Most servers you have put in a 42U rack?

[talkwebhosts.co]

What are the most servers that you have placed into a 42U rack or cabinet? Has the rack or cabinet had any cooling issues?

 

[wise]

not sure about how many, but using HP dl360's cooling has been a major issue. Those servers pump out a lot of heat. . ..

 

[talkwebhosts.co]

Wise, why not build your own servers? I have had great success in doing this.

 

[imported_Nick]

I rent all of my servers off the datacenters. I prefer to do this because then if something breaks or needs replacement, it's not my problem--the datacenter has to do it.

 

[wise]

Wise, why not build your own servers? I have had great success in doing this.

Many reasons why - but a few are:

- The dc will support the hardware on them
- I get 3 years hardware warranty on them
- I buy a box and it just works and has ILO etc configured
- I prefer branded label hardware for mission critical / business use

In saying all that I don't use HP's for web hosting!! We rent from the DC.

 

[eleven]

I rent all of my servers off the datacenters. I prefer to do this because then if something breaks or needs replacement, it's not my problem--the datacenter has to do it.

Thats very true but most dc's will replace dead parts for a nominal fee, but leasing from them is not a bad idea.

 

[crash]

yep true but this way you dont have too mess about when something goes wrong atleast