[HCoop-Discuss] Fixing warped rails

[Nathan Kennedy]

Whoa! Lots of responses here!

The Dell is in fact a PE2850 and is under support.  What we have and
need are Versa (round hole) rails.  So if it looks like Graham does in
fact have the set we need, or we can get the rails from Dell, as two
possibilities.  I can try mucking about with a solid set of pliers but I
am not too hopeful.  We only need the left rail replaced (it has a big L
on it), so Graham or Dell wouldn't have to ship the whole kit.  Our
supplier for the rails will only sell us complete kits.

-ntk

On Mon, 2006-12-18 at 21:45 -0500, leitgebj at hcoop.net wrote:
> Thanks, Matthew!
> 
> And yes, the server is under support.  I believe that Nathan Kennedy has 
> the service tag number that he can send on to you.  If not I have it 
> written down somewhere.
> 
> 
> Justin
> 
> Matthew Craig wrote:
> > Hi, I do field work for Dell, specifically for their servers and 
> > SANs.  This looks like rails for their 1U 1855 model.  The bend on the 
> > front can be fixed with a pair of pliers and carefully bending the 
> > sheet metal back into place.  Make sure the tips of the pliers are 
> > aligned with the original bend.  Sorry, the second picture is not 
> > clear to me what is wrong, but pehaps you can bend that as well.
> >  
> > If all else fails, then send me your server service tag, contact 
> > information, and shipping address.  I will get new rails shipped out 
> > to you and provide you with a case number to track the parts.  
> > ...assuming the server is under support.  It is under support, right?  
> > Either way, feel free to contact me for any other 
> > questions - especially about dealing with Dell, matthewcraig @ AIM  
> > or  this email address @ Gmail.
> >  
> >  
> >  
> > Good luck, guys.
> > Matthew "teer" Craig
> >  
> >  
> >  
> >
> >
> >  
> > On 12/18/06, *Graham Freeman* <graham.freeman at cernio.com 
> > <mailto:graham.freeman at cernio.com>> wrote:
> >
> >
> >     On 18-Dec-06, at 11:08, Adam Chlipala wrote:
> >
> >     > When Nathan tried to install the rails for our new Dell server, a
> >     > mishap
> >     > resulted in their becoming too warped to install.  Photos:
> >     >     http://hcoop.net/~ntk/warp1.jpg
> >     <http://hcoop.net/%7Entk/warp1.jpg>
> >     >     http://hcoop.net/~ntk/warp2.jpg
> >     <http://hcoop.net/%7Entk/warp2.jpg>
> >     >
> >     > What do y'all suggest for fixing this?  I don't know what
> >     category one
> >     > looks up in the yellow pages to find someone who knows how to fix
> >     > warped
> >     > metal.  Any suggestions for professionals near our colo site at 75
> >     > Broad
> >     > St. in New York, NY?  Or maybe some more metal-shop-savvy member
> >     > knows a
> >     > simple home remedy?
> >
> >
> >     Which Dell server is this for?  (What model?)  Our cabinet in San
> >     Francisco is too deep (81cm) for the rails I have for my PE1750 and
> >     PE2850, so I have two extra sets for each - one for racks with square
> >     pegs, and one for racks with round screw holes.
> >
> >     Graham
> >
> >
> >
> >
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