Transfer to Prod

We are in a few minutes... about to transfer the biggest fix (2 web server patches, 3 .EXE files, 1 DLL, several INI files and script updates) with regards to functionality to the Production system. Everyone is edgy, and I am about to piss in my pants as I review the transfer documents that I have submitted to the client.

The users are downstairs just waiting for us to screw up. I just hope I disappoint them this time. I keep going through the procedures and technical issues and think about any detail that I may have forgotten. Did I miss any INI file? Only 1 way to find out of course...

So here I sit.. as I await the go signal from Data Center to shutdown the production services and apply the fixes. I am usually escorted into the server room by a guy from Data Center and another representative from SysDev whenever we do this... another one of the global standards for security. Did I mention that their server room is fucking freezing? Well, it is! Not to mention the fact that our rack was placed right beside the huge A/C vent. Fuck! I hate going inside that room. My jacket is always never enough!