simbimbo

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   by simbimbo 14y ago

   Rack "foorprints" at the datacenter are expensive, and you pay for 15kw per footprint whether you use it or not. it just made sense to fit it all into one. Having had this rack running at full power for a couple of weeks now, I can say th
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   by simbimbo 14y ago

   They're in production now.. H-Squared. great vendor. http://h-sq.com/products/minirack/index.html
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   by simbimbo 14y ago

   We went through several designs with the vendor. This cable is designed to operate at the circuit rating. The wire from the PDU plug to the split is 12GA 600V and the cable from the split to the mini is 14GA 300V.
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   by simbimbo 14y ago

   We actually use SuperMicro machines for our Windows and Linux racks. They work great.. This rack required Apple hardware.
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   by simbimbo 14y ago

   I looked into some rack cooling options, but was unable to find a solution that would provide the amount and wide coverage of airflow I needed to move air slowly and uniformly through the rack to provide effective cooling. ( I was designing
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   by simbimbo 14y ago

   I would like to chat about it.
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   by simbimbo 14y ago

   I agree, Mac Minis are not good servers, but these are simply for testing software.
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   by simbimbo 14y ago

   Sorry about the wording of my sentence. It was supposed to imply that I built a prototype cable at home to show to the cable vendors who would have to build them. Also, there was plenty of discussion about the potential of these cables to