* David Funderburk > 2 - Do you know of any universal rail kits for 1U, 2U and 3U servers, > routers, switches that work well? The brand names are nice but expensive. > Thought I'd explore some cheaper options first. We use a lot of MikroTik, HP, > Dell and some CISCO with a few other things here and there.
When it comes to network equipment meant for mounting in four-post data centre racks with PSU-to-port airflow, the included kits are usually anything but nice. The problem is that they typically only allow for insertion/removal through the rear of the rack (unlike servers, which are almost exclusively mounted through the front of the rack). When a rack has been filled up, removal/insertion through the rear will often be essentially impossible due to cables, vertical PDUs and stuff like that that gets in the way. Explained in pictures here: https://www.redpill-linpro.com/techblog/2019/08/06/rack-switch-removal.html If someone knows of a generic rack mount kit for data centre switches that allows for insertion/removal through the front of the rack, i.e. from/to the cold aisle, I'd be very grateful. Best thing I've come up with so far is to use shelves, but that doubles the amount of rack units I need to use (1U switch sitting on top of a 1U shelf...) Tore
