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Thank you everyone for the guidance! I have purchased this vertical wall mount for the project: StarTech.com 6U Wall Mount Network Cabinet - Vertical Wall Mount Patch Panel Rack - 30" Server Room Cabinet (RK630WALVS)

@looktall thanks! This is a great idea. I'll meditate on how this will look with wiring and poe switch. @samplenhold good catch! I think I'm staying the course with what I bought. The server will get in going and if I build to it's size, it future proofs me in more upgrade ebay options

@sebastiantombs I'm reading through these. It was a couple of these posts that let me realize buying dedicated LPR was not the answer. Great knowledge here. Thanks!

Where was all this knowledge 3 weeks ago? Now what, try to return it on Ebay and build a custom machine? I think I would end up higher cost to recreate. How about a bit of help on a camera for license plate reading?

In the existing setup, I have 8 Bay swappable

I see your logic, $300 for the case, $200 for the rack puts me at $500 where the other way I would be at $700-900. Soo what about power supply?

Roughly 10" x 10" X10SLL-F supermicro board But if the notion is to transplant, I could just take the drives and abandon the old board. The dual power supply is nice to keep. I feel like I'm back to analyzing and paralyzing. Lol

I'm pot committed to this server for under $500. I guess I could transplant. But it's really a good start. The tripp depth is 32.5"

I just noticed its depth limit! That was the other thing about wall mounts. There are few options for the ~30" server

I am definitely leaning towards the HD version because it has fans, and the mount is long side which gives me access to both ends. The MEC room does get hot and cold as seasons change. I have a heater but not an AC. Let me get the wash turned back on and a few cars in the bays before I tackle...

I have bought and received the 2U server. Updated the BIOS, IMPI and installed what it can only handle Windows Server 2012 R2. Has 6x 2TB drives, 2 GB NIC ports. I totally understand about the issue with wall mount. I consider the mechanical room as a wet area and prefer the electronics to be...

Geez... I missed this detail? Well I bought the server. I thought it was a great deal for about $500: 2U Rackmountable Chassis CSE-825, 2x redundant power supplies (PWS-702A-1R) Mounting rack rails X10SLL-F motherboard 2x 4-Core 3.1GHz E3-1220v3 Intel processors 8GB DDR3 memory 6x 3.5" 4TB...

I think I am going to for this: SuperMicro 2U Server, E3-1220v3, 8GB RAM, 6x TB SATA Checking Intel website, this processor can quick-sync, has plenty of TB drives in it, 2U. I asked the seller to see if they had any POE+ to add to the deal.

I have been thinking about this for at least 3 years. So far I have conduit installed. Now I want to have the system built and tested with a camera at home, and then go install it at the wash.

Here I go back to analysis paralysis. I am not saving any money using my tower and getting a nas. I could just get a nas... :facepalm: