Re: Advice on cheap data cabinets and rackmount switches....

["noel_pilot" <HA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

sorry might have cocked up what i said!!

its going under the desk so on the floor!!!!

So if the s411 is 560mm i guess i need a 650mm+ depth to get the
cables in the back ok?


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Jim Noble <yahoo-groups@b...> wrote:
>
> noel_pilot wrote:
>
> > Hmmm depth,
> > hadn't really thought of that one!
> > Will be putting in a server case, the xcase 4U one that was used
in
> > the Jukebox server build article on this site.
> > Advice anyone on the depth?
>
>
> Get 800mm depth if you can (or more!). 800mm width would be handy for
> cable routing and putting in vertical PDUs (long power strips) etc,
but
> less important.
>
> The handles on the front of my EYE-4800 chassis are in contact with
the
> glass when the cabinet door is shut, and there's <100mm of space
for
> cables behind, which can be a bit on the tight side...
>
> The S411 case is 560mm deep...
>
> > Would you mind explaining the difference between managed and
unmanaged
> > switches?!
>
>
> The latter has lots of fancy traffic shaping features you'll probably
> never use. :-)
>
> > Cabinet will be to house server, switch, a shelf or two for
router,
> > adsl modem and print server, and anything else i can rackmount!!
> > I guess the biggest will be the server pc and the UPS (altho the
UPS
> > is a fair way in the future and I may well have upgraded the
cabinet
> > by then!)
>
>
> How studly is your desk? That lot is going to weight quite a bit -
> especially if the UPS has a decent runtime (ie lots of batteries).
>
> Don't forget to think about cooling and noise. Enclosing everything
in a
> cabinet puts a strain on the internal cooling, and you may well need
to
> have a fan tray in the top of the cabinet.
>
> Until recently I had a dual redundant PSU in my server, which has 3
> screaming 40mm fans. I had to swap it for a quietish normal psu as it
> was way too noisy. Mind you, with 2 case fans in the server, the UPS
> fan, a couple of relatively quiet ones in the switch, 4 medium speed
> fans in the fan tray, and 2 high speed fans controlled by a
thermostat,
> it still gets a tad noisy in summer :-)
>
> Had to turn the lot off a couple of times, when we had people
staying in
> the spare bedroom next door :-) Looking forward to moving the lot to
the
> garage soon!
>
> Jim
>
> Ps. www.upsman.co.uk for the UPS when you get around to it...
>