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Securely installs one or two Mac mini servers or computers inside a 1U rackmount enclosureġU height and standard mounting holes allow RackMac mini to be installed easily into any standard equipment rack How do you securely mount the minis? How do you keep them cool? How do you turn them on without pulling them out of the rack? How do you plug in a thumb drive for a quick update? Sonnet's RackMac mini solves all these challenges and more! However, integrating them into a rack poses some challenges. Mac mini computers make sweet servers for most applications. An added benefit is that replacing the 1950 with mac mini's increased my UPS runtime from 8 minutes to 45 minutes. This is a handy addition to my home network rack and is well worth the purchase. The foam padding securely holds the mini's in place once the cover is replaced and I haven't seen any cooling issues as of yet. Manages Airflow Front-to-Back-Directs airflow through each computer to keep them ambient temperature chill, even when mounted between two other.

Ideal for Use in Server Rooms-1U height and standard mounting holes enable easy installation into any standard equipment rack.
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Rackmount Solution for Mac mini-Secures one or two minis inside a rugged steel 1U enclosure. If the USB option is selected for both bays a longer USB dongle is used to allow the cable to reach the mini. The Superdrive needs to be mounted in the bay on the left to allow the cable to reach the port on the mini. The news of Xserve’s demise is certainly a reminder that, despite Apple’s recent iPad and iPhone success with business users, it can’t quite compete with the likes of IBM or HP in enterprise server rooms.MMR-SD: This insert and mounting kit allows the second bay to be used for the Superdrive.

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I don’t suspect too many server administrators are going to jump at the chance to throw in Mac Pros or Mac Minis in their setups, but the addition of the Mac Pro Server configuration may be useful to some. In job postings for the datacenter, Apple says that it will run “MacOS X, IBM/AIX, Linux and SUN/Solaris systems.” So even if XServe systems are part of its infrastructure, it likely won’t make up a significant chunk. With XServe on its way out, it’s also unclear what role, if any, the server will play in Apple’s upcoming North Carolina datacenter. That’s certainly better than the alternative - the Mac Pro takes up 12 racks of space, according to Apple. The Mac Mini’s thin profile allows it to fit in a single rack unit (or 1U of space), and they can also be stacked side-by-side to fit two units on one rack. While it would seem that Apple has effectively pushed itself out of the traditional server room, it offers some suggestions on how users can fit the Mac Pro and Mac mini into server racks.

The Mac Pro server is slated to ship in a few weeks with a $2,999 base option that features a quad-core Intel Xeon processor and 8 gigabytes of RAM In its Xserve Transition Guide (embedded below), Apple recommends that users adopt its new Mac Pro Server configuration, or its Mac mini server. The form factor allows administrators to easily sandwich significant amounts of hardware together in tight spaces (Virgina Tech relies on Xserve for its world-class System X supercomputer). Xserve was Apple’s only rackmounted server - a system that could be stacked in server room racks.

AppleCare warranties will still be honored, and the company says it has repair parts for up to seven years in California, and five years elsewhere in the world. Apple won’t be leaving current Xserve customers high and dry, though.
