[TriLUG] OT~ish: 2U cases - 14" depth

[David McDowell]

custom? as you you purchased some sheet metal and went to work bending
and adding screw holes?

well... I hadn't thought about 1U... figured the size would be too
cost prohibitive, but if cost is not prohibitive, that would probably
be fine.

...IronMountain??  The records management company??


On 2/19/07, Shane O'Donnell <shaneodonnell at gmail.com> wrote:
> The 2U Oculan boxes were custom.
> The 1U Oculan boxes (short depth) were Supermicro.
>
> Do you need 2U?  IronMountain has a couple that might fit the bill if 1U
> works.
>
> Shane O.
>
> On 2/19/07, David McDowell <turnpike420 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Ok, so I'm searching around for a 2U rackmount case that is only 14"
> > deep (I think they list most of these as 13.9" technically *shrugs*)
> > I'm not sure I feel satisfied with the ones I'm seeing on NewEgg.
> > I've also visited servercase.com and rackmountnet.com.  I'm not sure I
> > have a preference on PCI slots... 5-7 1/2 height or 2 or 3 full size
> > using a riser... so that said, here's what I hope to put in it:
> >
> > 1.  probably intel board, core 2 duo (if not outragiously priced).
> > I'm hoping for onboard video (no need for 3D, just a linux console
> > going here) and onboard gigabit NIC, still prefer PS/2 keyboard if
> > possible, will get a USB keyboard if I have to.
> > 2.  1.5 or 2GB ram... definitely not more than that.
> > 3.  SATA drive I'm hoping... 200GB or so
> > 4.  CentOS 4.4
> >
> > I'll be running CentOS 4.4 in VMware Server FREE edition on top of the
> > host CentOS 4.4... only 1 VM for now, but this is for ease of recovery
> > in wake of a hardware disaster as I'll be snapshotting elsewhere.
> > I'll also be rsync'n data to an external backup drive separate from
> > the VM snapshots.  No, i haven't lost any data recently, my current
> > backups are OK, but I want more.  I had power outtages last night...
> > the power supply on my current 2U is starting to get wonky after that.
> > I also had to literally beat my fw's hd with a hammer to get it
> > spinning back up after being turned off when my UPS ran out of juice.
> >
> > here's one from rackmountnet, but it seems pricey:
> >
> > http://www.rackmountnet.com/Rackmount-Chassis/2U-Entry-Level-Chassis/2U-Rackmount-Chassis-5-bays-139-depth-power-supply-optional-IPC2ES/
> >
> > and it doesn't come with power supply, so how much more will I have to
> > spend?
> >
> > Recommendations?  I'm all ears.  Anyone know which exact 2Us were
> > bought for Oculan or who the vendor was??  I'd love my new one to be a
> > close resemblance to that one.  It's small and slick.
> >
> > thanks,
> > David
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