[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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