New House, New Rack... how do I get Blue Iris

[remsta]

Hi All,

We are nearing completion of our new house and all the networking equipment is going into a 24RU rack - that is Unifi Switches, UDM Pro etc... Ideally I would really like to keep everything together but at the same time I would love to go Blue Iris. I have looked at some Dell Optiplex 7040's but I am worried they will be too heavy and the rack will fall off the wall (it will be wall mounted).

How have others solved for this? Anyone using Ultra Small Form Factor or Intel NUC's? Surely if a Synology NAS can run 5 cameras, a Small mini pc can?

Cheers,

 

[disbjohn]

Something like this would be good and small form factor

HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Business Class Desktop, Intel Core i5 6500 3.2Ghz, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD Hard Drive, Windows 10 (Renewed)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07M5B4VZ8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_DQV6A3MD28797AP2X3BB

As long as you mount the rack into the studs you should be fine. I will be doing something similar soon as well.

 

[mat200]

Hi All,

We are nearing completion of our new house and all the networking equipment is going into a 24RU rack - that is Unifi Switches, UDM Pro etc... Ideally I would really like to keep everything together but at the same time I would love to go Blue Iris. I have looked at some Dell Optiplex 7040's but I am worried they will be too heavy and the rack will fall off the wall (it will be wall mounted).

How have others solved for this? Anyone using Ultra Small Form Factor or Intel NUC's? Surely if a Synology NAS can run 5 cameras, a Small mini pc can?

Cheers,

Hi @remsta

A properly installed rack will hold up, and can hold a considerable amount of weight. ( example you can put a good solid plywood section on the wall to support the rack by drilling the plywood into the studs )

USFF PCs or Intel NUCs have not been preferred due to lower performance CPUs and less space for storage ( HDDs ) for videos in the unit.

Many members like SFF PCs which have enough room for at least one SDD and one HDD in the unit.

 

[saltwater]

You'll be right as long as it's bolted securely into the studs. I have an 18RU and I could dangle from the backing section that was bolted to the wall (into studs).

 

[Zebra Hosting]

After too many failing NUCs and other low power devices we put a small super micro server in our rack. Low noise low power but stable. Can’t remember when we switched it on but been running for years.
We run Proxmox with a lot of virtual servers for pbx, domotica and blue iris and all fine.

E300-9D-8CN8TP | Mini 1U | SuperServers | Products | Super Micro Computer, Inc.

Don’t forget to put a UPS in the rack too.