Mac mini cluster in a 12U 19 inch rack
Eight Mac minis in two 4-bay 3U rows and a Mac Studio, under a 24-port switch with a UPS at the bottom.
Most mini PCs, Macs, modems and small switches can't go in a rack on their own. When you add one, the planner puts it in a rack mount made to fit that exact device, from 3D Rack Mounts. Gear that already has rack ears goes straight in.
In a mount made for it
Rack-ready
Open
Tap an open slot to choose where the next item goes. Drag an item to move it (on a phone, press and hold first). Tap it to remove it.
Parts list
12 of 12U used. 3 items need mounts ($447.97 in mounts); the rest has its own rack ears.
| Slot | Height | Part |
|---|---|---|
| U1 | 1U | Ubiquiti UniFi Switch Pro 24 (USW-Pro-24) rack-ready |
| U2 to U4 | 3U | Apple Mac Mini M6 / M5 Pro / M4 / M4 Pro 4-Bay mount $167.99 |
| U5 to U7 | 3U | Apple Mac Mini M6 / M5 Pro / M4 / M4 Pro 4-Bay mount $167.99 |
| U8 to U10 | 3U | Apple Mac Studio mount $111.99 |
| U11 to U12 | 2U | APC Smart-UPS SMT1500RM2UC rack-ready |
Racks it fits
- StarTech 4-post open frame 12U
- StarTech 4-post open frame 15U
- StarTech 4-post open frame 18U
- StarTech 4-post open frame 22U
- StarTech 4-post open frame 25U
- StarTech 4-post open frame 42U
- NavePoint wall mount 12U
- NavePoint wall mount 15U
- Tripp Lite SmartRack SR12UB (12U)
- Tripp Lite SmartRack SR42UB (42U)
- Sysracks 12U enclosure
More 19 inch builds
How it works
- Pick a rack. 10" mini racks (DeskPi, GeeekPi, Lab Rax and similar) or a standard 19" rack, at the height you have.
- Add your gear. Search a device to place it. Gear that already has rack ears, like UniFi and Netgear switches, Synology RackStations, UPS units and PDUs, is in the list too and goes in as rack-ready.
- See what's missing. Anything without ears shows as "needs a mount", with a mount you can buy for it.
- Share it. The link holds the whole layout, so a build can be posted, compared or finished later.