politby 88 Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 I just ordered another switch. One of these. I'll be able to use both ports on my ConnectX-3 cards and I can connect it directly to my console How much did you offer?
Guest asrequested Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 (edited) How much did you offer? My offer was too low, so I just bought it for the asking price. They have free shipping, which was a good saving. Other listings for the same switch were lower but ended up costing more because of shipping. Edited March 6, 2017 by Doofus
Guest asrequested Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 Another LSI 9211-8i and 5 Bay hot swap drive bay. Prepping for a future backup data store. 2
PenkethBoy 2068 Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 So what sort of beastie is this backup store going to be
mediacowboy 438 Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 Another LSI 9211-8i and 5 Bay hot swap drive bay. Prepping for a future backup data store. What type 5 hot swap drive bay is that?
Guest asrequested Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) So what sort of beastie is this backup store going to be A customer of mine is upgrading his storage system. He said he has 10 external hard drives that he's going to give me (not all at once). Ranging from 750GB to 4TB. The drive cage fits in my HTPC case, where I already have 3 bays spare (not including the 5.25" bays that I can convert). So I'm gonna fill that up. Once filled, I'll build a new HTPC Edited March 7, 2017 by Doofus
Guest asrequested Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) What type 5 hot swap drive bay is that? It fits in my Norco HTPC case https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008S06XPU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Edited March 7, 2017 by Doofus
colejack 30 Posted March 29, 2017 Posted March 29, 2017 (edited) New pics of server rack plus rack/home office specs Rack - (in order, top-down) Quanta LB4M Switch, 48x 1Gb, 2x 10Gb Cable Organizer Dell R210 II, Router (pfSense 2.3), Intel I3-2100, 4GB ECC DDR3 Dell R710, ESXi Host (ESXi 6.0U2), Dual Xeon L5630 (Quad core + HT @ 2.13GHz), 96GB ECC DDR3, 2x Samsung 850 500GB (RAID 1), 2x WD 500GB (RAID1) Dell R710, ESXi Host (ESXi 6.0U2), Dual Xeon L5640 (Hex core + HT @ 2.26GHz), 128GB ECC DDR3, 2x Samsung 850 500GB (RAID 1) Whitebox, Test Server, Supermicro X8SIA-F mobo, Xeon X3470 (Quad core + HT @ 2.93GHz), 32GB ECC DDR3 Whitebox, Xpenology, Supermicro X8SIE-F mobo, Xeon X3430 (Quad core @ 2.4GHz), 4GB ECC DDR3, 12x 1TB HDDs (8x in SHR2, 4x in SHR2) Supermicro 846, MediaNAS (NAS4Free 11), Supermicro X8SIL-F mobo, Xeon X3430 (Quad core @ 2.4GHz), 16GB ECC DDR3, 24x 2TB HGST HDDs (2x RAIDZ2, Striped, 36.4TB Usable) Cyberpower UPS's, 2x 1500VA, 1x 850VA On top of rack - Older 24" LCD Belkin 2 port KVM 2x Dell Optiplex 990 SFF, Intel i5-2400 (Quad core @ 3.1GHz), 32GB DDR3, 250GB Samsung 850 SSD, 500GB HGST HDD (Used for labs/testing) Not Shown - Personal Rig, Custom build, Intel DH67BL mobo, Intel i5-3470 (Quad core @ 3.2GHz), 16GB DDR3, EVGA 660 GTX, 250GB Samsung 850 SSD, 2TB WD HDD Fiancee Rig, Dell Optiplex 990 SFF, Intel i5-2400 (Quad core @ 3.1GHz), 16GB DDR3, 250GB Samsung 850 SSD Wireless - UNIFI UAP-Pro Edited March 29, 2017 by colejack 1
colejack 30 Posted March 29, 2017 Posted March 29, 2017 Very nice. How does the back look? lol, there's a reason there's only front pics. But really I'm still working on the cabling. Also waiting on getting another switch before finalizing any cabling.
