You got a rack server, now what. Going over the hardware and setup of a rack server

[@Creepyslandofdreams]

I recently got lucky and got some servers for free, but I have no experience with them. This is the only video that seems to actually explain the basics. Good job, man :)

[@thegovtdoesntcareaboutyou]

Do you play Minecraft?

[@Creepyslandofdreams]

@@thegovtdoesntcareaboutyou yea, I have experience hosting mc servers remotely through software like winscp. Im probably not gonna host any mc stuff on this stuff tho

[@thegovtdoesntcareaboutyou]

oh me too, i have a server network and i connect to it through SSH and Filezilla (before winscp but i switched to Linux on my PC)@@Creepyslandofdreams

[@LOKIDEtii]

What type of servers do you have, that could be a very lucrative business in uganda

[@LOKIDEtii]

The SaaS services are seriously needed

[@samsalas9323]

Thank you for taking the time to explain things so well! You've simplified this to the level of beginners in a masterful way. This is one of the most comprehensive, precise, and helpful videos I've come across on any subject.

[@Error42_]

This is really thorough, you've pointed out so many things that could catch someone out and leave them with a problem or having to purchase more bits. Those hot swap caddies can be a real pain and depending on the model some cost way more than $10 so worth checking out pricing before buying a server if some are needed. With regards fans, for me the biggest issue is I often forget just how powerful they are compared to average desktop fans. Some server fans can could easily remove finger tips!

[@brandonrobinson3834]

This is probably one of the best explanation videos on KZbin. I just got 2 oracl sun zfs 2 and 10 cisco ucs c240 m4 all for around $1200 to set up my first home lab. I know its over kill but i really dont want to upgrade for a long time. Thank you the video man!

[@YuI4Ik]

IMHO the best video about servers for newcomers

[@multibatmam1]

Your content is gold! I am just starting in the world of computing, home lab and data centers, and this video helped me to clear a lot of things. Thanks, please keep the good work!

[@fredrikung3903]

this guy's so precise, I like it

[@miyaguitube]

i'm planning on switching my nas to a rack server, this was exactly what i needed. very in-depth and concise. thank you.

[@mbunds]

Another very helpful production. Thank you for demystifying features and differences between server machines and desktop PCs. I have a Dell PowerEdge tower server, different from racks/blades, but your videos help navigate the features. Thanks again!

[@vitz3]

Your videos are so good and you're great at going through all the details someone would need.

[@mattp1293]

Hey, you’re great, thank you for taking the time. This is appreciated immensely

[@HeroNotScout]

Im glad this popped up on my feed. I hate networking but I really like learning about hardware

[@tekndesign5721]

Really great video, very informative. This will really helps towards my network engineering journey. Thank you!

[@taneliharkonen2463]

That was such an exhaustive explanation! Wow thanks 💪 Should have watched this right from the get go... 😅

[@OussamaHadri]

16:52 KZbin closed captions say "Applause "when the sys fan start :D Thanks fir the video, good and comprehensive, I subscribed in case I need any information, It would be better if I find it here

[@thenanook]

what an excellent video, good job!!!

[@reinekewf7987]

the perc h330 mini for example shows all drives even not configured because it is in a hba mode for all not configured drives automatically. also the r630 has onbord 2 sata and one is being used for the dvd drive in the front.

[@thehippiesmells]

Thank you very helpful, reminds me of Linus' Anthony...you know they know thier stuff!👍

[@cryptearth]

as a fan and user of zfs thanks for pointing out swapping raid cards for simple hbas when going software raid as for "hardware" raid: with modern software raid is there any need for them? the come with disadvantages like hiding the individual drives from the os (unless there's a driver which allows an os to still access per-drive data like smart and disk health while still access the user data over the logical volume) and stuff like require additional battery backups

[@ElectronicsWizardry]

Hardware raid controllers appear to have a shrinking market, but I think they still have a few applications where they are useful. Windows server won't boot off software raid and has bad parity software raid. I wish I could use ZFS in these cases, but sometimes Windows server is needed. There are also OSes like esxi that don't have software raid included. Hardware raid can be faster at times, partially due to the caching. The newer software raid solutions like ZFS are also typically slower than traditional raid due to the extra complexity involved.

[@xswords1953]

This was very helpful thank you

[@panzerofthelake1623]

What about with custom build server cases, can you put and use regular desktop PC parts like a micro atx motherboard and atx PSU?

[@cheekychillipepper]

great video

[@fatal3713]

I got some pcs I may turn into a proxmox cluster. One day I’ll get to the rack life

[@All_Dead_In_Shimoda]

If you were looking to buy a used 2U server right now what would be the unit/spec you would look for ?

[@javajav3004]

Great video!

[@reinekewf7987]

i have a r630. it uses the 2.5 inch drives and uses the h330 mini as raid controller. i am happy with it and i dont really need more the 1.8tb per drive. i have 2 sas 1,2tb hdd drives in it for my nas storage and 4 sata 128gb ssd in raid 10 for my services like game servers and stable diffusion, the hdd are mirrored. the reason is access speed not recovery. mine came with two of the 22cores e5 2699v4 and had total of 256gb with 4 rank lrdim 32gb modules. this is way to much ram i need but i need the ranks and channels. i dont use docker or any virtualization, i only use screen.

[@im_a_blobfish]

how do you get video output from a server without a video card? does the vga just work without needing a gpu, is there some sort of graphics on the motherboard?

[@ElectronicsWizardry]

Most servers have a basic graphics card on the motherboard that will give a display out even if a cpu without a igpu is used. This card is normally built in to the remote management system so they system can have it screen viewed remotely.

[@jeremy1508]

Great video, thanks

[@ronwatkins5775]

Do you know any modern rack mount servers which can hold a consumer grade Nvidia RTX 30xx GPU?

[@ElectronicsWizardry]

A lot of this depends on the model of GPU that you want to put in the server. If you are using a gpu that is a dual slot card that doesn't extend over the top of the pcie bracket it should fit in almost any server that can take a gpu. An example of a card that would fit these requirements is something like a rtx 3080 turbo with a blower cooler. These would fit in most of the off the shelf GPU servers that can be bought. If you want a 3 slot card that is taller than the pcie bracket, then you probably want a 4u case that can take an atx board as those have extra room for larger cards often.

[@ronwatkins5775]

@@ElectronicsWizardry Something like a RTX 3060 or 3070, which are full height cards, double width with fans on the side and vertical radiator fins rather than running along the length like normal server gpu's have

[@callmebigpapa]

IPMI hack/commands to slow the server fans also. As to the question of why people want servers at home? 2 words "memory capacity" you cant run large LLM on 64gb ram desktop pc

[@Starvaze]

Ooooh So the servers are a separate to thier stand. Never knew that. Huh. But it would make sense

[@Anuitu2u]

Shouldn't be it the other way around? You know what (needs) to do, and find the server type that suit your needs 🙂

[@ElectronicsWizardry]

That is how it should be done. But by eBay purchasing habits have left me with a server looking for a purpose.

[@Error42_]

@@ElectronicsWizardry This is so relatable 😀 eBay is a dangerous place for wallets.

[@thegovtdoesntcareaboutyou]

Tux

[@edmundotorres6963]

Very informational!!!

[@AshleyMeah]

I'd install proxmox on that

[@azeeata]

hi

[@ryanmalone2681]

Anaemic Axel Rose.

[@ytdlgandalf]

Gen 6? Really? Throw it away. Your energy bill will thank you later.