Mac Mini server - Frankenstein
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Well it doesn't look pretty inside, but at least our rack won't just have a random mini and external hard drive loosely sitting on another device. It was decided that we would have a Mac Mini as a central device for Time Machine backups. It's running the perfectly designed (sarcasm) software: OSX Server.
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@BBigford Nice idea. Bought or repurposed / DIY case?
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Ah, looks like you stuffed that into the Cisco case?
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@thwr said in Mac Mini server - Frankenstein:
@BBigford Nice idea. Bought or repurposed / DIY case?
I bought this one on Amazon new for about $145... http://www.sonnettech.com/product/rackmacmini.html
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@scottalanmiller we should really have a "Frankenstein'd Projects" category.
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@BBigford said in Mac Mini server - Frankenstein:
@thwr said in Mac Mini server - Frankenstein:
@BBigford Nice idea. Bought or repurposed / DIY case?
I bought this one on Amazon new for about $145... http://www.sonnettech.com/product/rackmacmini.html
Ah ok, thanks.
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Oh this is for Apples' backup appliance. I was curious as I saw it on that other site.
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@DustinB3403 said in Mac Mini server - Frankenstein:
Oh this is for Apples' backup appliance. I was curious as I saw it on that other site.
It's not technically their backup appliance as I've kinda janked it together to be one... What I did was install OSX Server (which is now an application for $20) on a Mini. Then in Server I setup a backup location which is an external disk, plugged into the Mini. I took the case off the disk because it wouldn't fit in the chassis, so it's just the board and disk, taped down to the chassis with double sided foam adhesive.
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Why no penguin power eh?
