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Not to knock Dropbox's engineering, because it is sexy, but there are off the shelf enclosures right now that will fit 90 drives in a 4u case. Given that said e
by Sanddancer 11y ago
Not to knock Dropbox's engineering, because it is sexy, but there are off the shelf enclosures right now that will fit 90 drives in a 4u case. Given that said enclosures have full rack rails and all, and are narrower, I don't doubt that a more densely designed server is feasible in the least with dropbox's design.
- gshx 11y agoThere are other concerns to keep in mind, eg. the upgradability of storage to use next gen cards that use 3d nand, etc. I'm sure they thought through a list of concerns before going this route.
- james_cowling 11y agoThese are standard-width rackmount chassis btw. They're 1.5x depth but otherwise it's standard 4U. The dimensions given are just an approximation.