[rescue] E250 rack-mount

[Patrick Finnegan]

Isaac declared on Thursday 14 July 2005 01:05 am:
> On Wed, 13 Jul 2005, Patrick Finnegan wrote:
> > Eric Webb declared on Thursday 14 July 2005 12:50 am:
> > > The ISP at which I'm doing my co-lo is kinda weird... all their
> > > customer co-lo racks are standard telco racks... How stupid does
> > > that sound?
> >
> > It sounds like they're f'ing morons, and you should run far, far
> > away very, very quickly.
>
> Most of the big name co-lo facilities on the east coast I've worked in
> over the years use 2 post relay racks in customer cages almost
> exclusively.
>
> OTOH, there were no seismic codes to comply with. I've never seen a
> relay rack on the west coast holding anything but patch panels and the
> like.

Do they even bother to put a lock on the front door?

Part of the "point" of having a 4-post rack cabinet is that the door is 
lockable, preventing (most) other customers from screwing with your 
stuff.

Pat
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