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Your experience with JBOD "raw" SATA setup

I need a cheap setup to store historic snapshots of a dataset in the 100-200GB range. These will see little use, but need to be kept online for some time (shared by Samba). The box housing the dataset is a Dell PowerEdge 750 with a PCI-X CERC…
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Rack Mount servers

So I'm trying to convert some at home servers into rack mountable servers to take up less space. I'm considering buying a cabinet that is 23.5" wide and a case that is 15.3" wide. Is there a way to install the case in that cabinet. I guess the main…
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Are there any "Zero-U" PDU's that allow for power management/remote power control

I can't seem to find any PDU's (in general) that fit a 24U server rack that don't require at least 1U of rack space. (I'd prefer Zero-U) that allows for remote 'reset' of the power ports as well as monitoring features. Can anyone guide me to…
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19" cabinet floor rail/slide system

I need to mount a 19" 36U high rack mount cabinet in a confined space. For various reasons, the cabinet cannot be permanently mounted so that access to the rear is possible. Does anyone know of a supplier of a slider/rail system that will allow the…
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Grounding of a server rack on wheels

I have a 42HE 19” server rack which houses a bunch of equipment (UPS, PDU, server, network, ...). It has wheels so it’s easy to move and it stands on a concrete floor. The rack is out of metal and obviously the casings of the equipment are connected…
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19" rackmount server fan noise with 3.3 GHz vs 2.4 GHz CPU

I made a research while looking for a low fan-noise rackmount server. I visited a datacenter and observed that Fujitsu Primergy RX series had much lower fan noise than HP ProLiant or Dell PowerEdge. So going with Fujitsu. I'm wondering if putting a…
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How to work out the rack requirements for a specific machine?

first time trying to work out what rack to get for a specific machine. The machine I am looking at is 1U and 400mm (15.5 inches) deep. I am hoping to be able to use a 450mm (17.7 inches) deep rack due to space constraints. However I have no idea…
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Securing 2 post rack or securing patch bays?

We have a shared 2 post relay rack in a shared room in our building (Chatsworth brand). It only has patch bays on it (using 12U out of 46). We'd like to prevent anyone from just walking into the room and patching onto our network. The room is…
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Choosing the correct server rack width

I am required to setup a server rack 42HE that keeps some 2HE rack servers with following dimensions: 89 mm (H), 437 mm (W), 647 mm (D) The rack i want is a 19" one and available in these dimensions: 2000 mm (H), 800 mm (W), 1000 mm (D) <--- This…
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Difference and compatibility between IBM, Dell, HP server rails

There are 3 main builders of pizza box format servers (19" - 1U, 2U…): IBM Dell HP They all three sell their own rails for the standard or proprietary bay to mount their devices in racks. But what are the differences between them? Is it possible…
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Rack server with NVidia or ATI GPU

For testing our software product we need to generate raster images on a machine with a ATI or NVidia Workstation graphics adapter. Currently we keep a external desktop machine connected to the rack enclosure. Dell, our main hardware provider,…
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Can any standard rack server or enclosure be mounted on sliding rails?

I'm looking to buy an empty rack-mounted enclosure (2U to 4U) to fill with some custom equipment. One of the requirements is that we can easily open the enclosure top and access the contents periodically. It seems like the best way to achieve this…
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Netgear ProSafe Switch Mounting Screw Size

I bought a JGS524 switch from netgear and have not looked to rack mount it until recently. The problem is, they do not list the screw size on their documentation and I would prefer not to buy a pack of cage nuts only to find out that the screws…
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Cable management in HP branded networking racks

I have HP 11842 racks (H6J69A) for networking equipment. Does anyone use those in their datacenters? Some advice for cable management inside the rack would be highly useful. Photos from existing installations welcome! Currently I'm investigating…
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Source for custom rackmount chassis to build bulk storage server?

I need to build a couple of really large bulk storage servers for a project I am working on. I don't need fast response, just big, dumb storage. lots of it to hold statistical data going back to the turn of the last century. I was thinking to build…
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