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Planned: Yes
Type: Cleaning
Machine(s) involved: Europa, Callisto, Juno (C and J don't host anything)
Successful: Yes
Start of maintenance: 06:58pm BST (05:58pm GMT/UTC)
End of maintenance: 07:09pm BST (06:09pm GMT/UTC)
This was long overdue as it doesn't often get time to be shut down and removed from the shelf to be cleaned. As Europa is a NUC it's a pain to clean and requires extensive disassembly to be able to get to the heatsink.
By 'overdue' I mean 'hasn't been cleaned even semi-properly since I got it back in December 2022'. A year and five months is a long time to go without a clean in this dust-filled place.
I used my 500W anti-static electric duster to dislodge as much dust as possible through the exhaust vent on the rear. I didn't take before temperatures so I couldn't compare, but it probably helped a bit. I swear, one day I will take the time to properly disassemble it.
This was an all-server cleaning day as all three of my machines are little babies - that is, either USFF micro PCs or a NUC form factor machine. Callisto and Juno received the same treatment, though they enjoyed a proper clean due to me being able to easily access their heatsinks and fans.