Famous aphorisms of adam2

"do not put servers or other crucial IT equipment in basements. Basements fill with water, no matter what assurances may be given

Do not put servers or other crucial It equipment on the top floor, roofs leak no matter what assurances may be given

Do not put servers etc below toilets, washrooms, kitchens, showers, or plant rooms, as these facilities leak, no matter what assurances may be given.

Do not put servers or other crucial equipment in rooms with external windows. These will be broken by thieves, vandals, rioters, extreme weather, or terrorist bombs.

Test standby generators on FULL LOAD at least monthly

Replace the batteries in UPS systems at least as frequently as recomended"