[HamWAN PSDR] Any suggestions for a good shallow-depth server?

[Serif Hexoffender]

SiliconMechanics is a local builder that I have used a lot. Most of
their stuff is SuperMicro based. I have had excellent service, quality
and response from them.

Not sure what the price point you were looking for, but models like this
fit the bill:

http://www.siliconmechanics.com/i54628/entry-xeon-1u.php

-Morgan

> Steve <mailto:stevewa206 at gmail.com>
> May 26, 2015 at 7:52 PM
> I have used theses guys in tight spots
>
> http://www.logicsupply.com
> <http://www.logicsupply.com/?___store=en_us&gclid=CjwKEAjws5CrBRD8ze702_2dyjYSJAAAJK9y-ypZV8u2_eISw2JlZpYmGkmQ8XBUYNvHiOp49c2X1RoCTOrw_wcB>
>
>
> On Tuesday, May 26, 2015, Kenny Richards <richark at gmail.com
> <mailto:richark at gmail.com>> wrote:
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> Kenny Richards <mailto:richark at gmail.com>
> May 26, 2015 at 4:59 PM
> Agreed, you don't want to make lots of trip up there. But when
> balancing the cost of the server, it probably isn't worth 100%
> redundancy since you can get to the site all year round. But it sounds
> like you have a workable solution....
>
> Thanks
> Kenny
>
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> Bart Kus <mailto:me at bartk.us>
> May 26, 2015 at 4:52 PM
> It's at 3000ft, so maybe 1/2 a year is an exaggeration, but it's a
> design target.
>
> Anyway, I got the KVM guy to come down to $50 instead, so I've decided
> to just beef up the Rackable and deploy that.  It's the cheapest of
> all the options.
>
> --Bart
>
>
> On 05/26/2015 04:48 PM, Kenny Richards wrote:
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> Kenny Richards <mailto:richark at gmail.com>
> May 26, 2015 at 4:48 PM
> Slightly off topic, but is Tiger really not accessible for 1/2 the
> year?  I can see for a couple days a year, but not for six months.  It
> just doesn't get that much snow....
>
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> Bart Kus <mailto:me at bartk.us>
> May 25, 2015 at 11:53 PM
> Hi all,
>
> I've been trying to get my grubby little hands on a server for East
> Tiger.  The physical layout of that site demands we use a shallow
> depth (1/2 depth) server.  There are surprisingly few servers out
> there that are both shallow and offer some kind of hardware RAID and
> KVM control with virtual media.  I've identified a couple:
>
>  1. Dell R210 ii
>       * 1U
>       * 1CPU (E3-12##v2 series)
>       * Max 32GB RAM
>       * 2HD (non-hot-swap)
>       * Stock H200 RAID controller is poopy (no BBWC/FBWC, no option
>         to enable HD write cache), but it can take an H700 controller.
>       * KVM not typically installed, but inexpensive DRAC6 cards
>         available ($15)
>       * Kind of expensive for what it is
>  2. HP DL320e G8
>       * 1U
>       * 1CPU (E3-12##v2 series)
>       * Max 32GB RAM
>       * 2-4HD depending on chassis (hot-swap)
>       * Stock B210i RAID controller is poopy (no BBWC/FBWC), but it
>         can take a P222 controller.
>       * KVM via iLO4 integrated standard
>       * Expensive
>
> Given the timing, I've gonna deploy a server I have in stock, but it's
> really awful:
>
>  1. Rackable based on Intel S5000PSL motherboard
>       * 2U
>       * 2CPU (really old Xeon 5148)
>       * 16GB RAM installed (32GB max, FBDIMM required)
>       * 4HD (hot swap)
>       * NO RAID controller, and no room in the chassis to install one
>         either.
>       * NO KVM (there is an add-on, but it's $170.  It may or may not
>         fit the chassis.)
>       * "Free!" since it's in my inventory and I'm trying to either
>         sell the servers off or put them to good use.
>
> Since this is going up on a mountain top inaccessible for 1/2 the
> year, it's really nice to have the KVM ability in case something goes
> wrong or you need to do troubleshooting (just had to use KVM today to
> work on some of our ESXi hosts), and the RAID is nice in case a drive
> dies or develops a bad sector.
>
> Anyway, do any of you have any suggestions for any other small servers
> I may not have considered yet?
>
> --Bart
>
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