Hello all,
I’m going to be adding 50 micro pcs to my homelab, something similar to this: https://i.imgur.com/SvVeHLu.png Each unit is roughly 4.5 in x 4.5 in x 2.5 in and has hardly any weight to it.
I’d like to find a way to rackmount these in the most space efficient manner. For example, having each of these units slotted in from the top/down, similar to this mock-up I made: https://i.imgur.com/zRc4b7G.png
My research so far has shown me this: https://i.imgur.com/AWznyB5.png which is a simple rackmount on a slider that is metal. I imagine I could maybe build some sort of support framework on top of it to handle sliding things in, albeit I am not entirely sure how. Maybe I could 3d print something.
Would anybody have any ideas on how I could build a server rack that would support something like this, ideally something that is on slide-out bearings?
Note: I have a pretty healthy budget to buy whatever or modify whatever, so that should help option some options.
Thanks in advance!
I’ve already done testing and hardware validation, so we’re beyond that point. Simply put, the mini PC hardware just has better price/performance than any server counterpart that I’ve seen or tested as of yet.
All my testing shows that, from a price and performance perspective, this would be the route to go. So at this point, I’m just looking for the rackmount solution.