A typical standard rack is 42U, but you need to take into account any space used by the PDU, and you'll need some network gear. Actually, the network logistics are something to consider.. The provider is probably giving you a 8, 16, or 32 IP subnet on 1 LAN cable. At that point, you'll need to divide up that bandwidth. Depending on how friendly people are, you could do 1 Firewall, 1 Switch, and have all the boxes on their own private networks/vlans of the switch and have the firewall do NAT to the public space. There are also trust issues. You've got multiple people with unescorted physical access to everyone's hardware. Protecting from network intrusion is so much easier than from the physical kind. Anyone could stick a boot CD or flash drive, cycle the power, mount your hdd and go to town. Of just accidentally unplug your network cable while they are in the cabinet.
I'm not interested in the idea myself, I just figured I'd help out with the discussion & be a bit of a sh*t disturber. :) -Marc > -----Original Message----- > From: Ian Darwin [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 12:46 PM > To: saurin ajmeri > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [biz] Idea about Shared Co-Location > > I've thought about it but never got it organized. There are numerous > administrative issues, such as: who is the legal entity that will > contract with the colo provider? what do you as a co-op do > when a member > can't pay? Who will spend the several hours every month forever > consolidating the funds from members to the colo? Who pays the excess > during months when some sections are vacant (e.g., what > happens if one > member pulls out 10U and it takes you a few months to replace them?) > > I have pricing from one of the colo provider which is > > > > Full Rack30A 110V AC Power > > Remote Switch PDU > > 100 Mbps Dedicated Unlimited Unmetered Bandwidth > > $2199/month > > > How many U is that "full rack"? I think I've seen "full rack" > describe > several different heights of racks. > A 1U server would cost $2199/n. If n=48, that's $45/month, > which seems > quite good > for unmetered! If n=30, that's about $75/mo which is still > not bad for > unmetered. > Again, assuming 100% usage. > > I'm sure there are other issues to consider... > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
