@@HomeSysAdmin Correct, CA. Typically, cabinet racks can range from free to $300. My year long search was because I’m outside of a metro area so it wasn’t easy to find one close enough that I could get my neighbor to pick it up with me. AND I just got lucky that this one was basically new and still had the keys. I wouldn’t know PA, but not surprised to hear it. Congrats to you!
Great tour! Looking forward to you adding in the microtik 10g switch in the future, I've been eying up a few different microtik 10g switches to finally bring 10g to my lab, but I've just not been ready to pull the trigger with the pricing.
Thanks for the updated tour! I'd definitely be interested in a little solar tour and how you set up any transfer switches or battery banks (if applicable). I'm getting into off-grid/grid-tied solar stuff. That's a great idea to look for "used"/new full size racks. New racks are $1000-4000 or so and that's a bit steep for homelab lol
X11SSW motherboard, E3-1230 v5 CPU, X520-T2 network card, PWS-504P-1R power supply. Pulls 35 Watts during normal operation with pfsense running (suricata and pfblocker packages).
Those transfer switches are sweet. I believe modern computer power supplies are rated for something like 30ms drop in supply without losing rail voltages, so I suspect it’s probably OK? When I get solar I’ll probably be switching mine a couple of times a week at least. It has a web interface so probably pretty easy to switch it with a web request. Nice setup, looks sweet. Warms the floorboards of the house?
They are nice indeed! These do have a web interface as well. It's very old, this particular model was actually discontinued a year or two ago, but it still works and is very easy to send any requests to via cURL. Switching could be automated very easily. And yes, it is quite warm down there during the summer. I'm approaching the thermal limits of the basement really before I need to consider installing air conditioning, which I really don't want to do. I think last year it topped out around 81-82F. My heat pump water heater is about 30ft away so it happily consumes a chunk of the heat :)
First of all it took me years to track down a 4 post rack for a good deal. This area is the same for pricing. I also was going for a full blown HP rack with doors and such. Until I measured and realized how big it was. Anyway then I had a good chuckle about the fiber isp and the 2.5gb port. As you know those started showing up on motherboards. I'm thinking that is crazy as the fiber ISP in this area. Anyway then you pointed out it i on your rack. At least this one is not that bad. But, I do have stories.
Looking to build server around the Supermicro X10DRH-iT Dual Intel XEON E5-2600v3/v4 LGA2011-v3 E-ATX Motherboard. I would love to have a stand up tower for it, but will settle for a 3U or 4U server case. I need it to have no less than 12 HDD bays. Thanks for your info
I'm using it with 2.5Gb as I discussed here. It works fine. Here's the output from ethtool Supported link modes: 100baseT/Full 1000baseT/Full 2500baseT/Full 5000baseT/Full 10000baseT/Full
No. Pfsense is a router, thus it will route between vlans; however, a switch is designed specifically for switching and will be significantly more efficient at it. The 2920 I'm using here has a 176Gbps switching capacity whereas Pfsense is pretty much limited by the CPU or the network link (10Gbps in my case).
Hi there. I’d love to reach out to you regarding pfSense and a product we have for it but couldn’t find any information in the channel details. If there’s an email I could use I’d appreciate it.
Yes, my desktop motherboard has it as well, but have you ever actually tried to use it? Switches are readily-available for 1Gb and 10Gb. Sure, you can find some 2.5Gb switches, but then there's the driver support, and lack of proper auto-negotiation. The list continues.
@@HomeSysAdmin yeah switch market is weird for 2.5GbE, its either cheap chinese stuff (which is probably fine, servethehome has some good vids on these), or its enterprise level gear with a price tag to match... no happy medium. I settled for 10GbE SFP+ switches, and used a transceiver that was capable of running at 1/2.5/5/10GbE on the 10GbE port.
please dont lie, dont tell me its your home lab like the other once. it isn't! no one can buy it, can handle it with this power consumption except things like a company or privat worker at home. in german we describe this like a mini-company or one-man-company.
