[Info-vax] rx2600 Pedestal Mount (WAS: rx2600 hotplug)

[dittman at dittman.net]

smithfarm <presnypreklad at gmail.com> wrote:
> > It seems to me that it's the freight forwarder's responsibility to make
> > things right! You paid him to ship the whole thing, complete all the
> > customs forms, pay all applicable taxes, etc, etc. If the freight
> > forwarder declines, I'd suggest legal action! Seek both actual damages
> > and exemplary (punitive) damages!

> Well, not really. The instruction I gave him was to send me the server. 
> The side panels were on the server and he took them off of his own 
> accord. This much is true. However, he only charged me for the 
> "volumetric weight" (a.k.a. dimensional weight) of the server itself 
> without the side panels. He did what he thought was right.

> Now that I have the server, I tend to agree with him that it's way too 
> noisy to use anywhere near where someone is trying to live or work. So 
> the pedestal kit is pretty much useless to me.

Since you've got the metal base you could still operate it standing up
without the side panels.  I've got a couple of rx2620s and one of them
doesn't have the side panels on it.

As for the noise, that describes one of the rx2620s I have (the other
rx2620 is much quieter even though it doesn't have the Office Friendly
option).  My two rx2600s aren't too loud (which is why I usually used
them before I got the quiet rx2620), but this is subjective.

Are there two power supplies in the rx2600?  Are both plugged in?  I've
not tried two power supplies in my rx2600 but I've worked with other
systems with redundant power supplies that will run the fans full speed
if one of them is unplugged.
-- 
Eric Dittman
dittman at dittman.net