[c-nsp] 7201 rack mounting

[Ted Mittelstaedt]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
> [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net]On Behalf Of Seth Mattinen
> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 10:21 AM
> To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] 7201 rack mounting
>
>
> Elmar K. Bins wrote:
> > benny+usenet at amorsen.dk (Benny Amorsen) wrote:
> >
> >> jason.plank at comcast.net writes:
> >>
> >>> racked a lot of 7200's. never had a problem with them "drooping
> >>> alarmingly". tighten your screws.
> >> It IS a problem with 1U front mounted stuff. Even 3750's suffer from
> >> it.
> >
> > 3750s always had the cheapest of housings, 2924s and 2950s suffered
> > from the same. Interestingly enough, 3560s are quite ok, but that
> > could be due to their being a bit lighter.
> >
> > 7301 had the exact same case as the 7201 (in fact, 7401 had the
> > same housing, too) but was not as deep and quite a bit lighter
> > (power supply in the front) and didn't suffer from tumbling down
> > the rack.
> >
> > My solution: Cable ties to a screw... (also helps with 1RU F5
> > BigIPs which have adequate housing but are much too deep and too heavy).
> >
>
>
> Anyone ever tried having a metal shop make custom brackets that are as
> long as the case is deep?
>

It would be cheaper to buy a standard shelf, unless you can fabricate
them yourself.

Ted