Server Mounts

[hughrobbie]

Hi guys i am looking for something that i can put 6 servers nicely in a small server room i was thinking about a cabinet but it would over heat in there even tho our server room has A/C what kind of brackets can i use? or wall mounts?

 

[Conradl]

What servers do you have, rack or tower? How big is your room, and what servers do you have? A cabinet should not cause a problem with overheating, 99.99% of servers are stored this way. Best this is to get somebody out if possible and inspect the server room before buying anything....

 

[hughrobbie]

tower cases,1 of them is a large server case and the rest are normal PC cases

 

[Conradl]

Get a standard 42u rack with a mesh door if possible and face the door towards the aircon. You machines should then run cool. You can also get fans for the rack to pull some of the hot air out the top. The size of the rack may vary depending on the equipment that you put in it, like a monitor, switches etc.

 

[SilverNodashi]

42U is probably overkill, but it also depends on what you want todo. A half cabinet will be more than fine for this, but you probably don't even need it. For that price you could buy another server If you really want to go the cabinet route then get a half cabinet with 5 or 6 shelves, put the towers in there and your switch as well. Make sure it has fans on top to help with the ventilation, and ventilated sides & doors. Basically, the more holes, the better

Try and get a 1m deep cabinet, the extra space helps a lot

I see scoop has 27U cabinets: http://www.scoopdistribution.co.za/product_info.php?products_id=810 which is also an option if you want to, but you'll need to get the power strips separately:
http://www.scoopdistribution.co.za/product_info.php?products_id=653
http://www.scoopdistribution.co.za/product_info.php?products_id=652