On Fri, Nov 06, 2015 at 02:16:26PM -0600, o1bigtenor wrote:
On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 1:31 PM, Lennart Sorensen <lsorense@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
On Fri, Nov 06, 2015 at 12:50:44PM -0600, o1bigtenor wrote:
Greetings
Have an old HP rack (tall think its a 42U or so.
Finding the cage nuts - - - where at a reasonable price?
What else to I need to install 2 old servers and 2 rack UPSs?
I have been looking but am finding that different companies call things by different names.
Also looking where I might be able to get these things reasonably (have access to a US delivery address if that helps the costs).
I find the main trouble is known what kind of screws a specific type of rack needs. Would be great if these things had a standard, but apparently they don't. Well at least there are too many standards to pick from.
https://www.rack-solutions.ca/rack-hardware.html seems to have a nice summary of sizes used. Seems HP uses M6 screws. Their prices look pretty decent too. And they appear Canadian. :)
What parts should I be looking for to attach to the server boxen and the upss ao that I can attach the boxes to the rack? (This is the biggest issue right now.)
If you don't have the rails, then that's a totally different problem. Those you have to get from the manufacturer of the product to mount. I think most rack mountable stuff comes with the rails so you should already have them. If you buy used stuff, then that could be a problem I guess. Once you have the rails that match the device, then in the case of the HP rack, some M6 screws should be all you need as far as I can tell. Probably 2 screws per corner for most rails, so 8 screws per device. Some larger devices might need 16 screws if they have mounts at both the top and bottom for their rails. -- Len Sorensen