2950 switch into a 2950 shelf.....Too much crap sitting on top to unrack. :joy: :woohoo:
Now I'm wondering how to use plywood, clamps, steel cables, and hydraulics to get the 2950 out and replace it with another switch, all while keeping the crap on top from falling as you make the change...
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I have seen many ancient CSU/DSU rackmount shelves in my day.
"What does that server do?"
"Holds up the servers above it."
-- every small company that's been around more than 3 years.
This is a pet peeve of mine. Also the server rails left in the rack after the server was decommissioned. It is just being lazy. Do your job all the way. Don't leave a mess for the next guy. This is even better when the old server that is acting as a shelf is the old version of the server sitting on top of it. A few years later that server will be refreshed, and it's replacement will just sit on top of it.
To paraphrase Mr. Pratchett - It is servers all the way down.
-Otanx
We were decommissioning a data center and moving the gear into a new facility... we found a CSU from two telco providers ago... it was still plugged in and powered, but that serial interface went nowhere... and it was stacked on top of one of the first 6500 chassis ever made, I think...
In that case you would like what we've done in our Sri Lanka office. The rack is wall mounted and is a bit too slim (in depth) to mount the switch and 2901 router properly. So there's a legacy Cisco Linksys switch in there which is mounted fine and is now our shelve for the 2901 ;)
It's very good to keep these old legacy units in production getting your $$'s worth; instead of taking up space in a back cupboard somewhere.