[rescue] Looking for Shark Rack Kits for Sun Ultra 2

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: Mr Ian Primus <ian_primus at yahoo.com>
>Date: 2007/07/05 Thu PM 02:08:45 CDT
>To: The Rescue List <rescue at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: Re: [rescue] Looking for Shark Rack Kits for Sun Ultra 2

>>    Sadly, new Sun servers like the T2000s won't go
>> into a Shark Rack:
>> the rack has pre-drilled holes for mounting screws,
>> while the new
>> servers want to fit through those square holes.
>> *sigh*
>
>Yeah, what is it about newer servers and proprietary
>racks? I got ahold of some Dell PIII servers, complete
>with rack kits that won't fit in any rack I own - they
>have these special spring clip things for square
>holes.
>
>The great thing about standards is that there are so
>many to pick from.

My rack has square holes, but they have these little "nuts with clips" that click into the square holes and allow me to screw in the bolts for my equipment...

Of course, my complaint is that my rack is too shallow for my Dell 1U server - the rails require a deeper rack than I have... Luckilly it fits right on top of my Sun T105 ;^)

I can't decide if I want to put my E420r on a shelf or get a proper rack kit - my rack is pretty sparse right now,and if I slid out a server like the E420r, I would very likely die...

Lionel