Server rack questions

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). TIA Dee

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. :) -- Len Sorensen

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.) Regards Dee

On Fri, 2015/11/06 02:16:26PM -0600, o1bigtenor <o1bigtenor@gmail.com> wrote: | >> What else to I need to install 2 old servers and 2 rack UPSs? If you don't have the proper rails for the servers and UPSs, I'll echo Lennart's recommendation of https://www.rack-solutions.ca/ (I've purchased from their US store before the Canadian site existed). You can search on ebay for rails to match your servers, but they are likely expensive, if you can find them. A generic shelf or universal rails is often a better choice. | > 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. My experience says that the most common screw/bolt for racks is 10/32 (see Home Depot). Some cage nuts are 12/32(?) I think. If the rack has square holes, many things mount tool-less. If you need cage nuts, I'll suggest Newark as "reasonable". Hope that helps! John

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

On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 2:48 PM, Lennart Sorensen <lsorense@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
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.
You''ve got it in one! Used stuff with the side rails stripped off. So I'm not sure what to buy! Its why I'm asking. Never assembled one of these before. Very comfortable with the different screw sizes but its these other parts - - - the ones that fasten to the boxes and then get bolted to the frame that are 'I'm not sure what to get' type of pieces. Regards Dee

On Fri, Nov 06, 2015 at 02:53:42PM -0600, o1bigtenor wrote:
You''ve got it in one!
Used stuff with the side rails stripped off. So I'm not sure what to buy! Its why I'm asking. Never assembled one of these before. Very comfortable with the different screw sizes but its these other parts - - - the ones that fasten to the boxes and then get bolted to the frame that are 'I'm not sure what to get' type of pieces.
Do you have a list of the equipment make/models you are trying to rack mount? One would think whoever took the stuff out of the rack would have enough clue to realize the equipment would be more valuable if the rails stayed with it, and the rails by themselves are totally useless. -- Len Sorensen

On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 5:15 PM, Lennart Sorensen <lsorense@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
On Fri, Nov 06, 2015 at 02:53:42PM -0600, o1bigtenor wrote:
You''ve got it in one!
Used stuff with the side rails stripped off. So I'm not sure what to buy! Its why I'm asking. Never assembled one of these before. Very comfortable with the different screw sizes but its these other parts - - - the ones that fasten to the boxes and then get bolted to the frame that are 'I'm not sure what to get' type of pieces.
Do you have a list of the equipment make/models you are trying to rack mount?
There's a Dell 2950 II server (1U) and 2 Dell/APC 3000 UPS (2U and fairly heavy).
One would think whoever took the stuff out of the rack would have enough clue to realize the equipment would be more valuable if the rails stayed with it, and the rails by themselves are totally useless.
You have it backwards. They can strip off all the stuff besides x and sell it. You will pay Y for the server then you need the side mounts (with might cost you $15 but separate its $50 or new ones at $110) and the hardware (should be about $0.75 per bolt/ cage nut combo buying by the 20# box) but you are paying $2.00 for each combo. Regards dee

On Fri, Nov 06, 2015 at 05:52:07PM -0600, o1bigtenor wrote:
There's a Dell 2950 II server (1U) and 2 Dell/APC 3000 UPS (2U and fairly heavy).
You have it backwards. They can strip off all the stuff besides x and sell it. You will pay Y for the server then you need the side mounts (with might cost you $15 but separate its $50 or new ones at $110) and the hardware (should be about $0.75 per bolt/ cage nut combo buying by the 20# box) but you are paying $2.00 for each combo.
Given one would think each rack mount server shipped with matching rails from the factury, the number of rails and servers on the planet should be in sync. How can there even be a market for used rails split from the server other than due to clueless removal and failure to keep the parts together. I guess they could be doing it on purpose to make a killing on the rails while making the servers look "cheap" by not including the needed rails. -- Len Sorensen

