Case: ARRIVED
- needs a 5.25" bay so we can add a quad 2.5" hotswap bay
- needs rails that are long enough for our racks (26" should suit)
- needs to be at least 2RU so we can have dual redundant power supplies with two physical connectors
- must suit motherboard form factor
possible $275: http://www.digicor.com.au/ns/fe/product/Product.aspx?id=2353
This one, $107: http://www.wacomputers.com.au/rack-mountable-server-chassis-case-2u-650mm-depth-with-atx-psu-window-p324760.html
PSU: ARRIVED
$744.98 http://www.digicor.com.au/ns/fe/product/Product.aspx?id=2176
This one: $550 http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/157973/POWERSUPPLIES_REDUNDANT_PSUS/Zippy/R2W-6460P.asp
Rails: ARRIVED
- Gotta be the right length to suit UCC racks!
$91.25 http://www.digicor.com.au/ns/fe/product/Product.aspx?id=2357
This one: $45.75 to suit above Generic case: http://www.wacomputers.com.au/rack-mountable-server-case-metal-slide-rails-600mm-p324756.html
Motherboard: ARRIVED
- must have remote management console (IPMI)
- must suit case form factor and power supply
- must have 2 SATA 6Gb ports
$484 http://www.digicor.com.au/ns/fe/product/Product.aspx?id=3232
RAM: ARRIVED
- no point the ram going faster than mobo can do
- check if ECC and registered or unregistered
- working on 32GB for now, can add more later or if we can afford it
four of these at $119.90 each http://www.digicor.com.au/ns/fe/product/Product.aspx?id=3214
CPU: ARRIVED
Intel E5-2640 $927 from http://www.wacomputers.com.au/intel-xeon-et-2640250ghz15mb-cache720gts6corelga2011-p318857.html
Heatsink: ARRIVED
Need to check this one is within height limits, but for $35.18 I'm prepared to risk it! http://www.wacomputers.com.au/intel-thermal-solution-for-xeon-e5-series-cpu-combo-heatsink-with-removeable-fan-p320551.html
- Calculated to have 24mm room (for mobo and risers) with the cheap 2U case
Hotswap bay: ARRIVED
$49 (same as the one in heathred): http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=408&products_id=20990
SSD: ARRIVED
2 of these at $109 each: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=210_902_903&products_id=19985
FC Card: ARRIVED
- hate me all you like, they're over $1000 from every non-ebay store
- pci-e and low profile bracket required
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-Sealed-Emulex-LPE11002-E-4-GB-fibre-channel-interface-cards-PCI-Express-/320860065765 (confirmed to come with a low profile bracket)
ALL PRICES INCLUDE GST
Total cost including postage (also, Digicor stuff was cheaper than on the website) was --waiting for [EDO]--
