Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 27th February 2011

Dilbert//7988, first published fifteen years ago on Sunday 27th February 2011

Tags

managers & supervisors new server corrupt operating system bad server recover data reinstall redeploy it blindingly obvious alternative is chaos chaos as good business

Official transcript

The Boss says, "Build a new server to replace the one with the corrupt operating system."

Dilbert says, "That's what I'm doing right now."

The Boss says, "Recover the data from the bad server and put it on the new one."

Dilbert says, "That's the whole point."

The Boss says, "Then see if you can reinstall the operating system on the old one and redeploy it."

Dilbert says, "Do you have any instructions that are not blindingly obvious?"

The Boss says, "This is called managing. The alternative is chaos."

Dilbert says, "How did you just make chaos sound like a good thing?"

The Boss says, "You should test the new server."

Dilbert says, "Seriously, can we try the chaos thing?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

BUILD A NEW SERVER TO REPLACE THE ONE WITH THE CORRUPT OPERATING SYSTEM.

DIL BERT SCOTT ADAMS dilbert.com THAT'S WHAT IM DOING RIGHT NOW.

RECOVER THE DATA FROM THE BAD SERVER AND PUT IT ON THE NEW ONE.

TUATE TUC THEN SEE IF YOU CAN REINSTALL THE OPERATING SYSTEM ON THE OLD ONE AND REDEPLOY IT.

DO YOU HAVE ANY INSTRUCTIONS THAT ARE NOT BLINDINGLY OBVIOUS?

THIS IS CALLED MANAGING.

THE ALTERNATIVE IS CHAOS.

WHOLE POINT.

HOW DID YOU JUST MAKE CHAOS SOUND LIKE A GOOD THING?

YOU SHOULD TEST THE NEW SERVER.

SERIOUSLY, CAN WE TRY THE CHAOS THING?

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