Congratulate me, I am getting a brand new server room in a brand new building. I am currently getting the room layout together and working with vendors on designing the racking system.
My preference are standard h-racks which will be bolted to the floor with cable management systems. The contractor who has been hired for the cabling can provide these, installed. The problem is that I am getting a new application server from a supplier that we MUST purchase from. This supplier is pushing their own 24U rack which uses more floor space. They are insisting that this a better system because it has locking doors and is on wheels.
This new computer room will be access controlled so the locking doors are not necessary. As a matter of fact, they would probably be removed. In reality, I feel that this cabinet is old-fashioned and has no place in this new room.
So what do you think of my options?
