Yeah...you don't want to be in the data center when the fire suppression systems go off. That's exactly it...they starve the fire by displacing oxygen.

Most datacenters have strict no-cardboard-in-cage rules for this reason.

And one of the points of a data center is for multiple people to pool shared costs. One of those big costs is physical security, which is where most of a datacenters payroll goes. So good luck getting a road flare anywhere near the servers.

But if you do get in, just hit the EPO switch. Problem solved.

Still fucks up operations significantly.

... also works as a neat distraction.

Physical PenTesting can be fun!

Halon.