Not so crazy. Years ago I had some L shaped pieces of steel made that allowed nodes to slide in horizontally as you describe (and for the same reasons). It provided enough of a lip to support the node that was attached normally on the front. Actually I still have them in part of my server rack (in the closet in my home office). Every once and a while I may need to test a node or two and I just slide them in, no messing with rails or anything.
-- Doug > in the spirit of Friday, here's another, even less realistic idea: > let's slide 1U nodes into a rack on their sides, and forget the > silly, fussy, vendor-specific, not-that-cheap rail mechanism entirely. > > how often do you actually pull out nodes, and of those few times, > how often do you really need the node suspended in space by the rails? > > if I'm going to pull a node, I usually take it to a bench or cart > where it's more convenient/pleasant to work on. I wouldn't mind if > the nodes were stacked side-by-side, supported by a couple stout bars. > being able to shove nodes around within a stack wouldn't be bad. > if the metal-on-metal slide sounds aversive to you, lube it up, > or stick some teflon pads in there. > > heck, it would be harder to charge $1000 for an empty rack, too. > > nodes could still be bolted in place. there might even be some minor > advantages in avoiding unintended air circulation/mixing. > > regards, mark. > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > > -- > Mailscanner: Clean > -- Doug -- Mailscanner: Clean _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
