Okay, so lets go another route. I could make do with two laptops. I would like a little more. Raid 1 for my Linux Dev Box. So two desktop boxes would work. Then I could just stack one on the other, add a KVM and I get about the same effect.
I have all towers now however that is because that is how they come from Dell. When I used to build my own I used to always use desktop cases to maximize the room and to lift my monitor up a few more inches. My monitor could be higher, by about 4 inches. ------------------------ Keith Smith --- On Thu, 8/5/10, Nadim Hoque <[email protected]> wrote: From: Nadim Hoque <[email protected]> Subject: Re: OT : Small home rack To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 12:08 PM So I also agree with towers instead of racks. My ex-roomate had a 2 u rack server and was loud and sounded like a leaf blower. Now if you go with a 1u then storage will also be an issue because of the height (and i think 4 drives at most). With towers, as brian said, are much quieter and if you get a server type case, then you can fit a lot more drives in the machine before resorting to external raid device. With that said, i do have a tower myself and am quiet content with it with the noise and performance. Another thing to note is that it is easier to add add-on cards to the machine such as a raid controller or lan card. On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 11:46 AM, keith smith <[email protected]> wrote: That is an interesting idea I have toyed with. Reduces the amount of floor space taken up in a home office. ------------------------ Keith Smith --- On Thu, 8/5/10, Eric Shubert <[email protected]> wrote: From: Eric Shubert <[email protected]> Subject: Re: OT : Small home rack To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 11:34 AM Like yourself, I expect that most geeky types would prefer to "roll their own". Personally, I have 4 VM hosts (1 prod, 3 test/devel) in my closet (literally). They're on shelves with the rear facing out. They all run headless most of the time, but I have a monitor and kb I can easily attach when there's a problem. I've also wired the closet with appropriate power (UPS for prod) and networking. Everything's out of sight, very quiet, and relatively low power consumption. I also added a vent at the top of the closet to allow whatever heat to dissipate. -- -Eric 'shubes' keith smith wrote: > > I'm thinking of building my own computers from now on. I use two computers > for LAMP dev and was thinking that a small rack made out of angle iron might > do the job. Add a KVM switch and I use a lot less room. > > ------------------------ > Keith Smith > > --- On *Thu, 8/5/10, Eric Shubert /<[email protected]>/* wrote: > > > From: Eric Shubert <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: OT : Small home rack > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 11:04 AM > > keith smith wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I was wondering if there would be a need or market for a small > simple rack for home use. Maybe one that would hold three 4-U (or > eight 2-U) rack mount servers. I'm thinking it would stand about 3 > ft. I would think there would be a need for wheels on the bottom or > a way to swivel the servers to get to the back. > > > > Any thoughts? > > > > ------------------------ > > Keith Smith > > > > > > I think that a tower would suffice in SB/home environments. With > virtual hosts, of course. ;) I'm personally using an old > (retired/reprovisioned) P4 SFF workstation (w/ 5 VM guests) as a server. > > -- -Eric 'shubes' > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > </mc/[email protected]> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Nadim Hoque Computer Systems Engineering The School of Computing, Informatics and Decision Systems Engineering cell: 480-518-6235 [email protected] -----Inline Attachment Follows----- --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
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