Data Center Contest: Last one out, turn off the lights

We’re gathering stories and photos for a cool contest sponsored by American Power Conversion (APC). First place in our Data Center Contest wins a Nintendo Wii game system. And we’re giving away twenty (20) copies of System Specifications and Project Manual for Data Centers (a $250 value!) to members just for entering the contest with a valid entry. Enjoy the contest entry below — and feel free to comment.

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Adrian submitted this entry:

We’d just moved into a new data centre and had a Lights Out operation in this one area where we had a Tech replacing some part. We left him there for a while and when he left, he reached back to turn the lights off and instead hit the Emergency Power Off (EPO) button, dropping power to the entire area.

We quickly put covers over all the EPOs (like you see on a fire alarm) and labeled them more clearly.