Rack Setup for Home Lab?
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Hey guys, I need a new rack. Any of you have any experience with a rack that is about 1/2 the height of a standard server/network equip rack? a sturdy 2 post is fine. I just need something for my office, i've just got too much stuff these days.
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EMC sells small cabinets.
Going less than that, I would do the Ikea repurpose route.
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NTG got a half height (20U) StarTech for relatively low cost. It is a full four post unit but without enclosure. Very sturdy, very easy to use. Would definitely recommend again.
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I may have to check them out. I want sides,.. but I have a table saw and some ideas,..so easy enough to make my own. Forced air with filter also... getting tired of the down time to bring in the air compressor.
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@Hubtech said:
Hey guys, I need a new rack.
Hey dude, whatever floats your boat...:P
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I like the APC Netshelter series. The make smaller ones with wheels which is great for putting a few servers in and then getting a APC wall mount two post above it for switches. I still like floor to ceiling racks for main server rooms with four open post frames (and raceway). but for the smaller offices those work great. not cheap though but they are lockable and have good airflow.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
I like the APC Netshelter series. The make smaller ones with wheels which is great for putting a few servers in and then getting a APC wall mount two post above it for switches.** I still like floor to ceiling racks for main server rooms with four open post frames (and raceway)**. but for the smaller offices those work great. not cheap though but they are lockable and have good airflow.
Really nice to have all that extra room. However for us here,... I don't have any ROOMs to put the server(s). All we have are end of the hall closets, so it has to fit through the door way. And for ease of access to setup / run the system off generators, I only have access to maybe two closets. All the others are to impractical to access or just completely impossible.
After taking care of some break/fix and moves I have to plan out down my systems. Yesterdays storms proved that it's all wrong.
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Found this and will be building it as soon as my rails come in. this will be perfect for my office.
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@Hubtech
Nice - I've thought of building my own (home) rack but was over complicating things. Using rail stock makes sense and the job cleaner and simpler. -
@Hubtech said:
Found this and will be building it as soon as my rails come in. this will be perfect for my office.
Nice find.
I have a two post rack I've been using more or less (less lately) for the past 15 years, I could cut it down and do something like this. I might take it a step further and put a vent in the top back, connected to a drier hose and vent the heat out of the room/house.
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Lackrack!
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@Hubtech said:
Found this and will be building it as soon as my rails come in. this will be perfect for my office.
Cool find.... I will have to build one of these if I ever get a rack style server at the house.
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rummaging around, searching for a pic of our small rack
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I didn't read the rest of this post, but when did you get a small rack?
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@art_of_shred said:
I didn't read the rest of this post, but when did you get a small rack?
I am going to refrain from comment on this one, because @Dominica and @Minion-Queen would both find a way to slap me from 1,700 miles away...actually...nvm...
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Here's a link to a pic of the rack:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sheepguardingllama/5639632862/in/photolist-9AmDpb-9AmAnm
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@art_of_shred said:
I didn't read the rest of this post, but when did you get a small rack?
I didn't say "my small rack" cause we all know I have the opposite of that.
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@Dominica said:
@art_of_shred said:
I didn't read the rest of this post, but when did you get a small rack?
I didn't say "my small rack" cause we all know I have the opposite of that.
No comment.
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I like using a real rack. It's classy looking and impressive.
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@StrongBad said:
I like using a real rack. It's classy looking and impressive.
There is a comment in there about @Dominica but I'm going to withhold it.
