In this very long-winded and disorganized video, we unbox and set up two Dell PowerEdge R720 servers and install them in the server rack. Amazon Link: amzn.to/3Oc0lim
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@callmebigpapa9 ай бұрын
The miracle of this video is that the ears survived the shipping process!
@G6TechnologyServices8 ай бұрын
Yes, I found one of the ears on the XD a little wobbly.
@victorcoss260010 ай бұрын
The Windows install taking up ~100GB of storage out of the box is due to the page file. When you have a system with a crap ton of ram, like in your case 192GB, the page file will closely match it. Wears the hell out of an SSD too. I'd change the page file size or disable it completely. I'd also disable the hibernation file.
@G6TechnologyServices10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the info, I’ll have to check on that!
@IslasAutomate_10 ай бұрын
CMD as Admin >> powercfg.exe -h off
@RobinB787 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. Interesting to see how you set them up.
@G6TechnologyServices Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you liked the video!
@robertchamberlin23629 ай бұрын
I love these server videos!
@G6TechnologyServices9 ай бұрын
Thanks, I'm glad you liked the video!
@rdsii64 Жыл бұрын
You made out very well getting a unit that came with that much storage for so cheap.
@G6TechnologyServices11 ай бұрын
Yeah, the prices have been going up and down. You have to watch out for the deals. I want to get another one soon.
@jashpindersinghgill366125 күн бұрын
beautiful stuff
@G6TechnologyServices21 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@tg97547 ай бұрын
Great video, I use to have a client with R710's so I'm very familiar with those servers. They are slow by today's standards, but still good work horses. See you next time!
@G6TechnologyServices7 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. I’m glad you liked the video! I like my Dell servers a lot. They are very reliable!
@ebubegideon106021 күн бұрын
This is just amazing to watch. I have been captivated by computer networking but I don't know how to get started. Currently running a VM in my PC to simulate how a network really operates. I will be very grateful to get honest suggestions.
@G6TechnologyServices21 күн бұрын
Start small and expand as you get more comfortable. I started with some old desktop PCs at my house, then I got some used servers that were cheap. I started with a cheap unmanaged network switch, then upgraded to managed switches and learned about VLANs. It can be overwhelming to think about everything all at once. Just start small, and get comfortable with one thing before moving on to something else.
@ebubegideon106021 күн бұрын
@@G6TechnologyServices Thank you. I will try looking for basic materials before expanding. I currently cannot enroll in IT institutes like Cisco. How did you cope learning on your own? What resources helped you? I am sorry for many questions at the same time.
@faizalraazy91 Жыл бұрын
Good informative video brother appreciate your effort
@G6TechnologyServices Жыл бұрын
Thanks, I’m glad you liked the video!
@CaleMcCollough11 ай бұрын
You can get a drive bay adapter to convert an optical drive to a 2.5" drive.
@G6TechnologyServices11 ай бұрын
That's an idea. Good to know!
@ronaldtakala23610 ай бұрын
I have an R710 running TrueNas from mirrored m.2 drives in the optical drive slot
@damonpence Жыл бұрын
Been looking at the 720XD, 730XD, etc. I noticed you have the 710 Raid controller and the only RAID's that allow passthrough that I have found for TrueNas or other software is the 310(720) 330(730) Raid controllers. Also, the 2 rear caddy ports are for 2.5in drives but you would have to also purchase the $35 card that mounts on the inside for those caddies to plug into. you may already know all of this but just hope this is somewhat helpful. good video, enjoyed.
@G6TechnologyServices Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the information; it is definitely helpful! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! :)
@junkyinny Жыл бұрын
@@G6TechnologyServices Flashed my 710 raid card to IT mode, do software raid instead.. youtube has vids.
@marcelo-TI9 ай бұрын
Great video. It's very good.
@G6TechnologyServices9 ай бұрын
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!
@ks0z3 Жыл бұрын
720xd is more desirable for diy NAS and typically sell for more thab the reg r720 sibce you get 4 more 3.5 drives. Just order extra trays. the rear drives requires a kit and prerty handy. internally the mb and rest of stuff are the same. the 720xd is a good find, provided everything else works. fan noise ramps up with the last dell bios upgrade once you add non dell drives. if you find that is the case, you need to manually override the fan speeds using IPMItools.
@G6TechnologyServices11 ай бұрын
Good to know, thanks!
