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More likely a prank.

by tosti 7mo ago

type0 7mo ago
I would like to put my Raspberry Pi Pico in colocation, would it work?
- QuantumNomad_ 7mo ago
  There are a number of places that colocate normal Raspberry Pi. https://lowendbox.com/blog/little-machines-in-big-datacenters-where-to-host-your-raspberry-pi/ https://lowendbox.com/blog/little-machines-in-big-datacenter... I am sure that some of them either already colocate Pico ones too, or are willing to do so if asked.
  - gzread 7mo ago
    The Pi Pico doesn't have networking capabilities, so that would be silly. You're probably thinking of the Pi Zero.
    - kube-system 7mo ago
      There is a Pico W
kube-system 7mo ago
I think it's most likely testing the waters for a real offering. It's not that weird. Many colo data centers already have policies about hosting laptops because it's already something that happens. It just isn't common and usually isn't for hosting servers.
- dylan604 7mo ago
  If the battery in the laptop is still good, it comes with it's own UPS. My MBPs haven't had an ethernet port in a minute, so do you have to supply your own adapters as well??? You could fit ~15 MBPs on their edge in 9RUs. That'd be an interesting looking rack. Not quite a blade chassis. It'd be rather boring looking as there's no blinky-blinkies
  - oceanplexian 7mo ago
    Putting a UPS in a rack is a prosumer/corporate IT thing, it’s not done in real datacenters. They typically have their own UPS in another room and multiple power lanes. And it’s going to be much more reliable than a laptop battery.
    - dylan604 7mo ago
      I didn't really think that any of what I wrote would be taken seriously to the point of needing a retort. I mentioned blade servers and knew rack unit measurements which as context clues would have suggested I was familiar with actual data center equipment.
      - icepush 7mo ago
        I read the reply to your comment not as much as an answer to your statement but a general warning to anyone who might be reading.
    - gosub100 7mo ago
      A laptop battery would be a huge liability if it caught fire.
      - kube-system 7mo ago
        And yet most homes and offices are full of them. Laptop batteries don't usually catch fire. At the colos I am familiar with (which have pretty strict rules, generally), you can have equipment with batteries as long as you regularly inspect them.
  - kube-system 7mo ago
    If you got creative with cable management you might be able to double up front and rear. It would probably be a PITA to manage but you could probably get some halfway decent density Looks like they were proposing supplying usb Ethernet adapters, which doesn’t seem crazy, they’re cheap.
  - 7mo ago

More likely a prank.

by tosti 7mo ago

More likely a prank.

type0 7mo ago

I would like to put my Raspberry Pi Pico in colocation, would it work?

QuantumNomad_ 7mo ago
There are a number of places that colocate normal Raspberry Pi. https://lowendbox.com/blog/little-machines-in-big-datacenters-where-to-host-your-raspberry-pi/ https://lowendbox.com/blog/little-machines-in-big-datacenter... I am sure that some of them either already colocate Pico ones too, or are willing to do so if asked.
- gzread 7mo ago
  The Pi Pico doesn't have networking capabilities, so that would be silly. You're probably thinking of the Pi Zero.
  - kube-system 7mo ago
    There is a Pico W

kube-system 7mo ago

I think it's most likely testing the waters for a real offering. It's not that weird. Many colo data centers already have policies about hosting laptops because it's already something that happens. It just isn't common and usually isn't for hosting servers.

dylan604 7mo ago
If the battery in the laptop is still good, it comes with it's own UPS. My MBPs haven't had an ethernet port in a minute, so do you have to supply your own adapters as well??? You could fit ~15 MBPs on their edge in 9RUs. That'd be an interesting looking rack. Not quite a blade chassis. It'd be rather boring looking as there's no blinky-blinkies
- oceanplexian 7mo ago
  Putting a UPS in a rack is a prosumer/corporate IT thing, it’s not done in real datacenters. They typically have their own UPS in another room and multiple power lanes. And it’s going to be much more reliable than a laptop battery.
  - dylan604 7mo ago
    I didn't really think that any of what I wrote would be taken seriously to the point of needing a retort. I mentioned blade servers and knew rack unit measurements which as context clues would have suggested I was familiar with actual data center equipment.
    - icepush 7mo ago
      I read the reply to your comment not as much as an answer to your statement but a general warning to anyone who might be reading.
  - gosub100 7mo ago
    A laptop battery would be a huge liability if it caught fire.
    - kube-system 7mo ago
      And yet most homes and offices are full of them. Laptop batteries don't usually catch fire. At the colos I am familiar with (which have pretty strict rules, generally), you can have equipment with batteries as long as you regularly inspect them.
- kube-system 7mo ago
  If you got creative with cable management you might be able to double up front and rear. It would probably be a PITA to manage but you could probably get some halfway decent density Looks like they were proposing supplying usb Ethernet adapters, which doesn’t seem crazy, they’re cheap.
- 7mo ago