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Rails for Proliant 6400R...
Hi all.. I finally obtained (for free no less) a 19" (slightly higher than
waist high) rack mount cabinet from someone that left at the curb over the weekend (for vultures like me) and would like to put my Proliant into it at some point.. My machine currently has the internal rails (the side that mounts on the chassis) but that leaves the other half that mounts to the rack.. So, I was just wondering if there's anything special I should know about the rails for these machines (weight requirement,etc) and can I just find some on e*bay that are for any Proliant (e.g. are they all the same)? TIA! -- Rick |
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Rails for Proliant 6400R...
I've found rails at Home Depot- in the form of their heavy duty kitchen
drawer slides for less than half of the price for the genuine ones. As luck would have it, the inner rails even fit these. "Rick F." wrote in message ... Hi all.. I finally obtained (for free no less) a 19" (slightly higher than waist high) rack mount cabinet from someone that left at the curb over the weekend (for vultures like me) and would like to put my Proliant into it at some point.. My machine currently has the internal rails (the side that mounts on the chassis) but that leaves the other half that mounts to the rack.. So, I was just wondering if there's anything special I should know about the rails for these machines (weight requirement,etc) and can I just find some on e*bay that are for any Proliant (e.g. are they all the same)? TIA! -- Rick |
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Rails for Proliant 6400R...
In article , Robert Bates wrote:
I've found rails at Home Depot- in the form of their heavy duty kitchen drawer slides for less than half of the price for the genuine ones. As luck would have it, the inner rails even fit these. Really? I'd be curious if they'd be beefy enough for this application as some of these boxes are quite heavy (but not my 6400R which is only 4U IIRC), but my old 5500 was probably close a 100lb loaded which I'd guess is the max capacity of those drawer slides from HD.. What did you use yours to hold -- something heavy or light? I guess I'd prefer to go with the real-deal just in case I need to get something that I'm sure isn't going to fail one day and drop my server on the floor of the rack.. Most of the HD rails are either 75lb or 100lb capacity after looking through their site.. The nice thing about some of the real ones are that they (sometimes) come with the cable retractors as well which is a plug plus in my opinion to keep the cables nice and neat.. Comments? I'll have to admit that I really like this stupid cabinet I got for free, as it's just the right height to put my LCD monitor on as well as the keyboard/mouse for those rare occasions when I actually need/want to use the console for something. -- Rick |
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Rails for Proliant 6400R...
In article , Rick F. wrote:
In article , Robert Bates wrote: I've found rails at Home Depot- in the form of their heavy duty kitchen drawer slides for less than half of the price for the genuine ones. As luck would have it, the inner rails even fit these. One other thing I'd really like to get an answer on.. In poking around on E*bay, I find that the 6400R's rail kits are frequently listed as being the same for the ML series of machines, but not the DL series.. What's the difference and can I or can't I use DL series rails with my 6400? Thanks! |
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Rails for Proliant 6400R...
I have a 5500 and a 5000 hanging on the HD rails and they seem to hold the
weight just fine. They are too wide for my 1850s. The reason that I went with them originally was I was in a hurry and didn't want to wait until I could find them on eBay. You ever notice how when you don't want something on eBay, there are loads of them going for next to nothing, and as soon as you need something, most of them disappear and what's left goes for top dollar? "Rick F." wrote in message ... In article , Rick F. wrote: In article , Robert Bates wrote: I've found rails at Home Depot- in the form of their heavy duty kitchen drawer slides for less than half of the price for the genuine ones. As luck would have it, the inner rails even fit these. One other thing I'd really like to get an answer on.. In poking around on E*bay, I find that the 6400R's rail kits are frequently listed as being the same for the ML series of machines, but not the DL series.. What's the difference and can I or can't I use DL series rails with my 6400? Thanks! |
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Rails for Proliant 6400R...
In article , Robert Bates wrote:
I have a 5500 and a 5000 hanging on the HD rails and they seem to hold the weight just fine. They are too wide for my 1850s. The reason that I went with them originally was I was in a hurry and didn't want to wait until I could find them on eBay. You ever notice how when you don't want something on eBay, there are loads of them going for next to nothing, and as soon as you need something, most of them disappear and what's left goes for top dollar? Ok.. I succumbed to the tempation and drove down to my local home depot and picked up the $16 rails to try out on my 6400R.. I found that they are a bit narrower than the original ones (which I believe are 2.5" tall) and the HD rails are 22" vs. 26" for the Compaq ones.. The resulting shortness means that the server sticks out about 4" and can't be screwed closed since you're hitting the rail stops at the back of the rails. I'll probably keep these for another project (when I get the storage subsystem) and put real compaq rails on here.. There are several being sold on Ebay for = $50 which is OK I guess. -- Rick |
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Rails for Proliant 6400R...
I'll probably keep these for another project (when I get the storage subsystem) and put real compaq rails on here.. There are several being sold on Ebay for = $50 which is OK I guess. -- Rick that depends on which type of storage system you are talking about .... details please. - LC |
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Rails for Proliant 6400R...
In article , NuTCrAcKeR wrote:
I'll probably keep these for another project (when I get the storage subsystem) and put real compaq rails on here.. There are several being sold on Ebay for = $50 which is OK I guess. -- Rick that depends on which type of storage system you are talking about .... details please. Let's see.. I think I'm looking for a Storageworks 4314R if I recall which would play with my SmartArray 3200 or I can upgrade that to a newer SmartArray 5300.. The other thing I'm watching for is a Proliant UE/U2 Storage system which seem harder to come by (due to them being older?) Any other suggestions? Ideally I'm looking to add more 1" LVD drives than I've currently got, but if there's some burning reason to use other media, I'm open to that as well. I'll also probably need some sort of DLT/DAT backup mechanism at some point (I believe the DLT has a higher capacity IIRC). -- Rick |
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