There's no need to micro-manage every aspect of your experimentation lab ...

I recently completed a server hardware refresh in my environment and made the decision to switch to rack mount hardware. Even though I am no stranger to rack mount hardware, I have never run rack ...

I'm not getting a four post rack, it's kind of overkill for a single server and switch/patch panel. If you're bolting the posts to concrete you should be ok, but if they're floating on wheels or what ...

Any recommendations for a decent 1u rack mount that would have SFP+ capabilities, and potentially a 4 port 1000BaseT NIC? I was thinking I'd pick something up to throw on my rack as my router to run ...