PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-702
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 702
MAY 2011
59
PS 702
MAY 11
Steps to a Successful LIS Deployment
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Perform proper PMCS prior to and after arriving in theater.
•
Have a LIS check performed by your losing SASMO, during which the hardware and
software are checked. Unit data is backed up and the LIS is cleared for deployment.
•
To give laptops adequate protection, transport them in the hard-shell cases that came
with the system. Experience shows that soft-sided padded backpacks or briefcases do not
protect laptops from damage during deployments.
•
Stow laptops in the overhead compartment of your plane.
•
First, print cartridges should be removed from printers. Bubble-wrap printers and ship
them in hard transit cases. They should go as checked baggage on the aircraft deploying
the unit.
•
Ship desktops, monitors, keyboards and mice in hard/transit cases. These cases require a
four-man lift. Bubble-wrap the monitors and desktops for extra protection, even though
the hard-shell case has built-in foam protection.
•
Ship self-protected Combat Service Support Automated Information Systems Interfaces
(CAISIs) as checked baggage.
•
Ship Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATS)
in their own hard/transit cases as checked
baggage. Block and brace them properly with
2x4s to prevent damage due to shifting during
shipment.
•
For all desktop computers and printers,
change the power selector from 110 volts to
220 volts just before closing the hard/transit
case for shipment. Then make sure the voltage
is set for 220 volts before plugging into the
power grid in theater. Plugging a system set at
110 volts into a 220-volt power grid is a sure
way to burn out the system’s power supply.
•
Once the unit arrives, get a LIS inspection
done by the gaining SASMO.
…offer ways you can
reduce the turmoil of
deploying your lIs.
But if your
unit’s LIS
is
packed
away
in ISO
containers,
it can
disrupt
your arrival in
theater.
That’s
why taking
the
right
steps
now
can save
time and
headaches
later.
these
steps to
a successful LIS
deployment
…
desktop LIS systems
are checked baggage
and vsat containers
should be blocked
and braced.
That can lead to
dislodged components
and a computer that
won’t work, just as
you’re trying to order
the supplies and repair
parts you need as you
arrive in theater.
The heat
can also
drastically
drain
life
from your
computer’s
batteries.
The damaging effects of heat
are just one reason units
are told to deploy their LIS
on the same aircraft as their
TAMMS clerk or supply NCO.
LIS laptops
travel on the
plane
with
you.
oh,
come
on!!
where’s
all our
stuff!?
Another reason is that
among the first tasks
any unit must do when
arriving in theater is to
establish access to the
logistics pipeline.
Without LIS, there
aren’t
any beans or bullets,
water or lubricants, or
spare parts.
The
first
thing your
servicing Sustainment
Automation Support
Management Office
(SASMO) is going to
require as your unit
processes into theater
is a check of your
LIS hardware and
software.
This check makes
sure your LIS
is still working,
that the software
is the
right
version, and
that anti-viral
software and
the current
maintenance
master data
file (MMDF) are
loaded. When the
LIS is verified as
mission capable,
an Internet
protocol (IP)
address is
assigned and
your unit can log
into the theater
logistics network.
the theater sASMO
will make sure your LIS
system works
before
you
log in to their network.
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