[PLUG] Rack-mount cases for linux boxes

Roderick A. Anderson raanders at acm.org
Thu Oct 17 14:07:50 UTC 2002


On Thu, 17 Oct 2002, Paul Heinlein wrote:

Since I lust for the ultimate rack mount I'll add some totally irreverent 
comments.

> * 1U  : looks cool, but loud since tiny fans spin so quickly

	Holds one switch or an Integrated Cabinet Console (Keyboard, 
        fold-down LCD display - StarTech.Com :-).

> * 2U  : the sweet spot!

	At a little over 3 inches will it hold a 'normal' main board 
	and expansion cards?
	Many nice pre-built systems come this way.

> * 3U  : a bit big, but not bad
	Holds 18-20 Blades!!!

> * 4U+ : too big unless you need lots of local disks
	Holds a 2 TB iSCSI unit - RaidZone.

> If you can, you might think about getting a rack-mountable UPS to 
> stick at the bottom of your rack...

	Oh yeah.


Rod
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