Some manufacturers sell the servers without rails. I once had to have some rail parts manufactured because the server manufacturer did not have rail kits available. On 11/09/2015 03:27 PM, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
On Fri, Nov 06, 2015 at 05:52:07PM -0600, o1bigtenor wrote:
There's a Dell 2950 II server (1U) and 2 Dell/APC 3000 UPS (2U and fairly heavy).
You have it backwards. They can strip off all the stuff besides x and sell it. You will pay Y for the server then you need the side mounts (with might cost you $15 but separate its $50 or new ones at $110) and the hardware (should be about $0.75 per bolt/ cage nut combo buying by the 20# box) but you are paying $2.00 for each combo. Given one would think each rack mount server shipped with matching rails from the factury, the number of rails and servers on the planet should be in sync.
How can there even be a market for used rails split from the server other than due to clueless removal and failure to keep the parts together.
I guess they could be doing it on purpose to make a killing on the rails while making the servers look "cheap" by not including the needed rails.
-- Alvin Starr || voice: (905)513-7688 Netvel Inc. || Cell: (416)806-0133 alvin@netvel.net ||

On 11/09/2015 03:27 PM, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
Given one would think each rack mount server shipped with matching rails from the factury, the number of rails and servers on the planet should be in sync.
Nothing says you have to buy a rack with a server. With today's compact hardware, you can have several in the same rack. Will you get a rack included with each one? You might also want to mount a server in a rack you already have.

On Mon, Nov 09, 2015 at 03:42:24PM -0500, James Knott wrote:
On 11/09/2015 03:27 PM, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
Given one would think each rack mount server shipped with matching rails from the factury, the number of rails and servers on the planet should be in sync.
Nothing says you have to buy a rack with a server. With today's compact hardware, you can have several in the same rack. Will you get a rack included with each one? You might also want to mount a server in a rack you already have.
Who was talking about racks? We were talking about the rails that go on your rack mount server to allow putting it into your rack of choice. What would be the point of a rack mount server that you can't put in a rack because you have no rails. Now I suppose there are enough styles of racks that perhaps one type of rails won't work in all cases, so in that case buying the rails on the side would make sense. I have only ever seen servers in deep racks that mount the rails at each end, but for other gear I have seen center mounted (where the rack has only one wide column in the middle). The same rails for a server would not work for that. -- Len Sorensen

On 11/09/2015 04:14 PM, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
On Mon, Nov 09, 2015 at 03:42:24PM -0500, James Knott wrote:
On 11/09/2015 03:27 PM, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
Given one would think each rack mount server shipped with matching rails from the factury, the number of rails and servers on the planet should be in sync. Nothing says you have to buy a rack with a server. With today's compact hardware, you can have several in the same rack. Will you get a rack included with each one? You might also want to mount a server in a rack you already have. Who was talking about racks? We were talking about the rails that go on your rack mount server to allow putting it into your rack of choice.
What would be the point of a rack mount server that you can't put in a rack because you have no rails.
From your previous post: "
Given one would think each rack mount server shipped with matching rails from the factury, the number of rails and servers on the planet should be in sync." Servers don't come with rails, cabinets do. Every server cabinet I've ever worked with has front and rear rails that are movable to best match the equipment. There are also shallower cabinets that have only front rails, but rear rails can be added. I have bought plenty of those from a company called "DL Custom" in Markham. On one occasion, I even had to order non-standard rails to mount a certain type of equipment. Bottom line, you can buy cabinets from the same place as the servers or you can buy 3rd party ones, from companies such as DL Custom. You get the rails from the cabinet supplier, which may or may not be the server supplier. Even when bought from the server suppliers, they tend to be a separate item.
Now I suppose there are enough styles of racks that perhaps one type of rails won't work in all cases, so in that case buying the rails on the side would make sense. I have only ever seen servers in deep racks that mount the rails at each end, but for other gear I have seen center mounted (where the rack has only one wide column in the middle). The same rails for a server would not work for that.
I have seen deep and shallow cabinets, as well as stand alone racks, which are simply a pair of rails with cross pieces top & bottom and bolted to the floor. Some also require cable rack on top to provide stability. In cabinets, you also have the choice of threaded rails (at least 4 different threads) or caged nuts (at least 3 different types). BTW, when I was in planning at Unitel, I had over 6000 bays of equipment to manage, both cabinets and racks, at 151 Front St. W.

