Planning and inventory for GPU servers
GPU nodes are heavy, and a loaded chassis often needs two people or a lift to handle safely. We start by recording every server by make, model, serial number and rack position, along with the accelerator count, network cards and any attached storage. We confirm weights, door and elevator sizes and the route to the dock so the plan accounts for lifting before move day.
Labeling fabric cabling, optics and power
High-speed fabric cabling is easy to get wrong when a cluster is rebuilt. Before anything is unplugged, cables, transceivers and power leads are labeled end to end and the rack layout is photographed. Your engineers get a port-to-port record, so the cluster can be recabled in the right order instead of traced from memory.
Anti-static packing, shock protection and crating
Servers go into anti-static packaging with shock protection, and accelerators stay installed in their chassis unless your plan says otherwise. Where original OEM packaging is available we use it. Otherwise nodes are padded and crated, and full racks are braced and moved with proper floor protection and lifting equipment.
Air-ride trucks, liftgate and inside delivery
Hardware travels on air-ride trucks in a sealed, strapped load, checked against the inventory at each handoff. We use a liftgate when the site has no dock and deliver inside to the destination hall, cage or suite, placing nodes at the rack. Loading windows, building access and certificates of insurance are arranged ahead of time.
Chain of custody and insurance
Serial numbers, photos and signed handoffs create a clear custody record from the source rack to the destination rack. Declared value and insurance are agreed in the written scope before the move. Power-down, liquid cooling drain-down and facility disconnects stay with your facility team, and we schedule our work around them.
Refreshing instead of moving
If you are replacing an older GPU generation, our equipment buy back program buys eligible servers, storage and network gear, and pays in cash or applies a credit toward the move. Gear we do not buy can go through IT equipment decommissioning.
For larger clusters, see server relocation and colocation migration, and read what affects data center relocation cost.