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I'm not sure how common it is, but I met a guy who uses a CD drive to identify the unit he is searching for. Pops them out remotely. Of course it is applicable

I'm not sure how common it is, but I met a guy who uses a CD drive to identify the unit he is searching for. Pops them out remotely. Of course it is applicable only if your servers have CD drives, but it's hell of a lot easier than spotting LED patterns.

quickthrower2 7y ago
https://thedailywtf.com/articles/ITAPPMONROBOT https://thedailywtf.com/articles/ITAPPMONROBOT
- klausjensen 7y ago
  What a great read, I enjoyed that.
  - quickthrower2 7y ago
    That's the 2007 internet :-). Mourning...
nolok 7y ago
Ah, back in university early 2000s we used that to identify computers in the it rooms and their 50+ laptop next to each other’s.