is there a ultra-short rackmount backplane / case available or parts for DIY?

[Ford Prefect]

Hi folks,

 

I need to install my home unRAID into an ultra-short wall-mounted rack.

Outside rack depth is 395mm/~15.5in - inside available depth

for a chassis is approx 250mm/~9.8in..maybe one inch more.

 

I wonder whether there is a 3U chassis or SATA Backplane somewhere to

buy or to build (4 holding the drives) - or a 4U chassis to mount the MoBo

on top of the 3U drives setup - with that depth?

Alternatively an enclosure where one could mount some standard

(i.e. 5x3.5 in 3x5.25) backplanes?

 

TIA,

  fred

[DocBlock]

Depending on your space, you may be able to use something like this to give yourself some breathing room:

 

http://www.rackmountsolutions.net/Standoff_Rack_Extender.asp

 

We used these in two post racks so that the servers were more centered in the two-post racks.

 

Also, I've recently been shopping for chassis, and ran across this on Newegg:

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811165211

 

It's the shortest depth I've seen that would still accommodate hot swap disks easily.

[Ford Prefect]

Depending on your space, you may be able to use something like this to give yourself some breathing room:

 

http://www.rackmountsolutions.net/Standoff_Rack_Extender.asp

 

We used these in two post racks so that the servers were more centered in the two-post racks.

 

Also, I've recently been shopping for chassis, and ran across this on Newegg:

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811165211

 

It's the shortest depth I've seen that would still accommodate hot swap disks easily.

 

Thanks for your kind and fast response, DocBlock.

I am actually using a real cabinet...sorry for not being specific

enough, but English is not my native tongue.

So extending it is not an option, i am afraid.

...the cabinet is 12U and my first version will start with mounting an ICY-Dock

5-in-3-SATA Backplane onto a 250mm depth tray/shelf.

The ITX MoMo will go into a Supermicro 1U chassis