Last week I asked about sources for power strips, patch panels, and other accessories for wire server racks. The following is a brief summary of the responses I received.
The sources that people suggested were: Global computing for patch panels and long power strips. (The person who suggested this didn't give a URL, but I think they meant http://www.globalcomputer.com/, which does have a good selection of wire rack accessories, including the best prices on long power strips I could find - $39.95 for 10 outlets/48 inches.) Also suggested were: http://www.nystorefixture.com/metro.html http://shop.store.yahoo.com/tmt/metro.html http://www.atlasequip.com/products/metro01.html http://www.industrialhouse.com/Storage/Metro/ http://www.shelvingworld.com/ http://www.servu-online.com/subpages/Products.asp?dept=7&cat=107&grp=1038 http://www.containerstore.com/ Looking at the above sites, I've gotten some neat ideas on some things I can do in my server room in addition to what I was already thinking about, including better ways to set up my consoles and do some wire management, so this was definitely a good exercise! For power strips, someone else also suggested using standard power strips and attaching them with nylon wire ties. This is actually what we had been doing ourselves, but we've found that when you get above about 10 servers per rack (plus monitors, SCSI boxes, etc.) it starts to become really unmanageable. :-) Thanks to everyone for the pointers and suggestions! Jeff Morris - http://www.xensei.com/users/jeffm/ ========================================================================== The Xensei Corporation - "Internet Business Solutions That Work" http://www.xensei.com/ ========================================================================== --- Send mail for the `bblisa' mailing list to `[EMAIL PROTECTED]'. Mail administrative requests to `[EMAIL PROTECTED]'.
