[Year 12 IPM] School Shutdown

[Mark Kelly]

I leave EVERYTHING running FULL time.  Electronic stuff hates being 
turned off and on - that's when it will usually fail.

I'd rather spend 10c on electricity than $300 to replace a switch that 
dies during power-up.

Anyway, as soon as you power something down, someone rings you up during 
the holidays LOUDLY explaining why they need it working NOW and how 
you'd BETTER get yourself to the school RIGHT NOW to DO SOMETHING ABOUT 
IT - please   :-)

Not worth a few cents of voltage, IMHO.

Roland Gesthuizen wrote:
> DE&T schools now have a shutdown guide that lists different ways to to 
> save power over the term break. It is certainly worth having a quick 
> look at this process and its impact on computers, networks and other 
> devices as I have just been through it with our facilities coordinator. 
> http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/facility/pdfs/SchoolEnergyShutDownGuide.pdf
> 
> We do a weekly shutdown of all the file server room devices so at least 
> that much will be left alone. I negotiated turning off the lab hardware 
> at the room circuit breaker instead of messing about under the desks 
> trying to switch them off at the wall. Not sure of the wisdom of 
> shutting down network switch cabinets as I am not convinced that 
> everything will bounce back up once power is restored after each term 
> break.
> 
> Am curious what others might think is, or isnt worth doing.
> 
> Regards Roland
> 
> -- 
> Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Manager - Westall Secondary College
> http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au



-- 
Mark Kelly
McKinnon Secondary College
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