Comments on: The Important Part http://rumsey.org/blog/2010/02/the-important-part/ Sun, 06 Nov 2011 22:52:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ogre http://rumsey.org/blog/2010/02/the-important-part/comment-page-1/#comment-69453 Ogre Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:18:10 +0000 http://rumsey.org/blog/?p=259#comment-69453 From top to bottom: WiFi antenna on top of rack (one of two wifi networks in the house, we have lots of reception problems) On the first shelf: Liliput 7" touch screen monitor. The touch screen part is mostly a bust. It works, but barely. So it's really just a tiny monitor. Apple bluetooth keyboard. Crappy ancient laptop mouse. That is all basically for emergency use only, mostly if I need to talk to the mini it'll be over ssh or vnc (or to the google talk bot that runs on it, I suppose I could make a post out of that too!) D-link wifi router. Second shelf: 2TB Buffalo NAS, Raid 5. Mac Mini. Cable modem. The NAS' main purpose is to be the Mini's iTunes storage, with lots of video (we've got AppleTV too, yes I drank the Kool-aid, but a lot of that video is from sources... other than iTunes. That's a whole 'nother post too) Then come the actual rack mounted components: Patch panel, 24 port switch, power strip, 300W UPS. Not pictured: the closet it's in has a ventilation system with a temperature sensor. Having gotten everything running now, I'm not sure how necessary that really was, all of this stuff is running pretty cool so far. But it's there for future expansion (I might stick a Linux server in there if I can rationalize a need for it), and it probably will get pretty hot down there in the summer regardless. From top to bottom:
WiFi antenna on top of rack (one of two wifi networks in the house, we have lots of reception problems)

On the first shelf:
Liliput 7″ touch screen monitor. The touch screen part is mostly a bust. It works, but barely. So it’s really just a tiny monitor. Apple bluetooth keyboard. Crappy ancient laptop mouse. That is all basically for emergency use only, mostly if I need to talk to the mini it’ll be over ssh or vnc (or to the google talk bot that runs on it, I suppose I could make a post out of that too!) D-link wifi router.

Second shelf: 2TB Buffalo NAS, Raid 5. Mac Mini. Cable modem. The NAS’ main purpose is to be the Mini’s iTunes storage, with lots of video (we’ve got AppleTV too, yes I drank the Kool-aid, but a lot of that video is from sources… other than iTunes. That’s a whole ‘nother post too)

Then come the actual rack mounted components: Patch panel, 24 port switch, power strip, 300W UPS.

Not pictured: the closet it’s in has a ventilation system with a temperature sensor. Having gotten everything running now, I’m not sure how necessary that really was, all of this stuff is running pretty cool so far. But it’s there for future expansion (I might stick a Linux server in there if I can rationalize a need for it), and it probably will get pretty hot down there in the summer regardless.

]]> By: Jesse Blomberg http://rumsey.org/blog/2010/02/the-important-part/comment-page-1/#comment-69452 Jesse Blomberg Sun, 21 Feb 2010 07:16:00 +0000 http://rumsey.org/blog/?p=259#comment-69452 I need a diagram. What all you got going on here? I need a diagram. What all you got going on here?

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