[TriLUG] Pretty OT: Rack Slide Rails

[Carl Crider]

on a 2-post rack i would NOT try it. these rails wont hold the offset weight
without both ends being attached.

i've used these guys in the past:

http://www.racksolutions.com/rails-server-rack-mount-fixed.shtml
maybe they can help.





On 12/28/05, Brian Henning <brian at strutmasters.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Folks,
>    Please pardon this bit of noise for me to ask a practical question of
> anyone who may have experience using slide rails (the ball-bearing sort
> as often found in more expensive desk drawers, etc) on rackmount
> servers.  I have a 3U server that's mounted 1U above another 4U server,
> and 2U under a shelf, which makes it impossible to work inside either
> box without unmounting one which, when working alone, is a huge PITA...
>   So I'm hoping to put slide rails on the upper one so I can just pull
> it out, either to work on it or to get it out of the way of the one
> below.
>
> My concern is that our racks are two-post, rather than four-post.  Which
> means there's no rear posts for the rails to attach to.  Can anyone
> speak to whether the rails can sustain the physical load of a server
> (say.. 30 pounds?  actually have no idea how much it really weighs)
> mounted only to front posts, without bending?  The rails appear to be of
> a rather lighter gauge of metal than the case itself.  I'm thinking I
> may need to try to find some sort of angle braces that would bolt to the
> rear of the posts and give support to the back end of the rails..
>
> To help anyone who may be curious, the rails are these:
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16856999203
>
> It really looks to me that the "ears" of those rails are only 1U high,
> and wouldn't stand up to the load of a 3U server when supported only at
> one end..
>
> ...and if I need bracing, surely such must exist, but where might I find
> it?  I don't even know what terms to use to search Google..
>
> Thanks a ton,
> ~Brian
>
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