[on-asterisk] switch racking tray/shelf and portable cooling unit suggestions needed

[Bruce Zhang]

Hi guys,

Do you have any thing to suggest for racking tray(shelf) for switch/other
un-standard units?

And also for small server room portable cooling unit, do you have any good
suggestions?

Appreciate for any suggestions.

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Thanks.

Wei(Bruce) Zhang
bru...@gmail.com bruc...@hotmail.com

[David Donovan]

Hi Bruce,

Racking small equipment is a pain. I like to use shelves with holes in the
bottom so I can use velcro or tie wraps to strap things down. The size of
the shelf/tray depends on the specifics. You can find some here:
http://www.infinitecables.com/racks-shelves-cable-management.html#shelves

Depending on the space you've got and how you want to access things, you
can use sliding drawers/shelves or strap it to the front of a filler plate
(same page as above). That way you can access all sides of the
non-standard equipment.

I've seen household units used for portable cooling but they're not
designed to run continuously. They typically failed in just over a year of
continuous use. The company I usually see at the IT trade shows is
MovinCool. http://movincool.com/ They have several solutions that are well
suited to IT. Make sure you've got a dedicated circuit with enough
amperage to support the AC unit. They're power hogs. You also need a way
to exhaust the hot air. You may need to manage condensate water too.

Another tip: Those non-standard things usually have a barrel connector for
power that slides out easily. Consider tie wrapping the power cable to an
anchor of some kind so that it won't wiggle out accidentally. The power
buttons on them are also in dumb places. I often use a hot glue gun to
disable the power buttons on consumer equipment like power bars, switches,
APs, etc so that they can't be accidentally switched off or reset.
Especially important if you have a Cisco Catalyst 3650 or 3850
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/field-notices/636/fn63697.html.
(derp)

I hope that helps.
Dave

[Bruce Zhang]

Hi David,

Thank you very much for the help, it will really help.

On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 1:29 PM, David Donovan <donova...@gmail.com>
wrote:

[Colin McGregor]

I haven't tried these ideas myself, but I have heard of people using
various sorts of IKEA furniture as racks, such as :

http://www.instructables.com/id/8U-Rack-Case-From-IKEA-RAST-Table/

or

http://lifehacker.com/5459719/build-a-network-rack-with-an-ikea-table


Hope this helps.


All the best.




Colin McGregor

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[James Knott]

On 09/28/2015 01:29 PM, David Donovan wrote:
> Another tip: Those non-standard things usually have a barrel connector for
> power that slides out easily. Consider tie wrapping the power cable to an
> anchor of some kind so that it won't wiggle out accidentally.

Some Cisco gear has plastic clips that hold the barrel connector in place.