Would your SMB customers mount a server on their wall?
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One of our reps recommended the following option for SMBs looking for a solution if they don't have a rack. What do you think? This would allow them to save money buying a rack server instead of a tower without needing to have the rack.
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i'm just that SMB! yeah i like it. looks good to me.
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We've done this for customers before and had one server like that at NTG for many years. It was a SunFire V100 Solaris 10 system.
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That could be a great option for remote branch offices that only need a single server for local authentication, etc.
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@Nara said:
That could be a great option for remote branch offices that only need a single server for local authentication, etc.
Yes, great option for that.
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@ryan-from-xbyte Got one which did just that.... They were very insistent.
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@RoguePacket said:
@ryan-from-xbyte Got one which did just that.... They were very insistent.
One of our reps was very insistent????
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Nah, mounting a server on a wall.
=:-o
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@RoguePacket Did the wall mounting go well? Easy to maintain?
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@ryan-from-xbyte said:
@RoguePacket Did the wall mounting go well? Easy to maintain?
Ours did. @sonshineacres is the one who did the wall mounts.
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I've bought a similar product from these guys in the past. Wouldn't do a server with it, but I have done a patch panel and switch with it. Works great.
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I have recommended this when there was no space for a tower server.
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@ProliantMatt said:
I have recommended this when there was no space for a tower server.
I like wall flush mounts. Very easy to not bump into and never get put on the dusty floor.
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@scottalanmiller though as the Tower server Product manager for HP, I say there is POWER in the TOWER!
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@ProliantMatt said:
@scottalanmiller though as the Tower server Product manager for HP, I say there is POWER in the TOWER!
Do you hear a horn section when you say that?
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NTG's last towers retired around 2009. A pair of Compaq Proliant 800s that ran NT4 till the end. Good machines. But that Pentium III 500 was getting slow by the end!
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@ryan-from-xbyte said:
@RoguePacket Did the wall mounting go well? Easy to maintain?
It was a 1U server thingamajig, haven't heard complaints. Seen in place for 12-18 months. Can empathize, as the area didn't have much in the way of space options. ...and I was there for an informal consult, less of a long term support for them.
Guess it was SMB mentality: attractive low cost, and matches otherwise low number feasible options.
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While I I think things like this are cool, SMBs looking to save some funds can save several hundred by purchasing a tower and installing a shelve. The towers are always less expensive than the rack version, and the shelve probably cost less too. Granted not as soon line, but for $500+ savings...
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Are towers always cheaper?
