Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 07:27:11 GMT From: lance@advantinc.com (Lance Costanzo) To: isp@freefall.freebsd.org Cc: mango@staff.communique.net Subject: Re: Rackmounted Servers Message-ID: <199709260727.HAA02236@www.advantinc.com>
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> I am looking into rackmounting my (freebsd running) servers. >So, I wander what chassis people are using, what they like about it, and >what not. A couple of years ago, I put together a rackmounted BSDI server. I used the Integrand 505 chassis, and an external SCSI drive box. It wasn't cheap, close to $1K for the pair, but its industrial grade. The company was close enough to me (Visalia, CA, USA) that I drove over there to pick up the stuff, and got a chance to talk to the owner and take a look at the factory. Paul Vixie still has some info on them at his site: http://www.vix.com/pc-hw/integrand.html What I liked: Solid, well made (all aluminum, if I remember correctly) Easy to work on if you get full slides (top cover comes off) What I didn't like: The 505 had to be 24" deep. Stuck out behind the 18" deep racks. It weighed about 100lbs (well, at least 50) At the time, there wasn't a module for a half height 3-1/2" DAT drive, so I had to modify a floppy module. (hacksaw, file, black paint) Lance. Lance Costanzo Advant, Inc. 1-800-824-8418 http://www.advantinc.com [/~lance] Support Solutions for HP Systems
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