Looking for any experiences, I've planning out a VSAN cluster build and want to use either SuperMicro 514 or 515. They're short depth 1U chassis, the main difference is the placement of the IO.
On the 515, the IO is at the front and the fans are at the rear. The airflow is front to back and not rear to front. (so think pulling air through the heatsink instead of traditionally pushing air to it)
On the 514, the IO is at the rear and the fans are at the front. The airflow is front to back.
I was planning on using a short depth rack, so probably a 20-incher or one of the network cabinets. However it looks like those all have solid rear panels.
Anyone know if:
Thanks.
On the 515, the IO is at the front and the fans are at the rear. The airflow is front to back and not rear to front. (so think pulling air through the heatsink instead of traditionally pushing air to it)
On the 514, the IO is at the rear and the fans are at the front. The airflow is front to back.
I was planning on using a short depth rack, so probably a 20-incher or one of the network cabinets. However it looks like those all have solid rear panels.
Anyone know if:
- the servers would be starved for fresh air and if it would impact temps in any significant way going with the 515 since the fans are rear mounted and pulling air instead of pushing?
- Would I be recirculating warm air if I went with the 514 for front mounted fans?
- Would it be better to use the rear of the 515 as an intake, rotating the fans around so they're blowing air over the system instead of pulling it?
Thanks.