EMC VPLEX VS2 data storage teardown - (PWJ106)

[@meowdacat]

Those slim management systems are quite popular among people with rack mount dj equipment for running the wait test or background music. they fit nicely in the racks with the amp and eq and light controllers.

[@maga998]

unbelievably clean equipment ! wow, no dust inside at all ! also, more videos !

[@PlaywithJunk]

It is not unusual that datacenter equipment looks like new even after many years of operation. A proper data center is hermetically sealed and the air conditioning system cools everything down. Fresh air is filtered. So no dust can get into the room and into the machines. There are also no carpets or printers (paper) inside those rooms.

[@mightyhalo]

Woooow, I'd love to work in a company like this one. btw. thanks for the hours of content ;)

[@artisankatstudios7902]

Just so lovely, the design aesthetics of this gear.

[@PlaywithJunk]

Video is available in full HD (1080) now.... (you should learn to be patient) ;-)

[@ServiceComputers]

I'm interested in some of those fiber cables & the power strips. However, I'm more interested in some 4 or 8GB RDIMMs for my sister's Poweredge 1900 I set up for her desktop.

[@giosal8822]

9:51 ... I have a deal for you ... since you love the Velcro cable ties so much, I will trade you those two cabinets full of that awesome gear, for a lifetime supply of Velcro cable ties, hahaha

[@Tangobaldy]

I. Would love a stack of ssd drives to backup my KZbin videos. That's an awesome find...

[@thiesenf]

I think you made a typo there... it's spelled "Pornhub"... :-)

[@ChipGuy]

All that formerly expensive stuff and you collect the velcro things: I can totally understand, I collect these as well, and they are being re-used, over a 1000 now.

[@PlaywithJunk]

You must collect what you can use... Sometimes I keep a cool looking tool-case and throw away the stuff inside. There is a point where the packaging has more value than the parts inside :-)

[@Killerspieler0815]

@Chip Guy - YES , Velcro cable ties are as universal ( & Anti-propritarty) & timeless as it can get.

[@techguy404]

Looking epic. Ironically I'm seeing one like this on an auction site. I'm torn between this and another one with some IBM 2U servers. Just wondering how the heck will I transport it if its still filled with equipment!? I just love that blue light when I looked it up.

[@PlaywithJunk]

You can expect 500-1000kg per rack. So you'll need a large truck with hydraulic ramp if you want to move it fully assembled or you need to remove the disk enclosures from the rack. Keep in mind that every door sill or stair step is a huge obstacle. Also the height of the door must be checked.... I personally wouldn't think about owning one privately ;-) But others move IBM mainframes in their basement... Where a will is, there is a way :-)

[@graywolf2694]

Wish I had that much junk to play with, I would try to use that stuff for other projects. Like thos battery packs, I would make a huge bank.

[@krusic22]

I use one of those battery packs as a UPS. It only outputs DC but that works for all the gear I plugged into it. Also 2.2kW output rating :D

[@PlaywithJunk]

As I said.... most switch mode power supplies will work on DC. There is only one problem with those EMC bricks: There is no button to turn them off or on. All the communication works via the serial port. But they actually do work. You plug them in and the output has 230VAC.... you unplug them and you get 250VDC output until the batteries are empty or a certain amout of time is over.

[@krusic22]

Mine is configured to 7.5 minutes I think. Since I bought it in a "non working" condition for 30€ (shipped from a different country). Still a very good battery pack if you get it for cheap. Also thanks for the reply really appreciated.

[@Acoustic_Theory]

Mr. PWJ is a cool dude.

[@PlaywithJunk]

Thanks... ;-)

[@TheBauwssss]

I would have paid serious cash just to help you take this thing apart :D

[@PlaywithJunk]

Send me some serious cash and I invite you the next time.... ;-)

[@cncdavenz]

Another very interesting video. Thanks

[@douro20]

I would put new packs in those Liebert UPSes and put them in service.

[@EvaristoBrag]

i'm too, is very good, my storage is an desktop celeron, 1gb ddr2 and hdd of 80gb 7200rpm.

[@muchkysledja]

Shmoo? Chinesium? Are you AvE fan as well?

[@PlaywithJunk]

yes I like how he speaks :-)

[@MrDubje]

Nice job you have! Do you get to keep stuff like the SSD's or UPS' for yourself if the employer isn't interested? Lol at removing the tiny battery... I guess you had to, it being chemical wast and all...

[@PlaywithJunk]

Weii you know parts can always be used for many things. The batteries are still good, I may use them in PCs with failed ones.

[@attilavidacs24]

Hey bro, nice equipment. Do you work for a datacenter?

[@TheShellshock67]

if this needs to go... and i worked there... i would personally "take care" of them... and my house would be filled with servers even more

[@tylerufen]

5:00: OH THANK YOU SO MUCH THAT WAS TERRIBLE 😭

[@douro20]

I believe those controllers run embedded Linux. A bit surprising that they are PC-based. I would had expected SPARC or PowerPC in something that high-end. Was this a spare unit that was never put into service?

[@PlaywithJunk]

The older Clariion systems run on Windows Storage Server. Maybe something similar here. Thi unit came back from a bank. I don't know how long they used it.

[@hgbugalou]

Most of these run windows storage server. I believe the vmax is the run with Linux.

[@tylerufen]

Also, how much data was that handling? Seems like an awful lot of equipment for the drive capacity of that era...

[@someguy4915]

Not so much about raw storage space but more about redundancy, reliability and most of all a lot of IOPS.

[@scabskunk]

Any chance you could sell 2 of them 8gb ddr3 sticks? Need some for my new server for my rv.

[@PlaywithJunk]

Write me a message on [e-mail] ...

