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 <
klsmith2020@yahoo.com> 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 <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, 11:34 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 /<ejs@shubes.net<http://mc/compose?to=ejs@shubes.net>>/*
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: Eric Shubert <ejs@shubes.net<http://mc/compose?to=ejs@shubes.net>
> >
> > Subject: Re: OT : Small home rack
> > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us<http://mc/compose?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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