Finally racked my lab

3 years ago by lungdart to c/homelab

Finally got around to racking up my lab! (Still needs wiring up, but that’s tomorrows problem) Top to bottom: * 1u PDU * 1u cable management * 1u custom super micro pfsense build * 1u tplink jetstream. 24x1Gbe 4x SFP * 1u cable management * 2u patch panel * 4u custom super micro server * A shelf with a UPS and a gaming rig (ryzen with a 1070ti) Going to run rancher harvester + rancher vm + k8s cluster. Usual media stack, nextcloud, pihole, etc etc. Mostly just want a cluster to play with and harvester seems fun!

Trying to cross post, not sure if I'm doing it right. Apologies if I'm breaking any rules!

kraxyk 3 points 3 years ago

Looks pretty nice. I'm in the process of doing the same. One bit of annoyance is that I have a half length cabinet but one of my servers is full length.

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lungdart 1 point 3 years ago

There might be a rail kit that can extend out the back. It'd be a little labgore but it would work

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kraxyk 3 points 3 years ago

So here's another homelab sin I committed... I dont use rails. I stead I buy these adjustable universal shelves that get installed like rails. Why? Because all my servers are second hand and require proprietary mounting rails. The dell server rails are way more expensive than they need to be haha

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MigratingtoLemmy 1 point 3 years ago

That is a decent idea, except that pulling the servers out is a pain because you can't pull them out too much (up until their centre of gravity permits), and they aren't as secure as using rails that bolt them in, and that you would lose about 1U of space every pair of rails you use. The last point might not be a problem if you have a larger rack

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lungdart 1 point 3 years ago

That's what I do too. The 4u is on a set like that. I didn't know it was a sin!

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darkfiremp3 2 points 3 years ago

I just have a little shelf right now in our apartment. Once we get a house, I get a rack!

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clavismil 1 point 3 years ago

Looks great! about the gaming rig... are you doing GPU passthrough or baremetal install? are you using something to play remotely?

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