[c-nsp] 7201 rack mounting

[Justin Shore]

Justin M. Streiner wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Apr 2008, Benny Amorsen wrote:
> 
> We've had to do this in many of our wiring closets.  The 3750s are usually 
> OK, but the 3750-Es are deeper and heavier and really need to be center 
> mounted.  The 3560-Es are deeper and heavier still, reaching a point where 
> I'd rather see additional chassis go to a 2U form factor than get any 
> deeper or heavier.

I was commenting on something related this weekend when I moved.  One of 
my helpers asked about the weight of the Cabletron switches I was moving 
out of my lab and I pointed out the super heavy rack mount brackets. 
The brackets are almost as long as the switch and most importantly the 
wrap around under the switch to support it from below.  Now while this 
does take up more room in a rack, I have never had a problem with one of 
them drooping.  If the rack could take it, I could probably place a 
small child on the back of one of those switches without too much of a 
problem.  Forget these crappy little tiny ears.  Give us something 
sturdy!  Our network switches shouldn't be sagging like CATV equipment...

Justin