Unless the rack was designed to be moved with equipment installed, you should NEVER move racks full. There are several reasons for this:

1. Racks are not typically designed to be moved full.
2. The stress that even a few hundred pounds of equipment can place on the rack welds/bolts can cause the rack to collapse with all of your gear in it.
3. Rack mounting hardware is not designed to take vertical shock.
4. By moving a rack full, you run the risk of shearing the mounting hardware and dropping your equipment out of the rack.
5. Internal components (i.e., hard drives, CPUs, fans, etc.) are subject to greater risk of shock damage when rigidly mounted in a rack.
6. Fully loaded racks are top heavy and provide a significant risk of personal injury to the personnel attempting to move it.
7. Most insurance plans do not consider fully loaded racks as "properly packaged" and will not cover damage claims associated with this strategy.

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