On Mon, 2015/11/09 04:31:31PM -0500, James Knott <james.knott@rogers.com> wrote: | Servers don't come with rails, cabinets do. There's a terminology mismatch which seems to be causing some mis-communication. The things that connect horizontally in a rack, to the front and back vertical mounting rails, into which a server is mounted (and usually slides back and forth), are also often called rack rails. For example, Dell's "Ready Rails", or rack solutions' quick rails https://www.rack-solutions.ca/dell-2950-quick-rail.html or ebay http://www.ebay.com/bhp/server-rack-rails Smaller devices often have only "rack ears". James' experience may use a different terminology for the things that hold the sides of a server in a rack, and allow sliding back and forth, I think the original question involved where to get rack mounting hardware for a particular model of server. John

On Mon, Nov 09, 2015 at 04:47:23PM -0500, John Sellens wrote:
There's a terminology mismatch which seems to be causing some mis-communication.
The things that connect horizontally in a rack, to the front and back vertical mounting rails, into which a server is mounted (and usually slides back and forth), are also often called rack rails.
For example, Dell's "Ready Rails", or rack solutions' quick rails https://www.rack-solutions.ca/dell-2950-quick-rail.html or ebay http://www.ebay.com/bhp/server-rack-rails
Smaller devices often have only "rack ears".
Yes the switches and routers we make at work just have ears.
James' experience may use a different terminology for the things that hold the sides of a server in a rack, and allow sliding back and forth,
I think the original question involved where to get rack mounting hardware for a particular model of server.
Yes I believe so too. -- Len Sorensen

On Mon, Nov 09, 2015 at 04:31:31PM -0500, James Knott wrote:
From your previous post: "
Given one would think each rack mount server shipped with matching rails from the factury, the number of rails and servers on the planet should be in sync."
Servers don't come with rails, cabinets do. Every server cabinet I've ever worked with has front and rear rails that are movable to best match the equipment. There are also shallower cabinets that have only front rails, but rear rails can be added. I have bought plenty of those from a company called "DL Custom" in Markham. On one occasion, I even had to order non-standard rails to mount a certain type of equipment.
Every server I have ever installed came with sliding rails that you would attach to the rack and then slide the server into. The rails were specific to the server and not to the rack. Now maybe there exists other types of rails that are not specific to the type of machine you are using, and certainly shelves exist that may be rack type specific. Apparently what you are calling rails, to me is just the part of the rack at the front and rear that you screw the rails onto. The rails are horrizontal, not vertical.
Bottom line, you can buy cabinets from the same place as the servers or you can buy 3rd party ones, from companies such as DL Custom. You get the rails from the cabinet supplier, which may or may not be the server supplier. Even when bought from the server suppliers, they tend to be a separate item.
Well the rack/cabinet is not important. You need the right kind of screw/nuts but after that, any equipment should just fit. -- Len Sorensen

