For the third Saturday this year I found myself doing 100 drive-drive tray combinations. I now am a firm believer in using only three screws for SSDs.
In sets of 4-8 trays, it is not so bad. But undertakings like this seem to take 2 hours to complete by the time clean up is done.
One trend I have started to see is the removal of drive tray screws. One of the latest Supermicro servers we have has a new 2.5" tray design (on two of the 26 2.5" drive bays) that is screw-less. I did try the new trays and they are compatible with existing slots.
Likewise, I have heard that Chenbro is moving to more screw-less designs in the near future. Perhaps the next version of Intel chassis will be screw-less.
I think this will be an official main site post, however 350-400 screws per day is just about my limit. I know there are people who have greater endurance but I found my maximum.
In sets of 4-8 trays, it is not so bad. But undertakings like this seem to take 2 hours to complete by the time clean up is done.
One trend I have started to see is the removal of drive tray screws. One of the latest Supermicro servers we have has a new 2.5" tray design (on two of the 26 2.5" drive bays) that is screw-less. I did try the new trays and they are compatible with existing slots.
Likewise, I have heard that Chenbro is moving to more screw-less designs in the near future. Perhaps the next version of Intel chassis will be screw-less.
I think this will be an official main site post, however 350-400 screws per day is just about my limit. I know there are people who have greater endurance but I found my maximum.