Ready-made frame 12U 10"

12U Proxmox cluster rack buildin a DeskPi RackMate T2

Three ThinkCentre Tiny nodes on 2.5GbE plus a 2-bay Synology for shared storage. It is built in the DeskPi RackMate T2, 12U tall and 260 mm deep, and passes every check in the builder.

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Key facts

This 12U Proxmox cluster rack build uses the DeskPi RackMate T2 at 12U and 260 mm deep.
It holds 13 parts and uses 12 of 12U.
Typical power draw adds up to 61 W and the parts weigh about 8.8 kg.
Bought parts with a known price add up to about $1,175.
Outside, the rack is about 270 mm wide, 260 mm deep and 549 mm tall.

Why the DeskPi RackMate T2?

Biggest RackMate: 12U and 260 mm deep, room for a full homelab. DeskPi RackMate T2 is 260 mm deep here, so the deepest device, the Synology DS224+ at 232.7 mm, fits with 27.3 mm to spare. At 12U the build uses 12U and leaves 0U free.

Where everything goes, top to bottom

U12DeskPi 0.5U Cat6 12-port patch panel (DP-0034)Buy222 x 21.4 x 25 mm
U118-port 2.5GbE switch, 10" 1UBuy210 x 43.7 x 120 mm, 10 W
U10GeeekPi 1U brush panelBuy222 x 43.7 x 15 mm
U9DeskPi T2 0.5U rack shelfBuy210 x 21.4 x 260 mm
on shelfLenovo ThinkCentre Tiny (M720q / M920q)Buy179 x 34.5 x 183 mm, 12 W
U8DeskPi T2 0.5U rack shelfBuy210 x 21.4 x 260 mm
on shelfLenovo ThinkCentre Tiny (M720q / M920q)Buy179 x 34.5 x 183 mm, 12 W
U7DeskPi T2 0.5U rack shelfBuy210 x 21.4 x 260 mm
on shelfLenovo ThinkCentre Tiny (M720q / M920q)Buy179 x 34.5 x 183 mm, 12 W
U6GeeekPi 1U vented blankBuy222 x 43.7 x 3 mm
U2–U5DeskPi T2 0.5U rack shelfBuy210 x 21.4 x 260 mm
on shelfSynology DS224+Buy108 x 165 x 232.7 mm, 15 W
U110" 1U 4-outlet power stripBuy222 x 43.7 x 50 mm

Buy 9, nothing to print

DeskPi RackMate T2 frame, 12U$149GeeekPi / DeskPi
DeskPi 0.5U Cat6 12-port patch panel (DP-0034)$16DeskPi
8-port 2.5GbE switch, 10" 1U$75Generic
GeeekPi 1U brush panel$13GeeekPi
4 x DeskPi T2 0.5U rack shelf$76DeskPi
3 x Lenovo ThinkCentre Tiny (M720q / M920q)$450Lenovo
GeeekPi 1U vented blank$11GeeekPi
Synology DS224+$350Synology
10" 1U 4-outlet power strip$35Tupavco

Filament is estimated; prices are typical US street prices and go out of date. The frame line is the whole frame at 12U.

What could you swap or add?

Each suggestion below was checked against this exact build: swap it in, or add it on its own shelf, and the builder still reports no problems.

Swap

Instead of the Lenovo ThinkCentre Tiny (M720q / M920q)HP EliteDesk 800 Mini (G4-G6), Dell OptiPlex Micro (7080 / 7090), ASUS NUC 14 Pro (slim), Mac mini (M1 / M2)
Instead of the Synology DS224+Synology DS225+, Synology DS423+, Synology DS923+, Synology DS925+

The rack is full at 12U; a taller frame would give you room.

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