[ale] Need to build a 2U system

[Jeff Hubbs]

My 32-bit Supermicro 1U server that ran for about 500 days straight in a 
colo rack at QTS in Suwanee came from HL Computer near Stone Mountain, 
oddly enough. I'm not sure why they had that; it was an open-box that 
hadn't been used - not their usual fare. But I got it for cheap; it's on 
its second power supply and it's been the house file server ever since 
it came home.

I'm wanting to retire it and start using a different on-hand machine for 
house file server. Since the case is still nice, I want to look into the 
possibility of re-boarding it but in so doing, I'll probably have to 
fabricate a new air duct; the CPU heatsink has no fan and can't have a 
fan - it relies on air directed from fans elsewhere in the case.

On 3/11/19 2:07 PM, Jim Kinney via Ale wrote:
> I build from acmemicro.com. Usually Supermicro gear. Picked up decent 
> gear off ebay. It's possible to get a used 2U case and install new 
> guts. Fail points are always the same - power supplies and fans.
>
> I've not found a place locally to Atlanta that stocks rackmount gear.
>
> I have "Run the Atlanta Linux Server Superstore" on my bucket list. 
> But that's after "Start a brewpub" :-)
>
> Both of those have been surpassed with the realities of "Co-Own a dojo".
>
> On Mon, 2019-03-11 at 11:51 -0400, Chris Fowler via Ale wrote:
>> I'm looking to build or buy a 2U system to replace one that is 11 yrs 
>> old.
>>
>> System is doing database slaving, backups, email forwarding, etc.
>>
>> Looking for:
>>
>> Reasonably fast
>> 16G RAM
>> 2x SATA drives to place in RAID1 via dmraid.
>> Serial port for serial console would be nice.
>>
>> Any leads on where I could source this locally at reasonable price or 
>> has anyone built something recently and can share a parts list?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Chris
>>
>>
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