-----Original Message----- From: owner-nanog@merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu]On Behalf Of Sean Donelan Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 7:56 AM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Battery Maint in LEC equipment
On Sun, 5 Jun 2005, Jay Hennigan wrote:
If your data center has an adequate DC plant, will the carriers insist on installing their own batteries and rectifiers? And how many of them have redundant supplies to take advantage of an A and B feed from you?
If you are willing to sign some liability waivers, and maybe pay some special construction charges, I've found most ILECs are willing to use your plant.
Not in provider/colo land. The LEC's will and do pay for rack space. Most will gladly use protected power to their rectifiers and not use battery if offerred.
But remember, the ILEC is stuck with servicing that building long after you may disappear.
Which is a good reason not to allow any dependancies out of their control. This is in the enterprises interest. Co mingling with the enterprise is a very bad idea. -M<