Paul on Fri, 1 Mar 2002 23:00:19 +0100


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Re: [PLUG] Server Cabinets


In the Data Comm Warehouse catalog I saw a couple tall, open racks 
for around $150.  Those racks must be bolted to the floor.  
http://www.warehouse.com

In Global's catalog I remember seeing seeing a bunch of furniture and 
rack stuff.  http://www.globalcomputer.com


On Friday 01 March 2002 04:35 pm, you wrote:
> I regular 6 foot cabinet is what Im thinking. open is
> fine. Just want to find one for a reasonable price.
>
> --- Paul <paul@dpagin.net> wrote:
> > Do you have rack-mountable servers at home?
> >
> > Wall mount or floor unit?
> >
> > I've seen six-foot tall cabinets for around $1000.
> > Smaller cabinets
> > for a few hundred dollars.  If it's enclosed it
> > should have some
> > ventilation fans.  An open rack would be better
> > choice.
> >
> > Depending on your decor, I'm imagining a wooden
> > structure fitted with
> > two metal strips spaced 19" apart with holes drilled
> > in them.  That
> > way the rack would look like a file cabinet or a
> > desk.
> >
> > On Friday 01 March 2002 03:59 pm, you wrote:
> > > So Im thinking about actually looking to rack my
> > > servers at home and stick them into a server
> >
> > cabinet.
> >
> > > I've done some searching but don't see any
> >
> > home-built
> >
> > > solutions out there. Has anyone else tried this?
> >
> > I'll
> >
> > > even buy a cabinet if it's cheap enough but I
> >
> > imagine
> >
> > > they're not. Can you get them at hardware swaps or
> > > anything? Antec (http://www.antec-inc.com) seems
> >
> > to
> >
> > > have nice rack cases but affordable cabinets are a
> > > little harder to come by. Any suggestions would be
> > > great!
>
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