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Hardware & IT Maintenance

On-site and remote hardware maintenance, server room design, rack layout, Proxmox cluster build-outs, and full infrastructure audits — across Romania and the EU.


What we deliver.

We handle the physical layer so your software stack has a solid foundation. Server room design and build-out, rack layout and cabling, UPS sizing and installation, network switch configuration, Proxmox cluster deployment, and regular maintenance contracts. On-site across Romania, remote everywhere. Every engagement ends with a full infrastructure inventory, network diagram, and operational handover package.

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Server room design

Floor plan, rack placement, power distribution, cooling layout, and cable management — before a single cable is run.

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Rack layout & cabling

Structured cabling, patch panel labeling, cable management, and full physical network documentation.

UPS & power design

UPS sizing for your load, redundant power paths, generator transfer switch, and runtime testing.

Proxmox cluster

Proxmox VE cluster with HA, Ceph storage, backup jobs (PBS), and VM/LXC baseline templates.

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Infrastructure audit

Full inventory of hardware, firmware versions, patch status, and a prioritized remediation roadmap.

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Maintenance contracts

Scheduled preventive maintenance, firmware updates, hardware replacement, and on-call response for critical failures.

ProxmoxCephPBSIPMIDell iDRACHPE iLOCiscoUbiquitiAPC UPSRomaniaOn-site
ContractSOW + MSA
PaymentNet-30
IP ownershipYours
HandoverFull docs + training
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How we work.

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Site survey

On-site visit to assess current state, measure the space, document all existing hardware, and identify requirements.

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Design & BOM

Full rack design, cable plan, power diagram, and bill of materials. You approve before any hardware is ordered.

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Install & configure

Physical installation, cabling, Proxmox cluster setup, network configuration, and validation testing.

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Handover & docs

Full network diagram, hardware inventory, IPMI/ILO credentials, rack diagram, and maintenance runbook.

Common questions.

Yes — we cover all of Romania for on-site work. EU locations are possible for larger engagements with travel costs factored into the SOW. Remote support is available globally.

Absolutely. We're vendor-agnostic — Dell, HP, Supermicro, Cisco, Ubiquiti, Mikrotik. If you have existing procurement relationships, we source through your vendor.

We document all hardware with serial numbers and warranty expiry dates. Replacement parts can be sourced through us or your existing vendor. Maintenance contracts include hardware replacement labour.

Shipped in production.


Hardware maintenance FAQ.

What hardware do you support?

Servers (Dell PowerEdge, HPE ProLiant, Supermicro), networking equipment (Cisco, MikroTik, Ubiquiti), storage arrays (TrueNAS, NetApp entry-level, direct-attached SAS/SATA), and workstations. For edge and IoT hardware contact us first — coverage depends on the specific device and firmware access.

Do you hold spare parts?

For clients on a retainer, we maintain a spares kit covering the most common failure points for their hardware profile: drives, power supplies, RAM, NICs. Parts are pre-tested and pre-staged so replacement can happen without a procurement delay. One-off engagements use manufacturer direct supply or local distributors.

What is your typical response time?

For retainer clients: 4-hour response for critical failures (server down, data inaccessible), next-business-day for degraded-but-running. For one-off engagements: scheduled work within 3–5 business days for routine maintenance, 24–48 hours for urgent failures depending on parts availability.

Is remote hardware management possible?

Yes, for hardware with IPMI/iDRAC/iLO out-of-band management interfaces. Most server-class hardware supports this. We set up and configure IPMI access as part of onboarding, which allows remote power cycling, console access, and sensor monitoring without physical presence for the majority of issues.

Do you help with procurement?

Yes. We help specify hardware for new deployments — right-sized for the workload, with parts availability and maintainability weighted alongside raw performance. We can source through our distributor relationships or specify so you can purchase directly. We don't take a margin on hardware procurement.

Ready to talk?

Tell us about your infrastructure challenge — we'll respond within 24 hours.


A hardware engagement we shipped.

Law firm · Bucharest Romania · 2025

Server room build-out and ongoing hardware maintenance for a Bucharest law firm

Rack design, server procurement, network infrastructure, UPS installation, IPMI remote access configuration, and a 12-month hardware maintenance retainer. Client data stays on-premise, managed hardware.

4h
hardware SLA
100%
on-premise data
IPMI
remote access
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Ready to put your data where only you can reach it?

Tell us your location, current hardware situation, and what you need — new build, audit, or retainer. We'll assess and respond within 24 hours.

Or email us directly at studio@the47network.com


Further reading.

Technical guides on the infrastructure we deploy and maintain.

Feb 24, 2026 · 11 min read

Proxmox VE for production: from homelab to real infrastructure

ZFS vs LVM-thin, HA clustering with QDevice quorum, Proxmox Backup Server, and the network configuration that prevents 3am failures.

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Feb 23, 2026 · 11 min read

Docker Compose vs Kubernetes for self-hosted infrastructure

When Compose is the right answer and when Kubernetes earns its complexity. The decision table we use when scoping Studio engagements.

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Feb 24, 2026 · 11 min read

SSH hardening: from defaults to production-ready

SSH hardening applied to every server in a Studio hardware engagement: key algorithms, fail2ban, user restrictions, and Teleport for team-scale access management.

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Feb 24, 2026 · 10 min read
Feb 25, 2026 · 13 min

Ansible for infrastructure automation

The Ansible playbook structure, roles, and rolling-update pattern used in every 47Network hardware engagement — idempotent configuration management for server fleets.

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Backup strategy for self-hosted infrastructure

Restic encrypted backups to object storage, retention policies, integrity verification, and automated restore testing — the backup setup deployed in every hardware engagement.

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Feb 24, 2026 · 11 min read

Grafana dashboards that don't lie

PromQL RED and USE method queries, Loki integration, and GitOps dashboard provisioning — delivered with every hardware Studio engagement.

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February 25, 2026 · 13 min

ZFS for Self-Hosted Infrastructure: Pools, Datasets, and Data Integrity

ZFS runs on every storage server in 47Network hardware engagements — RAIDZ2 for spinning disks, mirrored NVMe for Proxmox VM images, and weekly scrubs with Prometheus health monitoring.

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