{"id":442,"date":"2010-01-29T22:45:49","date_gmt":"2010-01-30T06:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greg.porter.name\/wordpress\/?p=442"},"modified":"2010-01-29T22:48:33","modified_gmt":"2010-01-30T06:48:33","slug":"need-a-rack-at-home-try-a-vertical-rack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greg.porter.name\/wordpress\/?p=442","title":{"rendered":"Need a rack at home? Try a vertical rack!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have some<\/span> lots of rack mount stuff at home that I’d like to rack.\u00a0 I’ve been looking for a small, inexpensive solution, but I haven’t found any I like in my price range.\u00a0 Recently my friend John Bellardo<\/a> suggested one of these<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\"3u<\/a>

3u rack from Innovation First<\/p><\/div>\n

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These come in 2u or 3u.\u00a0 Kendall Howard makes similar ones,<\/a> in 2u, 3u or 4u.\u00a0 These are all less than$100.\u00a0 Equipment would hang vertically in these, with their faces pointing at the ceiling.\u00a0 Equipment with rails will need 2 of these, so that the rails can attach front and back.<\/p>\n

While I’m on the subject of small racks, there’s a few out there.\u00a0 “Real” racks are expensive, and heavy to ship.\u00a0 You’ll probably pay something like $1000 or more including shipping for a new one.\u00a0 Be careful, servers are often 32″ or more deep, and a lot of wall mount equipment racks won’t hold them.<\/p>\n

The prettiest small racks IMHO are from HP.\u00a0 They have a really cute 14u<\/a>, as well as a taller 22u<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"HP<\/a>

HP 14u rack<\/p><\/div>\n

Dell has sharp looking 24u racks as well<\/a>.\u00a0 The previous model of this rack, the 2410<\/a>, is widely available used.<\/p>\n

Also note that racks like this often come “bare” – no doors or sides.\u00a0 You probably want those to keep the kids from pressing the buttons.<\/p>\n

These are all *REALLY* heavy, so expect to pay more to ship it than it cost.\u00a0 Maybe you’ll find one locally you can pick up.<\/p>\n

Oh, and if you do have to arrange freight, try North American Van Lines<\/a>.\u00a0 They are experts at moving heavy fragile equipment like pinball machines<\/a> or servers.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.dell.com\/us\/en\/enterprise\/servers\/server-poweredge-2420\/pd.aspx?refid=server-poweredge-2420&cs=555&s=biz<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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