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Network pics thread

That's still waaaaay more money than a fixed-config switch even before you start talking about shipping that heavy/bulky thing.

You don't need a 3560 to do layer 3 at home, a 3550 works just fine and can be had for a hundred bucks if you're patient. I haven't taken the lastest SWITCH exam but I'm willing to bet the vast majority of the concepts can be covered on the older hardware still.

I still don't see an actual point to having a high-density switch at home. You don't need the features or the port-density, it costs more to run, it sounds like a vacuum running in the closet, it's a pain to move it because they're heavy unless you unload the modules/PSs, and in the end you still just have a white elephant.

Like I tell people all the time at work, just because you "can" do something, doesn't mean you "should".
 
This is the server I got:

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produc...01364&cm_re=supermicro-_-16-101-364-_-Product


Still waiting for the ram, was hoping it would come in today, but guess it will be next week. I can't wait to power this thing on.

Only thing I forgot is to order a 40mm fan. Other then the power supply, there is no fans in there, so with the hard drive and the fiber card pretty sure it's going to get hot in there.
 
It's all I had time for today. More on Monday or Tuesday ;)

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They are IBMs that were decommissioned at a client and we were allowed to keep them as it was going to the trash anyway. They actually look really nice, but they are old, and failing. I cannibalized a couple of the drives (I love the fact that they are sata) to add to my pool of backup rotation, and you should see all the CRC errors. But hey, it's a free toy, can't complain. I can fill it with bigger drives if I want, too.

I just can't wait for that ram to come in so I can get my server going so I can interface with the SAN. I also can't wait to see how much amps that pulls when all the drives are running. I clocked it at around 400watts but don't think the drives run when the fiber is not plugged in.

I also bought a rackmount KVM console off ebay. Today I did another order to get a 4U case for that tower server. I really need to stop spending money. :D
 
Red Squirrel said:
This is the server I got:

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produc...01364&cm_re=supermicro-_-16-101-364-_-Product


Still waiting for the ram, was hoping it would come in today, but guess it will be next week. I can't wait to power this thing on.

Only thing I forgot is to order a 40mm fan. Other then the power supply, there is no fans in there, so with the hard drive and the fiber card pretty sure it's going to get hot in there.
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how come you didn't get a 2.5 " laptop hard drive ?
 
Was going for the cheapest route, but TBH I never even thought of looking. Seems they are just as cheap as the 3.5's. Probably generate less heat too.
 
Got some new toys. Not seen anyone with any of these here before, but you can do fun things with them. Going to see if I can do 40gbit or 60gbit when more show up in the mail. :D

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If a network card has a fan on it, it has to be FAST!

Had no idea they even made any past 10Gb and figured they were very out of reach given the price.

So what is the max speed of these? Or are these 10Gb and you're just teaming multiple?

Either way that's quite impressive.
 
They're 10gbit cards and I set up teaming on them. You can get dual 10gbit cards, but they're quite a lot more expensive (and usually use XENPAK or SFP+ modules, so that bumps the cost up even more). The fan is also quite necessary as the cards use about 25w and give off a fair amount of heat.
 
Those 10GBE's seem so intel :) how much did they run you? the only thing id love to ask them is why not either heat pipe both heatsinks or have 2 low noise fans...
 
NTAuthourity said:
Those 10GBE's seem so intel :) how much did they run you? the only thing id love to ask them is why not either heat pipe both heatsinks or have 2 low noise fans...
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The newer model is passively cooled as it uses 40% less power. I paid ~$120 for each one (original revision of this if you're curious: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106043).
Red Squirrel said:
I can already picture the water cooling mods, with rackmount radiator.
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Not on the agenda really. Heat isn't going to be an issue at all as each one is going in one of these cases (and eventually colocation): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811152124
 
BlueFox,

What switch are you using for those 10GbT cards? There are not too many of those out there yet. Also, what sort of patch cables are you using? I am very interested as I would love to go to 10GbT for my esxi servers and backupexec server.
 
I don't have a switch for them currently. Just doing a direct connection. I can't really afford to spend $15000+ on something like a Dell 8024, so unfortunately I don't think I'll be able to make any recommendations off first hand experience. Cable wise, I'm using some plain CAT6 I had laying around the house.
 
Blue Fox said:
I don't have a switch for them currently. Just doing a direct connection. I can't really afford to spend $15000+ on something like a Dell 8024, so unfortunately I don't think I'll be able to make any recommendations off first hand experience. Cable wise, I'm using some plain CAT6 I had laying around the house.
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where did you get those nics for $120 ?
 
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New switch :) (well 2nd hand!)

Will have a ITX firewall shortly, and ITX server which should be rackmounted

Also have a file server which won't be in a rack mount case until I have enough money for a 20-24 bay case (which in the UK are quite pricy)

More to come soon :)
 
everything over here in the uk is bloody pricey! i just imported a few 1U supermicro servers which even after getting hit by customs are 50% cheaper than over here!
 
If your talking on the Spools yes and no. The Top spool is extra fiber if we needed to run any and the other is black box cat 6. The really thick shit that everyone hates so much. Our maintenance guys hate running it, but it makes sense in a factory
 
Sneak Peak of work we are doing at a client of mine... server room is going in basement and we had to get the wires down there somehow... entire first floor sits on a solid concrete slab soooo... what do ya do... well you drill some 3" holes... 4 to be precise. In the stud bay. We'll have an access panel for future wires we may need to run but heres some shots from today. We ended up drilling 4 3" holes... made a mess of water in the basement thats drying out right now.

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Heres video after first hole was done (we cut a 6"x6" hole out after we knew where our holes were so we could drain the water properly.

http://www.facebook.com/Vyc0r#!/video/video.php?v=1598590960093
 
Haha reminds me when I was putting in my rack, except my holes were only like 1/2 for the bolts. Still had a spray bottle similar to that though. Insane how hot those bits get. Makes a big muck and is a rather messy job. I can only imagine how much harder it is to make big holes like that. Guessing that's a 1 inch drill though right? Probably goes slightly better with that.
 
Looks like a fun rig (some sort of built in level) - btw facebook privs are messed up here.
 
What keeps the 3" concrete core from falling down to the floor below when the boring completes?
 
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