On Fri, Sep 24, 2021 at 9:39 AM Andrey Khomyakov <khomyakov.andrey@gmail.com> wrote:
Interesting tidbit is that we actually used to manufacture custom rails for our Juniper EX4500 switches so the switch can be actually inserted from the back of the rack (you know, where most of your server ports are...) and not be blocked by the zero-U PDUs and all the cabling in the rack. Stock rails didn't work at all for us unless we used wider racks, which then, in turn, reduced floor capacity.
Hi Andrey, If your power cable management horizontally blocks the rack ears, you're doing it wrong. The vendor could and should be making life easier but you're still doing it wrong. If you don't want to leave room for zero-U PDUs, don't use them. And point the outlets towards the rear of the cabinet not the center so that installation of the cables doesn't block repair.
So ultimately my question to you all is how much do you care about the speed of racking and unracking equipment and do you tell your suppliers that you care? How much does the time it takes to install or replace a switch impact you?
I care, but it bothers me less that the inconsiderate air flow implemented in quite a bit of network gear. Side cooling? Pulling air from the side you know will be facing the hot aisle? Seriously, the physical build of network equipment is not entirely competent. Regards, Bill Herrin -- William Herrin bill@herrin.us https://bill.herrin.us/