A rhetorical question: why does cisco rack mount equipment need a crowbar to install? Would it really be SO difficult to make the cases 2mm narrower so that when the mounting brackets are fitted they slide into the rack rather than having to be forced? Mild steel is a wonderful engineering material characterised by its ability to gracefully deform under stress, but that doesn't mean I have to enjoy watching it do so. Mumble. -- Michael Newbery Technology Manager Saturn Communications Tel: +64-4-939 5102 Mobile:021-642 957 Fax:+64-4-939 5100 --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog
On Thu, Nov 26, 1998 at 11:22:13AM +1200, Michael Newbery wrote:
A rhetorical question: why does cisco rack mount equipment need a crowbar to install? Would it really be SO difficult to make the cases 2mm narrower so that when the mounting brackets are fitted they slide into the rack rather than having to be forced?
Mild steel is a wonderful engineering material characterised by its ability to gracefully deform under stress, but that doesn't mean I have to enjoy watching it do so.
I mentioned this to some TAC guys in Sydney the other week. They were honestly surprised that we even attempted to use the rack-mount cradles for the 7507s - "most people throw them away with the packaging". Use a shelf :) --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog
On Thu, Nov 26, 1998 at 12:37:59PM +1300, Joe Abley wrote:
I mentioned this to some TAC guys in Sydney the other week. They were honestly surprised that we even attempted to use the rack-mount cradles for the 7507s - "most people throw them away with the packaging".
Use a shelf :) ^^^^^ You misspelt TNT, hope this helps. =)
Seriously though, we have had the same feedback about the air baffles for the TNT's. Because they cool from side to side, there is a problem if people mount them 6 in a row (the end one tends to get nothing but hot air and explodes). Solution, Ascend designed an airbaffle so that the air is vented to the back of the rack. Problem, you have to bend the rack and mount the TNT on an angle to get it to fit =) Dean -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dean Pemberton Ph: +61-3-9656-7000 Regional Technical Specialist Asia-Pacific Fx: +61-3-9656-7003 Ascend Communications, Inc Mb: +61-419-117-321 Lvl 38, ANZ Tower, 55 Collins St Melbourne,Australia mailto:deanp(a)ascend.com.au -----------------------------------------------------------------------
I suggest you upgrade to the latest version of rack mount kit, there is no bug fix that shows this will fix your problem, but there are some unconfirmed reports of the latest version being satisfactory. If this does not fix it, I recommend you try downgrading, this would just be a trial, because it is not recommended that you use down-rev rackmount kits in your production network. If this does fix the problem, log a Case with the TAC and they will escalate this to the appropriate group. Alternatively, feel free to try a different feature set of rack mount kit, move down from FR (Front and Rear Rack) to S (Shelf Only) as suggested by Joe. Finally, if you are using a Cisco 2500 you may find it unable to perform adequately in 19" racks, so I suggest you try upgrading to a Cisco 4000 series at least which is demonstrably suited to 19" installments. ______________________________________________________ Arron Scott (CCIE #4099) (Phone) ++64-9-3565689 Service Specialist (Fax) ++64-9-3794790 Telecom NZ Ltd (eMail) a.scott(a)netgate.net.nz
-----Original Message----- From: owner-nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:owner-nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz]On Behalf Of Michael Newbery Sent: Thursday, November 26, 1998 12:22 PM To: nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Subject: Anyone got a crowbar?
A rhetorical question: why does cisco rack mount equipment need a crowbar to install? Would it really be SO difficult to make the cases 2mm narrower so that when the mounting brackets are fitted they slide into the rack rather than having to be forced?
Mild steel is a wonderful engineering material characterised by its ability to gracefully deform under stress, but that doesn't mean I have to enjoy watching it do so.
Mumble.
-- Michael Newbery Technology Manager Saturn Communications Tel: +64-4-939 5102 Mobile:021-642 957 Fax:+64-4-939 5100
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Michael Newbery wrote:
A rhetorical question: why does cisco rack mount equipment need a crowbar to install? Would it really be SO difficult to make the cases 2mm narrower so that when the mounting brackets are fitted they slide into the rack rather than having to be forced?
Mild steel is a wonderful engineering material characterised by its ability to gracefully deform under stress, but that doesn't mean I have to enjoy watching it do so.
A rhetorical answer. We need to ensure our products offer maximum value, so we fill them up with cool stuff, and make them as wide as the spec allows, for maximum cool stuff capacity. You could of course mount the brackets the other way round, so that the bracket "L" did not need to be "inside" the rack. This is mentioned in Wide area Network course 41B, subsection BGP/4, subsection GSR12000, subsection IP over Sonet, subsection brackets. To get this information you would have had to attend several prerequisite courses, Basic routers, WAN Networking, IP WAN networking, and passed your CCIE in several areas before this is revealed. I aopologise on behalf of the company for this training oversight. We clearly need to moved the seciton on hammers and screwdrivers nearer the front. R
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