Bare Metal

Modern datacenter hardware looks pretty cool inside. Drive bays, extension ports, memory slots, cpu sockets, heat sinks and fans all tightly packed into a 19" case make for some dramatic physical architecture. So I started taking pictures whenever I have to access a machine for servicing.

IBM System x3650 M3

Sun SunFire V40z

HP ProLiant DL360 G6

Soekris net5501-70

Process

All pictures taken with Panasonic Lumix DMC LX-3. Postprocessing done in Apple iPhoto by setting saturation to zero with 'Avoid saturating skin tones' checked.

License

Creative Commons Attribution License. The pictures above are free to download, and free to re-use as long as attribution is given.

Author

‮moc.ecafdeef@treklof‭