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 /<ejs@shubes.net>/* wrote:
>
>
> From: Eric Shubert <ejs@shubes.net>
> 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'
>
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