@karthanis Жыл бұрын
I think the yellow flashing light is because the 'mirror' doesn't have the mirror. Also, on my T320s I have found that the controllers do not like a lot of drives. I had tried to use several HDs that were pulls from various laptops, and the controllers reported that most of them were bad drives. I ended up buying newer SSDs and that cleared up the lights. (with proper mirror...)
@G6TechnologyServices Жыл бұрын
That’s probably the case. I’ll have a follow up video on these servers at some point. I got some additional drive carriers and I want to add a second drive to mirror the boot disk. I’ll also need to see about getting a new storage controller for the TrueNAS server. We’ll see how it goes!
@AllanteLexus Жыл бұрын
Great video my friend!!!
@G6TechnologyServices Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it!
@gglsniper11 ай бұрын
I don't have a R720 but it loos similar to the R730s I have. First if you want to use the two 2.5 bays in the back, you will need to get the backplane kit with cables, if they plug straight into the motherboard I believe they are only SATA, and only software raid. However, if you plug them into a Dell PCIE raid controller, you can have use either SATA or SAS with raid, or you can use HBA cards. As for using the server for TrueNAS, ZFS really don't like raid controllers, so you need to check if H710 raid controllers have Enhanced-HBA mode, my H730 have, but I don't have a H710 to try. You can check in BIOS Device Settings, and find the raid controller, should be a setting in there. If it doesn't support it, you should change it to a SAS HBA card, or flash the H710 to IT mode.
@G6TechnologyServices11 ай бұрын
Thanks for all the information! I ended up repurposing them so I didn't put TrueNAS on either one. I do want to get another one for TrueNAS and I'll have to use one of those options to pass the drives through and not use the hardware RAID.
@hefeydd_5 ай бұрын
As a Network Engineer, I've done this so many times I could do one blindfolded.
@G6TechnologyServices5 ай бұрын
I completely understand. I’ve unboxed hundreds of laptops at a previous job and it gets old fast. Haha
@Ata5ll Жыл бұрын
You can use a imbus for a torcks but I don't remember if it was a bigger or a smaller size.
@G6TechnologyServices11 ай бұрын
I'll get that handle put on eventually!
@rdsii64 Жыл бұрын
My Dell R720 serves as my nvr server. I'm running windows server 2019 on bare metal and the only service running on it is blue iris. Believe it or not, it is surprisingly quiet even if it's only running once service. That may change as I add cameras but for now its its office desktop quiet.
@G6TechnologyServices11 ай бұрын
Yeah, these are nice and quiet once they settle down after booting up. I went cheap and just put Windows 10 on mine for Blue Iris. I'd like Windows Server, but the licenses are too expensive last I checked.
@claudioinostroza2286 Жыл бұрын
Hey, great detailed video!! The setup of the first server is really good. Can you provide the link of the vendor on Amazon you purchased it from. Based on the hardware included and the packing material, it seems like they would be a good vendor get good used equipment from.
@G6TechnologyServices Жыл бұрын
Here is the listing. Make sure to select IT Superstore as the seller. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075Z3F37Z/
@PeterBatah8 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing. Did you find the R720 to be louder than you had expected? This is what concerns me somewhat.
@G6TechnologyServices8 ай бұрын
Glad you liked the video! It was as loud as I expected. The XD stayed pretty loud, but the regular one quiets down a lot once the OS boots up all the way and everything calms down.
@reinekewf79875 ай бұрын
ok the second one is not quite that what you ordered but it is a 12 + 2 bay system. i kinda like this one even it is in a rough shape but those dell servers are build like a tank so nothing to worry about. the internals drives are connected to the blue an white sata2 ports and for power there is a connector near that ports you need a cable for it cost around 10€. those internals drives are normally used for the os therefore sata2 is fine. thats the 4 bays in the front are not covered is a ugly move but no big deal caddys are cheap i think 14€ or so and the blank cost 10€ or so. if i would refurbish old dell servers i would sell them with caddys instead of blacks also having the blanks in the ram is nice to. i dont know about the idrac but i think the cover does mean nothing. i have a r630 with enterprise idrac8 and it had a rubber cover in it too but it worked also all ports where covered in mine even the usb, vga and serial. about the usb in the first one dell dont use coloring for some reason. the r630 has 2 usb3 ports on the back, one inside and 2 usb2 on the front. none of them are colored. mine was also not that what i ordered but they said on the order page all are 8 bay systems but configuration varies i got the 44core xeon e5 2699v4 monster but only one 16gb stick of ram per cpu and one sas drive but with windows server 20 and idrac8 enterprise and a h330 drive controller and 4 10gbit network. but i got the 3 pcie model. this system was clean and had all covers and inserts. i was happy whith that and payed only 600€ for. ok i spend afterwards nearly 1000€ for 24 used 32gb lodrim ram sticks and used 1.8tb sas drives but this was worth it for me. i needed the performance. i also had be unlucky and get the dual 4 core v3 models with no drive controller only the hba and standard idrac7. afterwards i discovered the 2699v4 are rare so i got realy lucky with this ^^ i had thinking about to buy a h730 controller but i do not really need those funktions so the h330 is fine
@reinekewf79875 ай бұрын
50:35 this is a real concern but you had might be getting the key from and installed a fresh one and had to used that key, but personaly for me i dont use windows i am a ubuntu server guy i know this system but on windows i am lost.
