Progress on the rack

Mike's Notes

Some notes on building out the first server rack cabinet.

Resources

• https://www.blog.ajabbi.com/2025/05/boxlang-100.html
• https://www.blog.ajabbi.com/2025/04/data-centre-options-for-pipi-9.html

References

• Reference

Repository

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Last Updated

05/09/2025

Progress on the rack

By: Mike Peters

On a Sandy Beach: 04/09/2025

Mike is the inventor and architect of Pipi and the founder of Ajabbi.

Building out the first server 45U rack cabinet to host Pipi 9 has been a slow process. Mainly because I was working on other things. Pipi 9 works a bit like a render farm, so it will not be connected to the internet for security reasons and will batch-create products that can be shared via GitHub.

Reusing

There is a significant amount of old rack gear from Pipi 4 in storage that is still usable, which I need to locate and either put to use or dispose of.

• KVM switch.
• Power distribution board.
• Shelving.
• Air cooling.
• Cabling.
• Network Switches.
• Monitor.
• 4 old Win servers.

Buying new

I was able to obtain some more gear this week.

• 16GB RAM 64-bit Windows Server.
• Rack Cabinet LCD Monitor Mount Bracket.

The small 16GB RAM server consumes low power, allowing it to run continuously and regulate the entire system. There are enough older servers that can be reused and switched on/off for batch jobs. They will do till they get replaced by better gear.

Need

What I don't have is

• Smart UPS.
• Rack keyboard.

The next job

• Making a standard Java 21 + BoxLang install bundle to put on all machines and run Pipi 9 CFML.
• Learn as I go.