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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.nocturnal.garden/post/74770

Been planning to migrate from my Supermicro monolith server for a while and finally finished the migration. Red thing is opnsense on an APU engine, Lenovos run a proxmox cluster, below is a mini PC with attached JBOD running TrueNAS.

Next step is to get another shelf for my Raspi and openDTU.

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Does that sticker say "no God, no State, no cable salad" in German ? Because that is peak Lemmy.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, "Kein Gott, kein Staat, kein Patriarchat" and similar ones are the German versions of "No gods no masters". Got it from Kaoskvlt

[–] [email protected] 45 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Nice rack! I really like these small form racks.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Nice rack!

That exact same phrase is used in a very different context in other communities!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Like when you set up 10 pins for someone else to knock down with a ball and it's pretty symmetric?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

Or when you’ve smoked the most amazing ribs

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I'm most impressed by the printed rackmount SFF mounts. Great idea.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Das da unten sieht mir aber nicht nach "kein Kabelsalat" aus

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Die sind nicht angeschlossen, die zählen nicht!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

Nur weil Kabel den Anschluss verlieren, darf man sie nicht direkt ausschließen!

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Lookin pretty slick, I dig it.

Did you 3D print the rackmounts or is there a place to get smallish ones like this?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks! Got it all printed from a friend, fortunately there's plenty STLs out there.

Some people are selling printed mounts for common devices on Etsy but the ones I found were horrendously expensive.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

KEIN GOTT, KEIN STAAT, KEIN KABELSALAT!

love it :D

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Yeah, couldn't resist the sticker :D

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Very cool rack. Neat to see the M910Q rack mounted. Love those computers.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They're great, super neat small computers and available used for little money.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Do they have rack mount option or are you using third party hardware for that?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

The latter, it's all 3D printed rackmounts

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I am currently also looking for a 10“ rack. Where did you get this one? It sounds like you are from Germany (at least according to the sticker) and so am I.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Got it in parts from different sources. I've generally been looking for used parts. The rails and screws are from Retourenking, the shelf and the blinds from Kleinanzeigen and the power strips from 25now.

If you're looking for a single source to buy new, check the Assmann Digitus stuff. I think they're available at Amazon.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

You can buy the rails by themselves if you wanted to make your own. Using finished lumber works very well if you're handy with tools.

https://amzn.to/3Fi1oM5

I made my own, but normal size to fit a specific space in my closet.

https://youtu.be/3p9ndubTu8w

I made mine like this - https://youtu.be/j8Yq5aWapeg

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Damn bro... Nice rack. 😌👌

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The mini rack is pretty decent, but I wish that the size decided was a 12" or so rack, so that more computer hardware could fit without the struggle.

I'm sure more stuff will be made the accommodate this scene though.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Since most rackmounts are 3d printed, everyone with a little knowledge could just add 2" to the files. The rails are width-agnostic. The power strips could be hard to find in 12", but I'm sure printing 2" extenders is possible as well!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think we have the same desk.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's in a small cabinet, there's no desk in the picture

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

No shit, the bottom right of my desk has that same outer layer, and placement of hinges as holes for shelves, but I took the door off for ventilation for my PC.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh, is it the Ikea one? My wife has that one and it looks very similar indeed! The cabinet is Ikea as well admittedly.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Aww it's so cute!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I didn't know there was more than one rack width. How many standard rack widths are there?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I think 19" is still the standard one, 10" is getting more and more popular and there's some fringe other widths mostly for niche use based on 3D printed parts.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Someone tell me what everything does here pls

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

Computer stuff

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

My guess, from top to bottom:

  1. Router
  2. Server
  3. Server
  4. Switch (apparently 10.0.0 subnet)
  5. rack mounted drives (JBOD?), probably connected to one of the servers
  6. UPS? Battery backup for something on the rack
  7. Extra cable storage
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Almost correct! 1. is just a firewall, the router is not in the rack. I wanted to have this separate from the "family lan". 6. is a mini PC to which the drives are connected, acting as a NAS.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I take it the 192.168.1 subnet is the family lan?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

No, WAN is the family lan. It's connected to one of the actual router's ports (some Fritzbox connected to the ISP). 192.168.1 is inactive, I was just messing around with it when I got the unit.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Can you share any details on the JBOD? How are you connecting it to the PC? I'd love something similar for my miniPC server.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It's an Olmaster one that fits a 5,25" bay. It has 4 SATA connectors in the back and a single Molex for power. The SSDs can easily be swapped in or out.

It's this or something very similar: https://de.aliexpress.com/i/4001152236337.html?gatewayAdapt=glo2deu

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What are the SATA cables connected to? Does one of the lenovo tiny PCs have an interface for four SATA connectors?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They are connected to the mini PC below. This mainboard has 4 connectors.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

oh yeah shoot, sorry, I skipped past that comment. Thanks for clarifying, you've got a super neat setup!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Shopping aliexpress most are 2.5 drives. I get that they're lower power but 3.5 drives offer much more storage...

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