[PLUG] Rack-mount cases for linux boxes
Russ Johnson
russj at dimstar.net
Sat Oct 19 22:45:28 UTC 2002
Roderick A. Anderson wrote:
> 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 :-).
You can find plenty of "system" chassis at this size too. Usually won't
do any cards though. All the peripherals need to be on the mb.
>>* 2U : the sweet spot!
>
>
> At a little over 3 inches will it hold a 'normal' main board
> and expansion cards?
It'll hold the main board, and then do 1 to 3 expansion cards (depending
on the chassis and riser card). 2U isn't high enough to plug the cards
directly into the mb.
>>* 3U : a bit big, but not bad
>
> Holds 18-20 Blades!!!
Minimum size for using the expansion card slots vertically.
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Russ Johnson
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