I don't know what you're talking about. It's a homelab. The equipment is cheap and the classification of power consumption is entirely subjective. 1500W is NOT a lot of power to me. At $0.11 per kWh, it's very cheap not to mention it's offset further by solar. So no, I am not lying...
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I built your previous pfSense build for my home lab and paired it with a TP-Link Omada switch and AP. Everything works amazingly!
Absolutely amazing
I got my practically new 42U Dell cabinet for $100. Great looking rack!
Great deal!! I'm going to guess you live in or around Texas or California?? I literally never see those kinds of deals here in PA.
@@HomeSysAdmin Correct, CA. Typically, cabinet racks can range from free to $300. My year long search was because I’m outside of a metro area so it wasn’t easy to find one close enough that I could get my neighbor to pick it up with me. AND I just got lucky that this one was basically new and still had the keys. I wouldn’t know PA, but not surprised to hear it. Congrats to you!
Great tour! Looking forward to you adding in the microtik 10g switch in the future, I've been eying up a few different microtik 10g switches to finally bring 10g to my lab, but I've just not been ready to pull the trigger with the pricing.
CRS309 is the one I think I'll be going with. The price is very fair and has plenty of ports (at least for now).
What about FS switches? These are great as well!
glad to see another vid :)
I happened on a good deal on a 25u unit so i'm doing the whole migrating everything to the rack now. Really nice setup you have there.
Thanks for the updated tour! I'd definitely be interested in a little solar tour and how you set up any transfer switches or battery banks (if applicable). I'm getting into off-grid/grid-tied solar stuff.
That's a great idea to look for "used"/new full size racks. New racks are $1000-4000 or so and that's a bit steep for homelab lol
Nice setup. Really clean and sensible overkill. As it should be with a hobby
"I think we should be able to pull this one out fairly easily" Famous last words :D
LOL!!
Very nice set up.
Nice setup. Very efficient.
How is your 1U Supermicro pfSense only pulling 35w? Please provide details!
X11SSW motherboard, E3-1230 v5 CPU, X520-T2 network card, PWS-504P-1R power supply. Pulls 35 Watts during normal operation with pfsense running (suricata and pfblocker packages).
Hi, could you tell me the model number of the APC power transfer units, please? I would like to try and some secondhand.
The APC units are model AP7750A. Good luck!
What disc drive do you use to backup your blue rays?
LG WH14NS40 that I flashed with WH16NS60 firmware.
Wait and watch. You listen to yourself. Thumbs up 👍
Those transfer switches are sweet.
I believe modern computer power supplies are rated for something like 30ms drop in supply without losing rail voltages, so I suspect it’s probably OK?
When I get solar I’ll probably be switching mine a couple of times a week at least. It has a web interface so probably pretty easy to switch it with a web request.
Nice setup, looks sweet. Warms the floorboards of the house?
They are nice indeed! These do have a web interface as well. It's very old, this particular model was actually discontinued a year or two ago, but it still works and is very easy to send any requests to via cURL. Switching could be automated very easily. And yes, it is quite warm down there during the summer. I'm approaching the thermal limits of the basement really before I need to consider installing air conditioning, which I really don't want to do. I think last year it topped out around 81-82F. My heat pump water heater is about 30ft away so it happily consumes a chunk of the heat :)
i like these kind of videos
First of all it took me years to track down a 4 post rack for a good deal. This area is the same for pricing. I also was going for a full blown HP rack with doors and such. Until I measured and realized how big it was. Anyway then I had a good chuckle about the fiber isp and the 2.5gb port. As you know those started showing up on motherboards. I'm thinking that is crazy as the fiber ISP in this area. Anyway then you pointed out it i on your rack. At least this one is not that bad. But, I do have stories.
Do you have the same ISP / ONT?
@@HomeSysAdmin No. But, I'm sure other have interesting ISP fiber providers that is not large and well. The story is interesting.
