Where can i buy a cheap relay/server rack?

[EQTitan]

I've been looking for a relay/server half rack for a cheap price but mostly locally, can anyone recommend a good place online?

budget is about.....$50-75

 

[ScottMac]

Originally posted by: EQTitan
I've been looking for a relay/server half rack for a cheap price but mostly locally, can anyone recommend a good place online?

budget is about.....$50-75

They're not the same thing ... server racks these days almost have to be a "four poster" to support the back-end of the server ... you can't hang that much weight on one set of ears.

You can hang most switches, and panels on a two rail rack ... they don't have the leverage that the servers do; servers are 1-4 RU and 20-something inches deep ... too much leverage for such a short span on the ears.

So, look for a cheap four-poster if you intend to hang servers ..... if it's just network equipment and panels, then a cheap Chatsworth two-railer would do.

(Anixter, Greybar, google "chatsworth racks")

Good Luck

 

[TheKub]

Originally posted by: ScottMac
... you can't hang that much weight on one set of ears.

We have servers in "two rail" racks. There are brackets you attach to the rails and they extend to the front and back of the server so its centered.

Its a bit of a drive for you, but due to a recent virtualization push Livingston County will likely have a handful of extra racks in the comming months.

 

[Jamsan]

I'm not nuts on the 2 post server rail either, but as TheKub said, they do make rail kits that mount front and back on both posts and have rails that extend out the front and back to balance the equipment. We use them on all of our UPS's that sit on 2 post racks, however, I do mount them as low as possible in case they ever did fall. They are very sturdy though.

 

[ScottMac]

Originally posted by: TheKub

Originally posted by: ScottMac
... you can't hang that much weight on one set of ears.

We have servers in "two rail" racks. There are brackets you attach to the rails and they extend to the front and back of the server so its centered.

Its a bit of a drive for you, but due to a recent virtualization push Livingston County will likely have a handful of extra racks in the comming months.

OK. I believe you ... aside from a couple dozen Sun servers in the last few months, I haven't played with them for a while. Now, what do you think the chances are that the mid-rail mounting kits for those servers cost as much or more than the OP's stated budget for just the rack?

 

[RebateMonger]

Originally posted by: ScottMac
Now, what do you think the chances are that the mid-rail mounting kits for those servers cost as much or more than the OP's stated budget for just the rack?

Yeah. I don't think you can find any kind of NEW rack that'll hold a server for $50-$75.

 

[Crusty]

http://www.rackmountsolutions.net/Relay_DR8_12.asp

Obviously not 40u+ but for new and in your price range that's about all you're going to get. You might be able to put a couple of small servers in there with a switch.