Talk About a Clean Server
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After several years in the 3Z datacenter on Front St. in Toronto, we got back a DL385 G7 and it looked like it had never been used, clean as the day it was first turned on....
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Maybe they never actually turned it on...

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Why did you pull it back?
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Mobo died. We were so impressed with the condition of the server after 4+ years of non-stop running that we took pictures to show how clean it was before we did the mobo replacement.
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Any chance they used some kind of spray on / alcohol cleaner? That is crazy!
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If you clean the air going into the DC then you have very clean components. We do this and the gear looks almost new.
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@dafyre said:
Any chance they used some kind of spray on / alcohol cleaner? That is crazy!
No, @Minion-Queen was standing there when it was deracked. They had no chance to go into the chassis.
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EVERYTHING in there was super clean. There was no dusty anywhere at all.
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I'm impressed!