Updating my local network setup, all fresh! Seeking tips for a tiny server shelf... some tech talk...
Updating my local network setup, all fresh! Seeking tips for a tiny server shelf... some tech talk...
At the moment, we're having a big house extension done, which will pretty much double the floorspace of the ground floor... 3 bed house to 4 bed house: Currently my room, brother/his wife's room and mother's room upstairs kitchen, living room and dining room downstairs New layout: My room, brother/his wife's room (bed only), New tech room, (Gaming, board gaming, brothers/wife's PCs and i'm planning a server rack, 3d printer) Living room, kitchen and mum's room downstairs... So as we're mostly tearing the house apart, i'm using it to rewire the entire house... I have a new reel of cat6 cable, connectors on order. I'm planning to replace my cobbled together* network with rackmount parts. but therin lies my question... What sort of rackmount do i need? It doesn't need to be tall, i can't see me using more than say 10U height (patch panel, pfsense router, switch, 2x 2u servers, maybe an extra tray for the Fibre modem? then some spare slots) But what depth should i go for do you reckon? Planning a generic ATX PC in a server rackmount case for the first server at least, but ebay ex-corporate servers may be an option for the second... *-the network backbone is literally three daisy-chained 5-8port gigabit switches...
I see options for compact refrigerators with height racks available on Amazon. They can be moved easily into closets or under desks. Wall mounts are also an option, but you’d need to secure them firmly into the studs due to the expected weight. A floor-mounted wheeled model around 3-4 feet tall seems like a solid choice.
A typical depth is around 29 inches, meaning if it's completely enclosed I'd want a bit larger space for cables.