@Waltkat3 ай бұрын
That Dell looks almost exactly the same as a Cisco UCS series server.
@G6TechnologyServicesАй бұрын
Could be. Dell does white label servers for many companies.
@freddyhardware8407 ай бұрын
I have a 4 bay R620. I was thinking of doing the same but don't know where to start. I'm also wondering if the controller that came with it will support the 8 bays and if not, what controller do I need to get. It's got 2 CPUs, 88Gb RAM and two X 750W PSUs
@WildestPotato Жыл бұрын
If they had left the handle on and it smashed up the chassis you would have been pissed. Also 18 gauge wire can handle 1680 watts at 120V or 3080 watts at 240V.
@G6TechnologyServices11 ай бұрын
I see your point. It was thoughtful of them to remove it. I'm just complaining because I don't have the right tool. Not a big deal.
@YLprime8 ай бұрын
I think the Cisco ram came from UCS
@G6TechnologyServices8 ай бұрын
That’s a possibility.
@user-qb7lh6lr2s5 ай бұрын
this is the pickiest person ive seen review a used server geez
@G6TechnologyServices5 ай бұрын
What can I say 🤷♂️
@meulinuxaqui Жыл бұрын
muito bom!!!
@Jampyr8 ай бұрын
Hi g6, I got a question :) I got a deal on an r720 with originally 2.5 bays and the seller is saying its not going to work for my 3.5 drives. Any suggestions I've never touched these type of computers before so I dont know if im missing something obvious. In a normal computer its just a cable i plug it to a 2.5 or 3.5 no fuss but I'm not sure if dell's require an hdd bay . I dont mind frankesteining it a bit and just having mypair of hdd drives sitting there without being secure. Any recommendations?
@G6TechnologyServices8 ай бұрын
3.5" drives won't fit into the 2.5" drive bays. There are no cables in the drive bay. It is a SAS expander backplane (circuit board with connectors on it). It is designed for the drives to slot in and plug right onto the board. You might be able to get an extension cable like this and plug it into the backplane where the drive bay is and wedge the 3.5" drive in or set it on top of the server to make it work, amzn.to/4889lg4 but I can't say for sure it will work. You might also be able to get the 3.5" drive cage and backplane online some where and switch them out. Either way, I'm uncertain and it is somewhat of a risk. Good luck.
@creamonmynutella247611 ай бұрын
Hello, I recently purchased a dell poweredge r720 that did not come with any drives at all. I installed two sata ssds and I am having a very hard time with getting the system to detect them. The server has a dell perc s110 raid card. When i go into the raid card configuration, it only shows my DVD drive. I have zero experience with servers
@G6TechnologyServices11 ай бұрын
I'm not sure what's going on. There are a few things it could be. If you ordered drive caddies for it, make sure to use the correct screw positions so the drive actually seats into the connector on the backplane. If it is too far forward in the caddy, it won't plug in to the backplane.
@HaloWolf1026 ай бұрын
I have 3 HITACHI and 2 HGST. They display as 'FAILED' for the state in the PERC 6/i Integrated BIOS Config. These drives work perfectly fine as boot devices and storage media outside the server. How do I remedy these problems?
@G6TechnologyServices6 ай бұрын
I would highly recommend checking the SMART data with a disk check tool like CrystalDiskInfo to verify the drive health. It is possible for disks to be in a state of impending failure but still function. You don’t want to be caught off guard. If they pass the disk check, you might just need to clear the config in the PERC card.
@HaloWolf1026 ай бұрын
@@G6TechnologyServices Just realized PERC 6/i can't handle 2Tb+ drives. I ordered a H700 with the appropriate cables.
