Re: Rack rails on network equipment

[Martin Hannigan <hannigan () gmail com>]

On Fri, Sep 24, 2021 at 1:34 PM Jay Hennigan <jay () west net> wrote:

> On 9/24/21 09:37, Andrey Khomyakov wrote:
>
> > *So ultimately my question to you all is how much do you care about the
> > speed of racking and unracking equipment and do you tell your suppliers
> > that you care? How much does the time it takes to install or replace a
> > switch impact you?*
>
> Very little. I don't even consider it when comparing hardware. It's a
> nice-to-have but not a factor in purchasing.
>
> You mention a 25-minute difference between racking a no-tools rail kit
> and one that requires a screwdriver. At any reasonable hourly rate for
> someone to rack and stack that is a very small percentage of the cost of
> the hardware. If a device that takes half an hour to rack is $50 cheaper
> than one that has the same specs and takes five minutes, you're past
> break-even to go with the cheaper one.

This. Once they're racked, they're not going anywhere. I would summarize as
they're certainly nice, but more of a nice to have. The only racking
systems I try to avoid are the WECO (Western Electric COmpany) standard.
The square "holes".

Warm regards,

-M<