[AusNOG] Fwd: Dell R210 Server - Power Supply

[Jake Anderson]

I have a pair of R210 IIs running virtual machines for one of my clients 
with ganeti taking care of replication etc.
quad xeon, 8gb ram and it fits in a (deepish) wall mount rack 
(http://www.4cabling.com.au/products/6RU-550mm-Hinged-Wall-Mount-Server-Rack.html)
with 2x 1Tb hdds for ~$1600
Unlike the R210 the R210 II is quiet, suitable for an office environment 
in the same room as staff, with about 20% cpu usage the cisco 2960 POE 
switch above it in the rack makes more noise.

Thing dell doesn't know is their mounting rails are way too long for the 
server, they are designed for minimum 600mm between uprights, I needed 
to cut mine down with a bandsaw even after I explicitly asked dell if 
the rails were made to fit the shallow racks they advertise the server for.

For the OP, is it atx compatible? the plug looks about the same.
Could you perhaps temporarily hang a regular ATX supply out the back of 
the server, take photos then submit to thereifixedit.com?
;->

On 03/01/2012 10:27 AM, Tony wrote:
> The R210 has no redundant PSU, but it's quite a funky little server. 
> At only 15.5" (40cm) deep (according to Dell) you could fit it in some 
> small places (eg. shallow comms racks), but it leaves zero space for a 
> second PSU.
>
> Any redundancy would have to be at a higher layer (ie. virtualisation 
> across multiple of these boxes).
>
> As below, you'd have to call Dell. If you don't have warranty for it, 
> you might have to pay for that to get the PSU quickly or maybe a 
> warranty upgrade to quicker service, depends how urgently you need the 
> PSU.
>
>
> regards,
> Tony.
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Layered Networks - Admin <admin at layerednetworks.com>
> *To:* Phil Amiss (TC it) <pamiss at silverneedlehotels.com.au>
> *Cc:* ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
> *Sent:* Thursday, 1 March 2012 1:33 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [AusNOG] Fwd: Dell R210 Server - Power Supply
>
> Dell maybe? Probably cost an arm and a leg. I'm guessing there is no 
> redundancy in place too...
>
> David.
>
> On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 11:52 PM, Phil Amiss (TC it) 
> <pamiss at silverneedlehotels.com.au 
> <mailto:pamiss at silverneedlehotels.com.au>> wrote:
>
>     Very sorry forgot to mention server is in the Sydney area.
>
>     Date: 1 March 2012 00:43
>     Subject: Dell R210 Server - Power Supply
>     To: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net <mailto:ausnog at lists.ausnog.net>
>
>
>     Hi All,
>
>     I have a Dell R210 Server in production and the power supply has
>     failed. Just hoping someone might know where I could get one in a
>     hurry so I can get this server back online ASAP. Any assistance would
>     be greatly appreciated.
>
>     Dell Part Number C627N
>
>     Cheers
>
>
>
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