I have a Dell R220 and a R240 which I’m looking to offload, free. They’re both specifically for short racks if you happen to be near central NC.
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BingBong@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I’m trying to find a reasonably priced used rack mount computer to move all my containers to. I have a rack in my house but measuring the depth between posts only gets me around 17.5". Recently deployed paperless-ngx and decided it would be too much to add onto my poor little NAS which hosts everything else so its deployed on my main computer and I want to avoid that strategy.
Challenge is that being new to rack servers and all of this (the NAS was a great intro box) I’ve got a large learning curve ahead of me.
gray@pawb.social 2 weeks ago
BingBong@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Funny you should say that! If I was still over in that part of the country I’d absolutely take you up. There is a local used IT shop near me and I was really excited to purchase some of those for a good deal. Then found out that they only update their online inventory when you click add to cart. Long story short, the prices were too good to be true and they didn’t have any left in stock.
BingBong@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Out of curiosity, what has been your experience on noise and power consumption with your r220 and r240 servers?
gray@pawb.social 2 weeks ago
They’re pretty decent. Really depends on the temperature.
If the room is cool you hear the hard drives over the chassis fans.
h0rnman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
For what it’s worth, Ikea’s LACK tables make great mini racks
AtariDump@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The LACK rack!
tofu@lemmy.nocturnal.garden 2 weeks ago
Are you using the rack already? Many people are opting for 10" racks for their homelabs these days. There’s 3D printable enclosures for many thin clients and mini PCs. Minilab is the go-to term. This is mine if you’re interested
BingBong@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Already have the rack and it hosts most of my items (router, switch, raspberry pi rack, NAS, PS3 apple TV). Honestly other than the raspberry pi rack and the router, the rest are just using shelves anyways. I need to find a good, non-bulky way to take the enclosure fan and switch it on when temps get above a set point. What I’ve done in the past with an arduino is way too bulky.
I love your idea and its funny you mention the mini PCs and thin clients. As I look at prices I’m more and more leaning towards just another shelf and using mini PCs.
AtariDump@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Just be sure to get a decent KVMoIP (KVM over IP); it’s worth it for the first time you’re not home and a system blue screens.