On 11/09/2015 04:47 PM, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
Servers don't come with rails, cabinets do. Every server cabinet I've ever worked with has front and rear rails that are movable to best match the equipment. There are also shallower cabinets that have only front rails, but rear rails can be added. I have bought plenty of those from a company called "DL Custom" in Markham. On one occasion, I even had to order non-standard rails to mount a certain type of equipment. Every server I have ever installed came with sliding rails that you would attach to the rack and then slide the server into. The rails were specific to the server and not to the rack.
My understanding from what I read earlier in the thread was the rack mounting rails, as the OP was talking about cabinets missing rails.
Now maybe there exists other types of rails that are not specific to the type of machine you are using, and certainly shelves exist that may be rack type specific.
Then that is not what I took from earlier posts. Those sliding rails would not come with the cabinet. I used to work with those rails, several years ago, on Data General computers and other equipment.
Apparently what you are calling rails, to me is just the part of the rack at the front and rear that you screw the rails onto. The rails are horrizontal, not vertical.
I've always known them as rails and I've worked on many, many cabinets. They generally come with the cabinets, but can be ordered separately, if you need more or, as in that one case I mentioned, non-standard ones. Incidentally, when I ordered from DL Custom, they were also called rails.
Bottom line, you can buy cabinets from the same place as the servers or you can buy 3rd party ones, from companies such as DL Custom. You get the rails from the cabinet supplier, which may or may not be the server supplier. Even when bought from the server suppliers, they tend to be a separate item. Well the rack/cabinet is not important. You need the right kind of screw/nuts but after that, any equipment should just fit.

On Mon, Nov 09, 2015 at 05:14:40PM -0500, James Knott wrote:
My understanding from what I read earlier in the thread was the rack mounting rails, as the OP was talking about cabinets missing rails.
Yes, the rack mounting rails specific to the equipment, ie: the sliding bits. That is almost always the bit people are missing for used equipment.
Then that is not what I took from earlier posts. Those sliding rails would not come with the cabinet. I used to work with those rails, several years ago, on Data General computers and other equipment.
Yeah the cabinet would not care to have equipment specific sliding rails. Just the standard spaces (one hopes) holes that you just need the right screws (and often nuts) for.
I've always known them as rails and I've worked on many, many cabinets. They generally come with the cabinets, but can be ordered separately, if you need more or, as in that one case I mentioned, non-standard ones. Incidentally, when I ordered from DL Custom, they were also called rails.
I think both are called rails unfortunately. Most of us just never had to deal with ordering the vertical rails for the rack/cabinet since they tend to come with the number we need. I think the sliding ones are sometimes called mounting rails. -- Len Sorensen

On Nov 6, 2015, at 15:53, o1bigtenor <o1bigtenor@gmail.com> wrote:
Used stuff with the side rails stripped off. So I'm not sure what to buy! Its why I'm asking. Never assembled one of these before. Very comfortable with the different screw sizes but its these other parts - - - the ones that fasten to the boxes and then get bolted to the frame that are 'I'm not sure what to get' type of pieces.
MicroPeer <http://www.micropeer.ca/> on Lesmill Rd. tends to have these sorts of things. -- Regards, Clifford Ilkay +1 647-778-8696

On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 5:21 PM, Clifford Ilkay <clifford_ilkay@dinamis.com> wrote:
On Nov 6, 2015, at 15:53, o1bigtenor <o1bigtenor@gmail.com> wrote:
Used stuff with the side rails stripped off. So I'm not sure what to buy! Its why I'm asking. Never assembled one of these before. Very comfortable with the different screw sizes but its these other parts - - - the ones that fasten to the boxes and then get bolted to the frame that are 'I'm not sure what to get' type of pieces.
MicroPeer <http://www.micropeer.ca/> on Lesmill Rd. tends to have these sorts of things.
Website doesn't even mention hardware - - - just the racks. Dee

On Nov 6, 2015, at 18:48, o1bigtenor <o1bigtenor@gmail.com> wrote:
On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 5:21 PM, Clifford Ilkay <clifford_ilkay@dinamis.com> wrote:
On Nov 6, 2015, at 15:53, o1bigtenor <o1bigtenor@gmail.com> wrote:
Used stuff with the side rails stripped off. So I'm not sure what to buy! Its why I'm asking. Never assembled one of these before. Very comfortable with the different screw sizes but its these other parts - - - the ones that fasten to the boxes and then get bolted to the frame that are 'I'm not sure what to get' type of pieces.
MicroPeer <http://www.micropeer.ca/> on Lesmill Rd. tends to have these sorts of things.
Website doesn't even mention hardware - - - just the racks.
Their web site is far from complete. I’ve bought rails from them so I know they have them. In fact, I might have brand new, in the box rails for a Dell 2950 that I bought from them that I didn’t end up using. -- Regards, Clifford Ilkay +1 647-778-8696

On 11/06/2015 03:16 PM, o1bigtenor wrote:
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.)
Do the UPSs support rack mount? If not, you'll need a shelf. Also some large, heavy devices need to be attached to both front and rear rails.

