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Installing some weird rails and a server in a rack ! A blog post by me! (blog.krafting.net)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I got a server case and some rails for free, they were annoying to build (yes, build), and I could not find anything regarding those rails online, so I decided to blog about it, in the hope of helping someone with all the same questions as me!

Also, I have no idea what I'll do with this new server, any thoughts or fun ideas ?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Nice job making it work!

This reminds me of when I installed my Dell m1000e blade server into my rack. As it turns out, the clearance behind the face of a 19" rack isn't standardized, so a protrusion on the ears would have interfered. The solution ended up being an angle grinder to remove the protrusion, and then re-leveling my rack, since otherwise the holes on the server wouldn't align unless the rails are absolutely plumb.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Thanks!

Angle grinder is quite an overkill solution, but I guess, when you have no other choice, you gotta do what you gotta do!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It works, and that's what counts lol

Btw, I noticed your blog post was titled "random rail story #1". Should I infer that more rack rail-related blog posts will follow?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Yeah indeed ahah

And yeah, I'm sure in the future I'll find other weird server rails, and I actually have another pair of unused rails that I don't know anything about, they are not sliding rails, just the "shelf" kind of rail. And I might talk a bit about it, even though there is a lot less to say about them (But rack mounting them is really finicky too it seems...)

The next blog post will be about an IBM eServer 336 that I got for free too, I'll probably separate it into multiple parts (Hardware Review + Software Tests)

Edit: I just checked and there is a small HP part number sticker: 697305-001, and they are rails for the HP D3600 storage boxes! Well I know a lot more about these rails now