Guest asrequested Posted March 29, 2017 Posted March 29, 2017 Same here. Pretty in front, spaghetti in the back, lol 1
BAlGaInTl 288 Posted March 30, 2017 Posted March 30, 2017 (edited) This thread really makes me want to upgrade to a rackmount setup. Edited March 30, 2017 by BAlGaInTl
mediacowboy 438 Posted March 30, 2017 Posted March 30, 2017 Can I ask you guys a serious question, I have noticed everyone mounts their switches in the front. Wouldn't cable management be easier with it in the back?
pir8radio 1312 Posted March 30, 2017 Posted March 30, 2017 Can I ask you guys a serious question, I have noticed everyone mounts their switches in the front. Wouldn't cable management be easier with it in the back? Yes and that's how it is done in production... But then you wouldn't see the impressive flashy lights...
Guest asrequested Posted March 30, 2017 Posted March 30, 2017 Yes and that's how it is done in production... But then you wouldn't see the impressive flashy lights... YUP! I luv me sum flashy lights But also, in my case, I'm always foolin' around with me stuff. It makes it easier to do that
Guest asrequested Posted March 30, 2017 Posted March 30, 2017 This thread really makes me want to upgrade to a rackmount setup. Do it!
pir8radio 1312 Posted March 30, 2017 Posted March 30, 2017 YUP! I luv me sum flashy lights But also, in my case, I'm always foolin' around with me stuff. It makes it easier to do that But in everyone's defense.. My home rack has the switch facing out too... You can't get to the back of most home racks... So the front makes sense... and the flashy lights...
Guest asrequested Posted March 30, 2017 Posted March 30, 2017 But in everyone's defense.. My home rack has the switch facing out too... You can't get to the back of most home racks... So the front makes sense... and the flashy lights... ZACLLY!
BAlGaInTl 288 Posted March 30, 2017 Posted March 30, 2017 Do it! Will you be donating the racks and hardware? I'd love to find a cheap half height 24u or so rack. I've been keeping my eye open.
Guest asrequested Posted March 30, 2017 Posted March 30, 2017 Will you be donating the racks and hardware? I'd love to find a cheap half height 24u or so rack. I've been keeping my eye open. This is the one that I bought. https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Adjustable-Levelers-Management-4POSTRACK25U/dp/B00O6GNLQE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490841265&sr=8-1&keywords=startech+rack
BAlGaInTl 288 Posted March 30, 2017 Posted March 30, 2017 (edited) This is the one that I bought. https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Adjustable-Levelers-Management-4POSTRACK25U/dp/B00O6GNLQE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490841265&sr=8-1&keywords=startech+rack I'm actually thinking of going with this... http://www.ebay.com/itm/22U-4-Post-Open-Frame-Network-Server-Rack-800MM-Deep-With-3-pairs-of-L-Rails-/151637811750?hash=item234e516226:g:eHIAAMXQuCdThle- Seems to have "decent" reviews from multiple buyers. But that will just lead to an expensive case.... ... which will lead to expensive hot swap cages/backplanes ... which will lead to a MB/CPU upgrade ... which will make me want ECC ... which will want me to update to ZFS ... which will make me want to get more/bigger drives ... which will make me want to get more ECC So you see my dilemma... Edited March 30, 2017 by BAlGaInTl
mediacowboy 438 Posted March 30, 2017 Posted March 30, 2017 I'm actually thinking of going with this... http://www.ebay.com/itm/22U-4-Post-Open-Frame-Network-Server-Rack-800MM-Deep-With-3-pairs-of-L-Rails-/151637811750?hash=item234e516226:g:eHIAAMXQuCdThle- Seems to have "decent" reviews from multiple buyers. But that will just lead to an expensive case.... ... which will lead to expensive hot swap cages/backplanes ... which will lead to a MB/CPU upgrade ... which will make me want ECC ... which will want me to update to ZFS ... which will make me want to get more/bigger drives ... which will make me want to get more ECC So you see my dilemma... I don't see a dilemma with that at all.
Guest asrequested Posted March 30, 2017 Posted March 30, 2017 I don't see a dilemma with that at all. Neither do I, lol
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