I’m trying to plot out a home server build, and I’d like to do it in a rackmount form factor. Use case will likely be Proxmox running a NAS VM and some media services. For the NAS piece, I was thinking an enclosure with hot swap bays would be nice. Anyone have recommendations on the case/enclosure itself? I’ve seen this Rosewill one on Newegg (https://www.newegg.com/rosewill-rsv-l4412u-black/p/N82E16811147330), but struggling to find many other options.

  • carzianEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I have two of those cases. They’re fine, able to fit a wide variety of hardware. The hot swap bays need 4 pin molex connectors (3 bays, each bay needs 2 connectors, for a total of 6 connectos), which is kinda a pain. They don’t really have good rails, but it’s workable. The connector and rails issues are fairly easily solvable issues.

  • Human Crayon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I’ve been using a Fractal R5 on a shelf on its side for the past three years. Rack mounting costs a premium and the R5/6 cases are just so good.

  • tburkhol@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I’ve got the 8-bay version of that case. Fans are surprisingly quiet, but the front grill/filter noticeably reduces airflow. Probably not an issue unless you’ve got GPUs installed. It’s not as convenient to work with as some of the true server cases, eg Supermicro, but it’s fine for a home rack.

    Options without the lockable front grill will be cheaper. Sometimes it’s cheaper to put a hot-swap adapter in fixed mounting than use factory hot swap. Short-depth cases, if you’re not running a full-sized mobo or GPU, also cheaper. But rack mounting always comes at a premium, whether you’re choosing it for aesthetics or density.