topic RE: Blackdiamond 8806 Rack Uints in General Discussion

Blackdiamond 8806 Rack Uints

Gabriel_Poza — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 14:53:00 GMT

Dear all,

i'm about to install a pair of Blackdiamond 8806 and i'm trying to find how many rack units (in RU measrue type units)do each 8806 chassis occupy or if i shoudl be aware if any additional limittation.

Thansk in advance

RE: Blackdiamond 8806 Rack Uints

dflouret — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 18:14:00 GMT

Hi Gabriel,

That information is readily available in the datasheet. I'm copying a snapshot here for your convenience. 1RU = 1.75" so BD8806 is 10 RU and BD8810 is 14 RU

RE: Blackdiamond 8806 Rack Uints

Gabriel_Poza — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 18:41:00 GMT

Thanks a lot Daniel.

RE: Blackdiamond 8806 Rack Uints

BrandonC — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:36:00 GMT

Also, one thing to note is that depending on where your power source is, you may want to leave one rack unit free below the chassis to run power cables through.

RE: Blackdiamond 8806 Rack Uints

Drew_C — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:36:00 GMT

Good call, Brandon - that's how we did the labs here 🙂

RE: Blackdiamond 8806 Rack Uints

BrandonC — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:36:00 GMT

That's where I got the idea!

You only make the mistake of racking a chassis at the bottom of a rack only to realize that the power cables can't get to the PSUs once!