On 11/06/2015 02:31 PM, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
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.
There are at least 3 caged nuts I'm familiar and 4 screws for threaded rails. That's the nice thing about standards. There's so many to choose from. ;-)

On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 3:28 PM, James Knott <james.knott@rogers.com> wrote:
On 11/06/2015 02:31 PM, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
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.
There are at least 3 caged nuts I'm familiar and 4 screws for threaded rails. That's the nice thing about standards. There's so many to choose from. ;-)
Ja - - - did you know that for the 4 screws that you are familiar with that there are at least 2 thread pitches for each size and as many as about 8? Standards are a lot of fun - - - its a great way to hose customers! So 10 - 32, 12 - 32, M5 and M6 - - - what other size do you know of? Regards Dee
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On 11/06/2015 06:54 PM, o1bigtenor wrote:
So 10 - 32, 12 - 32, M5 and M6 - - - what other size do you know of?
Beyond 10-32, I don't remember the sizes. I just know they're not 10-32, which I find is the most common size. However, I have also worked with 2 different sized square hole caged nuts and 1 round. Yet, I still get customers who expect me to carry screws/nuts for *THEIR* racks.

On 11/06/2015 01:50 PM, o1bigtenor wrote:
Greetings
Have an old HP rack (tall think its a 42U or so.
Finding the cage nuts - - - where at a reasonable price?
A few seconds of hard Googling revealed: http://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?poi=2124&adpos=1s1&ul_noapp=true&geo_id=34636&MT_ID=16&crlp=82356317820_237&keyword=100+pack+cage+nuts&rlsatarget=kwd-144327616597&_sacat=0&_nkw=100+pack+cage+nuts&device=c&crdt=0&treatment_id=7&clk_rvr_id=925276526279
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).
Search for the suppliers and find one that best meets your needs.

On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 3:26 PM, James Knott <james.knott@rogers.com> wrote:
On 11/06/2015 01:50 PM, o1bigtenor wrote:
Greetings
Have an old HP rack (tall think its a 42U or so.
Finding the cage nuts - - - where at a reasonable price?
A few seconds of hard Googling revealed: http://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?poi=2124&adpos=1s1&ul_noapp=true&geo_id=34636&MT_ID=16&crlp=82356317820_237&keyword=100+pack+cage+nuts&rlsatarget=kwd-144327616597&_sacat=0&_nkw=100+pack+cage+nuts&device=c&crdt=0&treatment_id=7&clk_rvr_id=925276526279
I had found cage nuts already. Pricing in these listings is from resellers from resellers from wholesalers so their pricing is on the high side. Was looking more for ideas like nut and bolt places.
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).
Search for the suppliers and find one that best meets your needs.
I have seen about 4 different terms and few suppliers even using fleabay. That's why I'm asking questions. Its not even clear what I should be, or could be, using. Regards Dee

olbigtenor, I am used to racks for airborne equipment. Most racks I have seen use 10-32UNF screws. You might encounter M6X1. If you have existing screws, you can take them to a hardware store and try them out on nuts. On Fri, 6 Nov 2015 12:50:44 -0600 o1bigtenor <o1bigtenor@gmail.com> 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).
TIA
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Alvin Starr
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Clifford Ilkay
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Howard Gibson
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James Knott
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John Sellens
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Lennart Sorensen
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o1bigtenor