Also... Just a little more to add to the Music Rack scenario: I have found that the RackMount Ears that come with the PIX 515 & Cisco 2600 do NOT line up with the alleged 19" scew points. The 2500s' ears are a perfect fit though. The problem with the other rack ears is that the screw slots are vertical, and therefore don't extend wide enough to hit both rack screw holes. The rack ears on the 2500 have horizontal screw slots, and therefore give variance from side to side of at least an eighth-of-an-inch. Doesn't that suck. :(
Has anyone ever tried 2500 series rack ears/kits on a 2600?? If so, and they work, then the solution is at hand.... and as everyone else has mentioned, it depends on how much gear you plan to invest in to stick in the music rack. I was fortunate, and had my music rack given to me by a previous employer... I took it with the thought that even though I didn't have a use for it then, surely, I'd come up with one for it in the future:) That was 4 years ago, and in the last year, I started putting my Cisco gear in it. :) Only drawback is that it only has 30 inches vertically of usable space.... but who am I to complain... it got it for free! :) -Mark -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Barbee Jason Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 9:03 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Rack [7:38796] You have a couple options, the music racks already mentioned. I'll just add a little on that subject. Music racks. DJ equipment is also 19" wide, same as computer equipment. I looked at the Music racks. Some were at an angle, some were just odd looking. And there wasn't much cost savings. I found a vendor selling very cheap music racks on ebay for about $30. I considered them to be very limited in space, only a couple U of space. I wouldn't have been able to store all my current toys in a single music rack. I now have 5 2500's, 1 catalyst 5002, an isdn simulator box, a server, and 2 rack mountable hubs/MAUs. So your choice depends on how much equipment you can forsee yourself buying. Telecom Equipment Racks. They are 19" wide, and come in many sizes. A local vendor, Rexel Southern, had several 7' Chatsworth racks in stock. They bought in bulk, and I was able to get a great deal without paying shipping. My 7' black rack cost me about $115. I would look around your city, and see if you can find a telecom vendor if you want to look for a telecom rack. The 4' racks were about twice the cost, they could sell the 7' cheaper because more people bought them. -Jason www.CCIEwannabe.com - Affordable remote Cisco lab access Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=39652&t=38796 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
