[140166] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: OT: Server Cabinet
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (William Herrin)
Wed May 4 09:23:08 2011
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTin4qhFifiTeFcnZ+EU_02-h=wDf+w@mail.gmail.com>
From: William Herrin <bill@herrin.us>
Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 09:14:25 -0400
To: Robert Lusby <nanogwp@gmail.com>
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 4:43 AM, Robert Lusby <nanogwp@gmail.com> wrote:
>We have a HP Server Cabinet (42U 10842 G2), that we've stripped down to th=
e
>bare-bones chassis. It now measures 750mm wide.
>
> We have a door-way that said server cabinet must fit through, measuring u=
p
> at 620mm.
Hi Rob,
My first reaction on hearing that you have a two-foot doorway to move
this cabinet through is: what else is wrong with the room that makes
it entirely unsuitable for hosting a server cabinet? There's adequate
power behind a home bathroom-size doorway? Adequate cooling? Adequate
clearance around the cabinet once past the doorway?
An HP 10642 cabinet is 597mm wide. Ditch the extra-wide cabinet and
use 1U power strips instead of the so-called zero-U jobbies. A 10636
cabinet is shorter too, making it easier to fit in small spaces.
-Bill
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