Supermicro server front bezels with filters?

[BLinux]

I happen to have picked up a Supermicro 836 that included the front bezel and found out that the front bezel has a filter that is removable. I didn't see this on the 846 front bezel. Are there other Supermicro server front bezels that include a removable filter like the 836?

 

[i386]

They have filters in the bezel?
This would help with dust, but also reduce airflow and you won't see the hdd leds...

 

[BLinux]

They have filters in the bezel?
This would help with dust, but also reduce airflow and you won't see the hdd leds...

lol.. i don't really care to see the hdd leds. reduce airflow; yes some what... but if it makes it easy to prevent dust build up (which would reduce airflow anyway), then I'm all for it...

the 836 bezel has filter, the 846 doesn't apparently... i haven't seen the others... just wondering if other people knew if they have filters or not?

 

[Terry Kennedy]

They have filters in the bezel?
This would help with dust, but also reduce airflow and you won't see the hdd leds...

It is a fine plastic mesh "dust bunny" trap, not an actual air filter. You can see the drive LEDs through it and it doesn't really impact the airflow.

 

[BLinux]

to partially answer my own question, i found this photo of the backside of the front bezel for a Supermicro 826 chassis. (this front bezel is not the same as for the 825 chassis)



as can be seen, there's a fine "mesh" filter that is fixed to the inside of the 826 front bezel. it appears to be removable just like the 836 front bezel.

 

[i386]

Google brought me here again

The 2u and 3u chassis have bezels with a "mesh" filter, the 4u versions do not.

 

[BLinux]

Google brought me here again

The 2u and 3u chassis have bezels with a "mesh" filter, the 4u versions do not.

LOL.. welcome back! I've been using the front bezel with the mesh... I find that I need to clean it out every 6 months at the least and there's significant dust build up on it. So, it's definitely doing the job. It's not a perfect seal though, so there's some dust build up on the HDD drays around the edges.

For the 846 bezel that doesn't have the mesh, I cut some A/C air filters to size and put it inside the bezel and it works, but are not washable.