Having said that, the total amount of space taken up by the server rack is about 80x110x170cm, half of which is used as a produce drying rack which uses the heat and air flow from the fan in the bottom of the rack to dry fruit/mushrooms/herbs and more of such. This is what it looks like:
By now the D-Link switch has been replaced with a HP, a NetApp DS4243 with a varying number of drives in it sits two slots under the server and the remaining empty slots are covered with blanks to improve air flow. Total power consumption lies around 250-300W depending on load, about 170W of which is taken by the server which idles at 150W. Power use is of no issue given the 15KW solar installation on the roof of the new barn I built a few years ago, the residual heat also helps to warm the 2nd floor - which, being well-insulated, does not need any extra heating even in the Swedish winter.
Having said that, the total amount of space taken up by the server rack is about 80x110x170cm, half of which is used as a produce drying rack which uses the heat and air flow from the fan in the bottom of the rack to dry fruit/mushrooms/herbs and more of such. This is what it looks like:
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By now the D-Link switch has been replaced with a HP, a NetApp DS4243 with a varying number of drives in it sits two slots under the server and the remaining empty slots are covered with blanks to improve air flow. Total power consumption lies around 250-300W depending on load, about 170W of which is taken by the server which idles at 150W. Power use is of no issue given the 15KW solar installation on the roof of the new barn I built a few years ago, the residual heat also helps to warm the 2nd floor - which, being well-insulated, does not need any extra heating even in the Swedish winter.