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- The expandable Pogo Linux 1U StorageWare 1400 rack-mount server
- Small to midsize companies looking for a jack-of-all-trades server need only look at the Pogo Linux 1U rack-mount server. Jack Wallen, Jr. looks under the hood of this beast and finds that it offers plenty of room to grow.I recently got a rack-mount server, the 1U StorageWare 1400, from the...
- Tags: Servers, Jack Wallen, Jr., PogoConf, server, Pogo Linux, Pogo, tool
- Technical articles 2001-12-28
- Does the energy-efficient Sun Fire T1000 rack mount server have a place in your organization?
- The SunFire T1000 from Sun is a 1U rack mount server incorporating the T1 NiagaraSPARC CPU. Out of the box, the test unit came with a rack mount kit, twonetwork cables, and a serial adapter for the management port, one eight-core T1CPU, 16 GB of RAM, one 80 GB SATA...
- Tags: CPU, Justin James, server, Sun Fire, Sun Microsystems Inc., T1, T1 CPU, T1000
- Technical articles 2006-08-22
- Advice on Domain Controller Server
- Good morning:I need some quick advice on grade of server to be used for Domain Controller.I really need to upgrade 4 servers. I have enough funding to purchase 2 really good servers and 2 that aren't as hot. My thinking is to put one of the really good...
- Tags: computer, domain controller, hardware, lickity40@..., server
- Discussion threads 2005-03-07
- 10 things to look for in a server chassis
- This article is also available as a PDF download.It's easy to roll out the wrong server. That's why ithappens all the time. Short-sighted administrators, budget-conscious managers,and even tight-fisted clients all contribute to the problem.Many server issues -- whether thetrouble is expansion limitations, overheating, service interruptions, or slowperformance -- can be...
- Tags: Servers, Erik Eckel Network+, MCP+I, MCSE, server, server chassis, power supply
- Technical articles 2007-04-05
- Server placement in Racks
- My management crew has requested that I find out information on where and why servers should be placed in racks. Recently I moved the larger servers to the bottom of an enclosed rack. I went from largest to smallest as I considered this to be market standard.Can anyone PLEASE explain...
- Tags: networking, phantomriley@..., rack, server, serverS
- Q&A 2005-08-18
- Building out a rack-based server farm
- Building out a server farm takes careful planning and consideration. This systems engineer was assigned by his company to build out a data center of rack-based servers at a hosted facility. Check out the equipment he chose and the decisions he made.At the end of December 2000, I accepted a...
- Tags: Servers, Scott Lowe MCSE, server, hardware, Dell Computer Corp., build-out, server farm
- Technical articles 2001-06-28
- Maximizing the configuration of rack-based server farms
- Get the details of how a netadmin moved 48 servers that needed 149 cables into three cabinets.In my previous article, "Building out a rack-based server farm," I discussed the hardware we chose when we built out our company’s initial Windows 2000 server farm. This hardware—Dell rack dense servers, Dell cabinet...
- Tags: Servers, server farm, Scott Lowe MCSE, server, cabinet, cable
- Technical articles 2001-07-05
- Open rack vs. enclosed cabinet
- Open rack vs. enclosed cabinetI'm looking to move my servers to a rack/cabinet in a 7-ft by 5.5-ft room. About 6 tower servers, 1 rack server, 4 rack switches, 3 rack routers/telecom, and 3 non-rack UPS.Would an enclosed cabinet work in terms of cooling? Any general recommendations of open rack...
- Tags: cabinet, rack
- Discussion threads 2005-09-07
- Ross Vincent and the Thureon Armarac (Thureon's Armarac is a server room-in-a-box)
- Convection agreementyour comment makes sense not only would air flow improve but it would draw the cooler air from the floor. Who needs heat pump!. Nice unit thoughHow about a home version?I would *LOVE* to have a home version of this, but it would need adjustable internal wire shelving instead...
