inside) assuming we have a person on all four sides of the rack.  My initial thought is that its better to be safe than sorry and to remove the 6600 and the 4600 at the very least since they're on the rapid rails and won't be too hard to take out.  since the UPSes are on the very bottom,  and the heaviest  they should be safe.  The other servers are small and light enough to not be an issue.   Any thoughts from dell regarding such a move with all servers inside?

jeffy210 · Answer

I've moved a fully loaded 4210 rack over 15 feet to a new data center with no problems what so ever. You can even move coupled racks forward and backwards a couple feet without trouble. Though I will say, things get heavy when you throw a loaded 1.6kVa Symetra into a rack.

speedstep · Answer

Rolling them is possible. However they are very heavy with servers inside. Serious injury can occur if you arent careful.

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relocating a 4210 - is it safe to move it while servers are inside?

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