on a 2-post rack i would NOT try it. these rails wont hold the offset weight without both ends being attached.
i've used these guys in the past: http://www.racksolutions.com/rails-server-rack-mount-fixed.shtml maybe they can help. On 12/28/05, Brian Henning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Folks, > Please pardon this bit of noise for me to ask a practical question of > anyone who may have experience using slide rails (the ball-bearing sort > as often found in more expensive desk drawers, etc) on rackmount > servers. I have a 3U server that's mounted 1U above another 4U server, > and 2U under a shelf, which makes it impossible to work inside either > box without unmounting one which, when working alone, is a huge PITA... > So I'm hoping to put slide rails on the upper one so I can just pull > it out, either to work on it or to get it out of the way of the one > below. > > My concern is that our racks are two-post, rather than four-post. Which > means there's no rear posts for the rails to attach to. Can anyone > speak to whether the rails can sustain the physical load of a server > (say.. 30 pounds? actually have no idea how much it really weighs) > mounted only to front posts, without bending? The rails appear to be of > a rather lighter gauge of metal than the case itself. I'm thinking I > may need to try to find some sort of angle braces that would bolt to the > rear of the posts and give support to the back end of the rails.. > > To help anyone who may be curious, the rails are these: > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16856999203 > > It really looks to me that the "ears" of those rails are only 1U high, > and wouldn't stand up to the load of a 3U server when supported only at > one end.. > > ...and if I need bracing, surely such must exist, but where might I find > it? I don't even know what terms to use to search Google.. > > Thanks a ton, > ~Brian > > -- > ---------------- > Brian A. Henning > strutmasters.com > 336.597.2397x238 > ---------------- > -- > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > -- Carl Crider -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
