22 Sep
2007
22 Sep
'07
4:37 p.m.
On Fri, 21 Sep 2007, Jim Leonard wrote:
Robert Borsuk wrote:
Should I attempt this, could you give me an idea of what is involved?
Do the cardcage modules come out from the rack with anything resembling
"ease"?
Does anyone have accurate dimensions for one of these cages? I've found
three different dimensions on the web, and they differ by 12 inches, it
would sure be nice if I could get someone to go out to their garage
(storage facility, barn, etc) with a tape measure and come back and say
"It *is* w x h x l".
I appreciate your input, Jim;
JP
I have three of these units which I have
transported on a small
trailer I pull behind. The frame is very sturdy (built like a tank)
but if I was to tip it to transport it, I would take a picture and label
the boards and then remove them for travel. The skins themselves are
fairly heavy. The unit isn't really top or bottom heavy (in my opinion
only) it seems more center heavy (cards and drives located more towards
the center. I would probably leave the supplies in it.
Only my two cents.
My experience has been the opposite, actually. Every single server move
I've done where we opted to leave things in the rack has had something
shake loose or, rarely, outright break. I've had to replace motherboard
because some trace got severed somewhere. So my personal opinion is to
derack the entire thing if you can.