@beforeyourimmigrants84715 ай бұрын
What's behind the name G6
@G6TechnologyServices5 ай бұрын
My last name starts with a G and a 6 kind of looks like a G. Not much to it. Just thought it sounded cool. lol
@TheTrulyInsane Жыл бұрын
You could have recovered the license key from the windows server install before blowing it away and used that to install a fresh licensed copy.. For the SSD, you could get a PCI adapter card for single or dual drives The Cisco ram was originally used in a Cisco UCS, Unified Compute System.. Cisco's answer to esxi, etc.
@G6TechnologyServices Жыл бұрын
It wasn't activated or I would have done that. The PCIe adapter is a good idea. There are also some native PCIe SSDs that aren't too expensive. I may end up doing that. Good to know about that Cisco RAM. I didn't know they made a product like that. Thanks for the comment!
@cd81910 ай бұрын
To bad you're missing the flex bay for the r730xd
@G6TechnologyServices8 ай бұрын
Yeah. Oh well.
@dillard715 Жыл бұрын
you can remove the disc drive and put an SSD adapter there
@G6TechnologyServices Жыл бұрын
That's an idea.
@horst.zimmermann Жыл бұрын
@@G6TechnologyServicese disc drive bay is the correct way to put an SSD in place, then you need a sata cable Dell Part Number is : GP703. The power connector for this cable goes under the fan tray. You canqlso flash the integrated Perc H710 mini to IT mode, look on youtube for @ArtofServer, he has the flash how to in a video
@luciferxxluciferxx93406 ай бұрын
im so jealous of that price , always wanted one but they cost 3-4K $ with almost no drives nor ram ,sad
@G6TechnologyServices6 ай бұрын
Check Amazon or eBay. Sometimes GovDeals has some good prices too.
@luciferxxluciferxx93406 ай бұрын
@@G6TechnologyServices its a tax/costums issue , even if i pay like 600$ for it ,when it ll arrive i ll pay x2 or even x3 times the price of it , its rough haha
@G6TechnologyServices6 ай бұрын
Oh, sorry about that.
@mrtxgamerofficial72935 ай бұрын
why windows 10 in server, am confused.
@G6TechnologyServices5 ай бұрын
I don’t have a license key for Windows Server 2016 or newer. I guess I could have just left it unactivated and had the watermark.
@mrtxgamerofficial72935 ай бұрын
@@G6TechnologyServices Recently I tried KMS38 Activation and it worked perfect for datacenter version 2022. You should try as well.
@theoldrook6 ай бұрын
0:49 seconds in and we already have redundancy...
@paul-lx7kf Жыл бұрын
what nvr software u using thanks
@G6TechnologyServices Жыл бұрын
Blue Iris blueirissoftware.com/
@rlmtech Жыл бұрын
Those HP drives are quite possibly the same exact Seagate drives just labeled HPE…
@G6TechnologyServices Жыл бұрын
Good to know, thanks!
@guytech73107 ай бұрын
I never understood why people like dell so much. Cheap & a pain to work on. "Dude! your getting a HeLL!" (1990s Dell Commericals).
@G6TechnologyServices7 ай бұрын
I have been using Dell equipment forever and I've always liked it and found it easy to work on, but to each his own I guess. Funny reference to the old commercials. I remember those.
@CherryModzGaming Жыл бұрын
I can’t even find a rack that fits my r720
@G6TechnologyServices Жыл бұрын
That's strange. Servers and racks are a standard size. Sometimes you have to adjust the depth, but they should all be 19 inches across. amzn.to/3rdotIB
@mohannadamouna7358 Жыл бұрын
Hello sir how are you? I have a application mobile and I want create a server as back end but I don't know which hard disk should I choose so can you give me your advice? Someone said to me seget x16
@G6TechnologyServices Жыл бұрын
Personally, I would get some SSDs. They will be faster and use less power.
@StenIsaksson Жыл бұрын
These days it's not recommended to install any OS on a USB stick. They are way to unreliable. I don't know why they recommended that in the first place. Especially on servers.
@G6TechnologyServices Жыл бұрын
I'm using SSDs now. I've never had one of my Patriot flash drives fail on me, but I totally agree with you in principle. I wouldn't use one again or recommend that anyone else does. Apparently it was popular enough to do that for Dell to put a USB port inside the case. They were big on SD cards as well, having dual SD slots.
@barnaczukor42359 ай бұрын
Very noisy. I cannot tolerate this. 😢
@G6TechnologyServices8 ай бұрын
Sorry, this type of equipment isn’t designed to be quiet. Data centers are quite loud and often recommend or require hearing protection.