[@Killerspieler0815]

@scabskunk - *Be aware of customs / Zoll* (if detected) even for used donated stuff , these machine is in (octogon) Switzerland ( or illuminated Lichtenstein) , you can see it at the Non-IT power wall sockets

[@inbedf]

I am using since year 2013 vplex metro, VS2 for active - active stretched cluster for my clients. I don't like is management server how witness works once storage down of winner server. that's nightmare.

[@rabidbigdog]

Do the controllers have a VGA? I wonder what OS to they boot into?

[@PlaywithJunk]

I have not seen a VGA port. But they most likely have a serial data port.... unfortunately I don't have the system anymore.

[@ImNotADeeJay]

VPLEX is a storage virtualization system, it does not have drives (other than the ones for OS an cache preservation purposes) it manages storage from cabinets attached to it, as a single point of management for heterogeneous storage environments, and such

[@bitrage.]

Anything you dont want i will pay shipping for u to send it my way!🥰🥰🥰

[@davidevajani6308]

If you Have storage server and you can sell it, i'm interested in

[@henninghoefer]

This looks like it was *very* expensive when new…

[@MsJinkerson]

where do you get this stuff you are very lucky

[@johnsenchakinternetnetwork2025]

Outstanding video posted on my Facebook

[@Killerspieler0815]

@Play with Junk + NOTE: DC & AC compatible PSUs must have a beefier input- (Full-Bridge) Rectifier because one pair is more than just 200% load (same applies to 12V MR16 LED bulbs for general lighting) , also some modified Power Factor stage controlling (at least software).

[@djangoryffel5135]

Wie sieht es aus, bezüglich Brutto- zu Nettospeicherplatz-Verhältnis? Ist das sozusagen für das Backup vom Backup?

[@PlaywithJunk]

Nein das ist ein 99.999% verfügbarer Datenspeicher. Da laufen die wichtigen Sachen drauf. Full online, nix Backup. Dafür gibt es andere Systeme.

[@djangoryffel5135]

Play with Junk ok, dachte eben wegen der zwei verschiedenen Standorte. In Relation gesetzt zu ner Netapp oder nem Eva System, oder mal ganz frech, nem kleinen Synology NAS, wie "viel verfügbarer" ist dieses System?

[@FoxMccloud42]

when you put a good gpu in to the managment-server, it could run crisys.

[@bonk2361]

mmmhmmmm remove protection sheet...

[@ikie18]

Electric-bill incoming.....

[@stingerbold9327]

intel xeon E5620 4 core 8 threads 2.4 Ghz cpu quite useful for gaming in this days

[@TheSwiip1]

:) ech wet au mol so es cools server rack usesnad nä.

[@PlaywithJunk]

Muesch halt au emol Lotto spiele..... ah näi das isch an anderi Werbig :-)

[@TheSwiip1]

hahaha, wär aber au en möglechkeit a so es rack z cho ^^

[@torquemada1971]

Video is 360p?

[@snowenterprise5657]

Luis de Santos I’m having the same problem

[@nameistunbekannt7896]

Luis de Santos The video is one minute old, give KZbin some time for processing it.

[@Tangobaldy]

I usually upload and schedule the video so it finish processing before it's live

[@galileo_rs]

I have to stop these teardown videos, it is depressing and my suppressed inner hoarder is screaming inside ;) A few comments: SUSE enterprise is not free, same with RHEL. The servers connecting to UPS-es: The usual way is to connect one power supply to one UPS and the other to a different one, especially with the always on-line kind. I thought that was the usual practice in the enterprise space?

[@PlaywithJunk]

Yeah in datacenters all power sockets come from an UPS. But there is no need to have an additional UPS in the rack. Well some people install them anyway. But in small business IT you often have only one UPS and then you connect one power supply to the UPS and the other to the grid. Of course you can also install two UPSes but I have never seen such an installation. Most people save that money :-)

[@PlaywithJunk]

But I think SUSE is still cheaper than Microsoft ;-)

[@giosal8822]

I hear you Dragan, I am having anxiety attacks watching these beautiful structures being demolished. Hard to believe there is no value remaining in these systems that once cost several hundred thousand dollars!

[@galileo_rs]

@@giosal8822 Progress has its downsides I guess ...

[@AmitChaudhry27]

🥰🥰🥰🥰😍😍 I'm in love and please reply mail again. I want one pannel also

[@snowenterprise5657]

Video is only coming up as 360p

[@Ts6451]

You were probably just here early, so the other video streams had not been processed yet, this is pretty common if you get to a video that has just been uploaded. If you see this again in the future, it is probably best to just try again later, rather than commenting on it, there really isn't much the uploader can do about this anyway.

[@MrMiss-cp9bw]

@@Ts6451 "Schedule a video to publish later To schedule a video's publication time, you have to first set the video as "scheduled" or "private" on the upload page. Sign in to KZbin. In the top right, click Upload. On the upload page, select the privacy drop-down menu, and select Scheduled or Private. Upload the video using the upload instructions. Your video will begin processing. In the Basic info window, set the date, time, and time zone that you want your video to be published. You can also add a message to subscribers here. At the top of the screen, click the Publish button to confirm scheduled publication. The video will stay private until the scheduled time." Confirmed - Not much the uploader can do, so stop posting! 😁 If you see a comment like this in the future and feel like commenting, then refrain from saying there's nothing to be done. Simply say the upload was published immediately so KZbin hadn't processed any of the other streams (a.k.a video wasnt hidden behind a 7-30 day Patreon Paywall).

[@Ts6451]

@@MrMiss-cp9bw I have to admit I didn't consider that option when posting this. I will try to avoid that mistake in the future.