Hello, it looks like server cabinet that I just got off of Facebook marketplace doesn’t seem to have rails or a rack. I’m not sure what the terminology for all of this is but I don’t see a clear way to mount anything to the server cabinet could any of you kind souls explain what I need to buy for this cabinet?

  • WWGHIAFTC@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    If you need a server cabinet this big…

    … then you can afford just to buy a budget cabinet.

    Otherwise, how can you afford the power bill?

  • eepybird@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    3D printed spacing jig, a power drill, and some riv-nuts and you might have something serviceable

  • Poncho_Via6six7@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I have just steal rack strips if you are local to the Bay Area (Brentwood or concord) you can have free.

  • Que_Ball@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    It was stripped for parts. Rails and mounting points are proprietary to each manufacturer. You cannot find generic replacements (at least not without some modifications)

    They likely took all the old equipment out by removing the rails completely rather than doing it properly. Does the seller show other items for sale and do they list the missing parts in a separate listing?

    Lesson learned. Inspect your purchases and know what you are buying before handing over the money.

  • Kitosaki@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Hook a leaf blower to it and stack money inside to make one of those hurricane cash grab things!

    • Blachummingbird@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      you might even make enough money from that scheme to buy yourself another Facebook marketplace cabinet!

  • kaiwulf@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    A - you need to make sure that the opposite side can be removed, or has sufficient venting. Rack equipment moves air front to back (cold aisle to hot aisle) If all you have for venting is the top then youre going to need some heavy duty fans to lift the hot air out of the cabinet and exhaust it somewhere

    B - You can buy rack rails - theyre basically angle iron, and either tapped 10-32, 12-24, M6. AV racks typically use tapped rails. Server racks more commonly use square holes that accept cage nuts with M6 screws. Assuming you have 72" internal clearance in height, then https://www.server-rack-online.com/7205-es2p.html or https://www.penn-elcom.com/us/42u-rack-strip-with-square-holes-1-16in-thick-r0863-2mm-42 rail kit is what youd want (the first link is for a pair, vs the second link is per rail). Dont forget the cage nuts and screws https://www.server-rack-online.com/hdw-105-50.html

    For 19" racks, the distance between hole centers on the rails needs to be 18 & 5/16 inches. If you dont have about 20 inches between the cabinet walls (assuming about another 1.5 inches taken up by the width of the rails) then this cabinet is probably a bit of a lost cause

    All that said, for the $100 you’d spend on rails, theres probably someone out there with a proper server rack trying to get rid of it for that or less