- Tags: Servers, mdhealy@..., server, home version, rack, Thureon
- Discussion threads 2007-06-05
- Build Your Skills: The nuts and bolts of building a network rack
- You've finally convinced your management that there is no more space in the server room or server closet for even one more tower server. It's time to move into the world of racks. So now what? Here are the fundamentals you need to know to make your first network rack...
- Tags: cable, network, rack, Robert L. Bogue, server
- Technical articles 2003-06-19
- When choosing server room, keep growth in mind
- You may not be thinking of scalability when you design a room to house your servers and other network components, but your job will be made much easier when the network starts to grow if you've taken that growth into account at the beginning. In a small business, "the"...
- Tags: Deb Shinder, SMB Strategies Newsletter, Network, Server, Servers, Hardware
- Technical articles 2006-10-29
- Watch a server room cabling nightmare become an organized dream
- More InfoThe photo gallery is nice, but I'd like to know more. Like what did it cost, how many man hours did it take? Are the cables labelled? Is this new cabling documented?Maintenance of rack-mount serversCongratulations on a good job of tidying up this server rack. ...
- Tags: Network technology, serverS, cable
- Discussion threads 2005-10-21
- When the server room gets too crowded, rack 'em up
- Does your server room runneth over with cables and keyboards? Here's what happened when TechRepublic's IT department performed an equipment overhaul.TechRepublic has always had what I would call a typical crowded server room. With a mix of HP NetServers, Compaq towers, and several desktop PCs, we had 10 different monitors,...
- Tags: Keyboards, Servers, John C. Day, server, server room, cable, American Power Conversion Corp., keyboard, cabinet
- Technical articles 2000-03-01
- Ugh
- UghIs it worth the risk??Server rack shuffleI just received a 2U server from corporate. My server rack has two 1U spaces available... with six other servers between them. Looks like I'll have to take down all the servers including the local domain controller in order to shuffle things...
- Tags: serverS, server, shelf
- Discussion threads 2006-01-24
- best purchase for an institute server?
- we are going to run a small animation institute with 10 computers normal graphic workstationswe like to hook them to this main server where it provides each of students 5GB of storage for storing their art workas well it will be used to store a large amount of traffic forumso...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., icelemon, networking, server
- Q&A 2005-03-13
- Get IT Done: Managing power and cooling requirements for rack servers
- How to keep rack and blade servers coolThe introduction of rack-dense servers, and now blade servers, has brought an increased demand for additional power and cooling within the data centers where they are deployed. With the variety of options and configurations available, confusion often abounds as to what the best...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Blade servers, Servers, Utility computing, Chenoa Moss MCSE, CCNA, Get IT Done, computer room, cord, cabinet, rack, threshold, United Parcel Service of America Inc., server
- Technical articles 2001-08-28
- Windows SBS 2003 Hardware Change
- I started out with a Dell Tower server & have purchased a rack with a Dell Rack-Mount Server. How do I migrate from the tower server to rack mount?I don't want to lose everything!!!!
- Tags: server, got2btru@..., windows, hardware, networking, e-mail, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-02-11
- How to design a new server room... inexpensively
- Often, you can find really cheap solutions to potentially expensive problems. Today, Brien Posey explains how he discovered a good method of racking up servers and conserving electricity—all without racking up an intimidating price.Lately, I’ve been facing an unnerving problem: My computer rooms are filling up. With two new servers...
- Tags: Keyboards, PRODUCTIVITY, Mice, Servers, Brien M. Posey MCSE, server, computer room, ventilation, rack, server room, keyboard, mouse, computer
- Technical articles 2000-08-11
- Diagram your rack environment in detail with this Visio stencil
- IT pro Rick Vanover revamped his Visio stencil for creating device and server diagrams. Among the additions to this version are: HP ProLiant DL series serversHP ProLiant BL blade enclosuresHP StorageWorks hard drive enclosuresAPC rack-mount batteriesBayed rack enclosuresTranslucent pop-up monitor in rack (Visio 2002 and later)Callouts for Virtual Machine infrastructureThe...
- Tags: Microsoft Visio, Environment, Texas Pacific Group, Servers, Hardware
- Download resources 2005-11-29
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