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    • garak0410G
      garak0410 @thanksajdotcom
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      @ajstringham said:

      IKEA has some good stuff that's cheap.

      I'll take a look...this is what we have now...

      WP_20140905_09_08_47_Pro.jpg

      It's not bad but if I get to spend money on a nicer rack, I will. 🙂

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      • JaredBuschJ
        JaredBusch
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        See that blob in the middle, that is a tower server laying on it's side because I chose to put some UPS on a shelf underneath it.

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        • DashrenderD
          Dashrender
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          Are you spending money just to spend money?

          I suppose you could be looking toward the future, the replacement servers for the current ones whenever that happens.

          I'd agree with above, just buy a cabinet (cabinet's are closed in boxes, racks are open) and install shelves for the servers. When you replace the current servers, buy rack mount, and remove the shelves.

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          • garak0410G
            garak0410 @Dashrender
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            @Dashrender said:

            Are you spending money just to spend money?

            I suppose you could be looking toward the future, the replacement servers for the current ones whenever that happens.

            I'd agree with above, just buy a cabinet (cabinet's are closed in boxes, racks are open) and install shelves for the servers. When you replace the current servers, buy rack mount, and remove the shelves.

            Just getting opinions...I looked at cabinets and it would be out of the acceptable range for now. I need a new unmanaged switch as well, so pricing them.

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller
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              We always used bakers' racks for that stuff.

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              • Reid CooperR
                Reid Cooper @garak0410
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                @garak0410 That's a pretty nice rack for towers.

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                • garak0410G
                  garak0410 @Reid Cooper
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                  @Reid-Cooper said:

                  @garak0410 That's a pretty nice rack for towers.

                  Yeah, decided to keep it but I may move it to get the air flow from behind to head out the vent (with a box fan blowing out) by the door. Just didn't know if there were better options.

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                  • DashrenderD
                    Dashrender
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                    For heat issues, I'll have to see if I still have a picture of what one of my clients did. they took cardboard, made chimney stacks, connected them to the back of the tower servers, and cut holes in the drop ceiling, and vented them directly into the plenum space. Definitely an interesting/cheap solution.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller
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                      Not much better, no. Moving to rack servers is the real answer.

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                      • DashrenderD
                        Dashrender
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                        The cardboard chimneys did work amazing well. I think the temp in the room dropped by 10+ deg. Chimneys plus an in-room AC unit (also vented into the plenum) cooled that room right down to 68 deg. F.

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                        • gjacobseG
                          gjacobse
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                          Better then what I have / had.

                          Last office was a folding table with a HP ML350 on it... The other new Dell PE2900 was on the floor,.. the firewall - same place.. floor. With the 2 APC UPS 1500s.

                          Oh - the sprinkler head was right above it all.. Poor design / placement for the network infrastructure.

                          New office has 2 buildings in a H floor plan. End of each main hall is a utility closet, half with the HVAC, other half....well. stuff.

                          Of the 12 closets I have 7 servers sitting in them,.. no real ventilation on each.. It's a plan to deal with it, and a rack is planned...

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