Know the Starting Point
Understand what is installed before the change begins.
Data Centre Moves,Adds & Changes
Modify existing infrastructure with a clear plan for what is moving, what is being added and what needs to change around the live environment.
Make Infrastructure Changes Without Losing Sight of the Existing Environment.
Move Equipment with Its Dependencies Already Understood.
Relocating equipment involves more than removing it from one rack and placing it in another.
Ideal Solutions supports planned equipment moves within the defined work environment.
The existing rack position, destination, mounting requirements and affected connections should be understood before execution begins.
Where service interruption, shutdown or recovery planning may be required, those decisions remain with the customer's authorised technical team.
The physical move then follows the approved change requirements.
Discuss Your Equipment MoveAdd New Infrastructure Without Creating New Disorder.
New equipment has to fit the environment that already exists.
Before installation, rack space, mounting arrangements, connection requirements and access conditions should be reviewed.
Ideal Solutions supports the physical addition of approved devices to existing infrastructure.
Your team determines the technical design.
We provide the agreed onsite execution.
Plan Your Equipment Addition
Make Approved Changes with the Existing Environment in View.
Every infrastructure change should have a defined boundary.
Moves, Adds and Changes can involve physical equipment arrangement, connections, identification and other approved adjustments.
Existing infrastructure records should be reviewed before execution wherever they are available.
If onsite conditions differ from the approved requirement, the right technical owner should provide direction before additional work continues.
This keeps the change controlled rather than allowing the project scope to expand informally onsite.
Define Your Change RequirementsFinish the Change with a Clear Record of the New State.
The environment should not become harder to understand after a change has been completed.
Ideal Solutions reviews the agreed physical work and records the completion status.
Where required, updated equipment positions, connection information, outstanding actions and permitted photographs can form part of the change handover.
Plan Your Change and HandoverMoves, Adds & Changes Questions, Answered
What does MAC mean in a data centre?
MAC stands for Moves, Adds and Changes. It covers controlled physical modifications to existing infrastructure, including equipment relocation, additions and approved changes.
Can equipment be moved inside an operational environment?
Yes, where the change has been assessed and approved based on the affected infrastructure, dependencies and site procedures.
Can Ideal Solutions move equipment between different sites?
Inter-site relocation is a broader requirement than the rack-level or facility-level MAC work described here and should be scoped separately.
Can new devices be added to existing racks?
Yes, provided rack space, mounting requirements, connectivity and other dependencies have been reviewed.
What information is needed before a planned change?
Provide the existing arrangement, intended change, equipment details, site conditions, relevant infrastructure records and required completion checks.
Your technical direction. Our onsite execution.
Based in Ikeja, Lagos, supporting infrastructure projects across Nigeria.