On Fri, Sep 24, 2021 at 1:34 PM Jay Hennigan <jay@west.net> wrote:
On 9/24/21 09:37, Andrey Khomyakov wrote:
*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?*
Very little. I don't even consider it when comparing hardware. It's a nice-to-have but not a factor in purchasing.
You mention a 25-minute difference between racking a no-tools rail kit and one that requires a screwdriver. At any reasonable hourly rate for someone to rack and stack that is a very small percentage of the cost of the hardware. If a device that takes half an hour to rack is $50 cheaper than one that has the same specs and takes five minutes, you're past break-even to go with the cheaper one.
This. Once they're racked, they're not going anywhere. I would summarize as they're certainly nice, but more of a nice to have. The only racking systems I try to avoid are the WECO (Western Electric COmpany) standard. The square "holes". Warm regards, -M<