So I also agree with towers instead of racks. My ex-roomate had a 2 u rack server and was loud and sounded like a leaf blower. Now if you go with a 1u then storage will also be an issue because of the height (and i think 4 drives at most). With towers, as brian said, are much quieter and if you get a server type case, then you can fit a lot more drives in the machine before resorting to external raid device. With that said, i do have a tower myself and am quiet content with it with the noise and performance. Another thing to note is that it is easier to add add-on cards to the machine such as a raid controller or lan card. On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 11:46 AM, keith smith wrote: > > That is an interesting idea I have toyed with. Reduces the amount of floor > space taken up in a home office. > > > ------------------------ > Keith Smith > > --- On *Thu, 8/5/10, Eric Shubert * wrote: > > > From: Eric Shubert > Subject: Re: OT : Small home rack > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 11:34 AM > > > Like yourself, I expect that most geeky types would prefer to "roll their > own". > > Personally, I have 4 VM hosts (1 prod, 3 test/devel) in my closet > (literally). They're on shelves with the rear facing out. They all run > headless most of the time, but I have a monitor and kb I can easily attach > when there's a problem. I've also wired the closet with appropriate power > (UPS for prod) and networking. Everything's out of sight, very quiet, and > relatively low power consumption. I also added a vent at the top of the > closet to allow whatever heat to dissipate. > > -- -Eric 'shubes' > > keith smith wrote: > > > > I'm thinking of building my own computers from now on. I use two > computers for LAMP dev and was thinking that a small rack made out of angle > iron might do the job. Add a KVM switch and I use a lot less room. > > > > ------------------------ > > Keith Smith > > > > --- On *Thu, 8/5/10, Eric Shubert />/* > wrote: > > > > > > From: Eric Shubert > > > > Subject: Re: OT : Small home rack > > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 11:04 AM > > > > keith smith wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I was wondering if there would be a need or market for a small > > simple rack for home use. Maybe one that would hold three 4-U (or > > eight 2-U) rack mount servers. I'm thinking it would stand about 3 > > ft. I would think there would be a need for wheels on the bottom or > > a way to swivel the servers to get to the back. > > > > > > Any thoughts? > > > > > > ------------------------ > > > Keith Smith > > > > > > > > > > I think that a tower would suffice in SB/home environments. With > > virtual hosts, of course. ;) I'm personally using an old > > (retired/reprovisioned) P4 SFF workstation (w/ 5 VM guests) as a > server. > > > > -- -Eric 'shubes' > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Nadim Hoque Computer Systems Engineering The School of Computing, Informatics and Decision Systems Engineering cell: 480-518-6235 nadimhoque@gmail.com