On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 2:22 PM, Peter Knapp <peter.kn...@ccsleeds.co.uk> wrote:
> They are a stupid price, I agree. > > If you fancy a spot of DIY, you can create full rack blanks for around £7 > each. > $1.00 = £0.65 > > Have a search for Correx Corrugated Plastic Fire Retardant. It is also > known as Fluted Plastic. You can get it 2mm and 4mm thick and the 4mm is > about strong enough to use in a rack, although to be fair in full sheets we > used the 2mm stuff by popping a number of cage nuts/screws through it to > pin it down. We put a couple of 1U metal blanks behind it to stop it bowing > too much. > > It is a tad of a cheap and cheerful approach, but when you need to blank > an entire new suite, it actually serves the purpose very well for the > money, so long as you don't mind getting busy with a straight edge and > knife. > Too be honest, we're all getting screwed. If you are buying retail racks, the data center provider _should_ provide them. You're renting. It's like renting an apartment without doors. If you buy wholesale and buy suites, maybe. The real problem is a green and cost efficiency issue. How many suites will buy blanks over and over and over for the life of the suite? Way too many. Opinion: Data centers should provide them. Best, -M<