Looking to build server around the Supermicro X10DRH-iT Dual Intel XEON E5-2600v3/v4 LGA2011-v3 E-ATX Motherboard. I would love to have a stand up tower for it, but will settle for a 3U or 4U server case. I need it to have no less than 12 HDD bays. Thanks for your info
nice chia farm :D
does intel x520-t2 supprt multirate mGig (1,2.5,5,10) are you sure coul you makesure. from what i know it is limit to (1,10)gig
I'm using it with 2.5Gb as I discussed here. It works fine.
Here's the output from ethtool
Supported link modes:
100baseT/Full
1000baseT/Full
2500baseT/Full
5000baseT/Full
10000baseT/Full
But what if the power goes down? And... It's it's dark outside.
I have a 75kWh battery bank, doesn't matter if sun is out or not 🙂
How much are you paying for 2Gb internet? You said the price was enticing so I am really curious
I'm paying $70/month for 2Gb symmetrical, no monthly data cap, all taxes/fees included.
the video feels, weird, is the framerate ok ? am I crazy ?
yeah it does feel very weird
Not sure why that would be? It was filmed, edited, and produced in 3840x2160 at 29.97fps on the same equipment that I always use.
The audio does seem to be out of sync by a very tiny amount, not sure.
Agreed. The video is very stuttery and has lots of motion blur.
Yeah maybe it's out audio out of sync issue. That is what I notice.
how much chia produces per month at 3000 tb
Not enough...
@@HomeSysAdmin to produce 100 chia per month, as much as I need
If you are using pfsense, still do you need a core switch to route vlans?
No. Pfsense is a router, thus it will route between vlans; however, a switch is designed specifically for switching and will be significantly more efficient at it. The 2920 I'm using here has a 176Gbps switching capacity whereas Pfsense is pretty much limited by the CPU or the network link (10Gbps in my case).
@@HomeSysAdmin In this case if i dont have any core switch, i can continue with pfsense right?
Yes you can keep using opnsense or pfsense. But a L3 core switch might still be a nice upgrade.
@@MelroyvandenBerg Thanks a lot for the information
Hi there. I’d love to reach out to you regarding pfSense and a product we have for it but couldn’t find any information in the channel details. If there’s an email I could use I’d appreciate it.
There is an email address (for business purposes) in the video description.
Nice rack 😉. But seriously, that is a great setup.
talk about 2g fiber when you get it
$99/month, difficult to beat that!
11 Cents for 1kWh 😮… in Germany we have 30-84 Cents 😢😂
Holy crap that's expensive! Sorry :(
Should have listened to Trump
"2.5gbit is really a really odd speed" lolwut???? Pretty much any mainstream "gaming" motherboard has 2.5gbit lol
Yes, my desktop motherboard has it as well, but have you ever actually tried to use it? Switches are readily-available for 1Gb and 10Gb. Sure, you can find some 2.5Gb switches, but then there's the driver support, and lack of proper auto-negotiation. The list continues.
@@HomeSysAdmin yeah switch market is weird for 2.5GbE, its either cheap chinese stuff (which is probably fine, servethehome has some good vids on these), or its enterprise level gear with a price tag to match... no happy medium.
I settled for 10GbE SFP+ switches, and used a transceiver that was capable of running at 1/2.5/5/10GbE on the 10GbE port.
2.5 and 5 gbe switches are now available
very details thank you
please dont lie, dont tell me its your home lab like the other once. it isn't! no one can buy it, can handle it with this power consumption except things like a company or privat worker at home. in german we describe this like a mini-company or one-man-company.
I don't know what you're talking about. It's a homelab. The equipment is cheap and the classification of power consumption is entirely subjective. 1500W is NOT a lot of power to me. At $0.11 per kWh, it's very cheap not to mention it's offset further by solar. So no, I am not lying...
@@HomeSysAdmin ok thats right, for less eq 0.11$ per kwh thats really cheap.
Not all of us live in a country that completely ruined its energy supply.
@@michaelgleason4791 shure thats right