Your home ESX server lab hardware specs?

[Outlaw85]

FYI - I built a 21U cabinet many years ago and it was an afternoon's work that cost less than $100. The most expensive thing was the metal rails themselves, for $63 back then. I think I posted it around here somewhere but it was over a decade ago...

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That looks really nice and a very nice write-up. Even a 34u rail set is ~$75 and some lumber would provide for a relatively cheap rack.

 

[agrikk]

Yep. basic construction pine 2x4s and 2x6s are dirt cheap, sand down relatively well, and take stain readily.

 

[Outlaw85]

Yep. basic construction pine 2x4s and 2x6s are dirt cheap, sand down relatively well, and take stain readily.

Awesome, thanks! I saw the casters on yours, did you go under the posts where you mounted the rail? Or did you mount differently? I'm curious from a weight perspective.

 

[agrikk]

Yeah, the casters fit straight into holes drilled directly into the upright posts (the two 2x4s and two 2x6s). I was expecting to crumble when I had the cabinet fully loaded, but these casters proved very sturdy: they were replacement casters for a couch, I believe.