Home Data Center Phase 3

[ambasnakeman]

put the UPS on a table or rack. u dun want power failure over a water spill

[toms900]

Man I would love to know how to do something like this!

[alexerre86]

vuvuzela

[avservmedia]

Amazing setup, and great cable management. It's good to see something like this, it's something to look up to.

[onionofdeath]

Awesome setup, looks like a pro did it ;) I plan to do something similar for a render farm in the not-too-distant future...

[ultimamods]

thats awesome! you should get rack mountable routers and switches tho :D also not sure if you run the orange extention cords right to the servers, but you should connect them together and run them a a high density PDU on the rack :D

[freecomptechreview]

WOW, That is the best home server I have ever seen, LOL Wish Mine was tidy like that.

[RackmountSolns]

Nice job! Let us know when you need a soundproof cabinet.

[p97firebird]

you forgot to clip some cable ties! other than that, it is an excellent setup.

[shadowire11]

Beautiful wire management!

[highlander200268]

you shouldn't have those ups's sitting on solid concrete like that, you need to have them on a platform and not next to each other like that, they will build up heat, they can't breath the way you have them, just a little fyi, thanks

[elitegarbageman]

Nice to see you setup improve over the year.

[MultiUploader1]

You've done a very good job!

but I got two questions:

how much do you pay for your internet connection?

and how much up-/downstream do you have?

[ghostCAM45]

you should have lifted everything that was on the floor in were your server is up on wood blocks just in case of water. i have seen it before my friend had one and bye bye server

[hitmanhite]

Holy power bill Batman!!!!



[FiveMinutesWithTom]

Real friends don't let friends host at home.

[HyperwebTechnologies]

@FiveMinutesWithTom True friends are there to tell you "you will succeed." You have to start somewhere to succeed!

[ayinozendy]

I've only been exposed to desktops, what do those racks do? I mean, I know the whole is the server, but I don't know how multiple units works as one(?).

Naturally, if I want to make a file server, I'd use a low profile low power desktop, and if I want more power more space, I'd just add more HDD and more units if ever.

Care to enlighten me?

I need the right 'words' so I can Google those later.

[STLFANSS]

Wow I found this while looking to just make me a little backup server for my house! I'd like to know what all of that is, what it does and what its used for. I am super new at this stuff. To me it all just looks cool right now lol. Take care.

[HyperwebTechnologies]

@STLFANSS Hello, I use these servers to host any kind of business and for commercial purposes. Currently the servers are used for email services only. I am currently about to install 21 new servers to host websites. New video coming soon.

[123Jus1]

are the 7 upss plugges in to each other,or is one thing plugged into one UPS?

[HyperwebTechnologies]

@123Jus1 Each UPS is independent of others. Possibly other ups will be installed to increase capacity.

[Hovercat34]

What's the manufacture and model of that power meter? I'm interesting in purchasing one for my servers.

[HyperwebTechnologies]

@Hovercat34 The energy meter is brand Blue Planet. In Canada, I can get them at Canadian Tire for about thirty dollars. Thank you.

[lapulapu12345]

this is coool

[king65462]

wats the idea with 2 cable modems

[HyperwebTechnologies]

@king65462 The cables are used for business telephone and Internet computers wi-fi (not servers). Thank you.

[dawgp0und]

@king65462 High availability and fail-over just in case one of the modems fails, the other takes over.

[AVASTBIOSTAR]

Amazing

^__^

[croquis24]

um i see 2 cable modem

[HyperwebTechnologies]

@croquis24 The cables are used for business telephone and Internet computers wi-fi (not servers). Thank you.

[divery4eyes]

oh my goooooodnesssss!!!

I wish I had a reason for a setup as complicated as this.

Maybe. . . .

one day :-(

[HyperwebTechnologies]

@divery4eyes Yes to justify this type of setup, you must have commercial reasons. Thank you.

[WilliamNaville]

lol isee fiberglass input,way to go

[XxMEVANSxX]

Best Home server I have seen so far, also best cable managing i have seen so far!

Nice one, could you upload a new one in High Res?

Thanks

[HyperwebTechnologies]

@XxMEVANSxX Thank you for the good comments. Soon, a new video will be posted. Thank you!

[jekader]

And I considered myself a freak for having a rackmount server sitting in the closet! Sir, I take my hat off :) You must be getting huge electricity bills, and the whole cabinet is outperformed by a single 2x6-core xeon server. But still, that looks awesome, and very tidy!

[HyperwebTechnologies]

@jekader Thank you for the good comments.

[Redlamp1006]

Excellent setup. I saw all 3 videos and good. Please add some comments/explain a bit technically like os, apps running on it, server model, capacity....

Thanks

[elstyr]

My respect for that very clean design!

I wouldn't dare to ask what for or why you build this up at all, since I would do it too if I'd have just enough resources to do so :-), but one thing:

Besides of the nostalgia - what are the SGIs for? What OS do you run on them and what do they process these days?

Thanks & Cheers, elstyr

[HyperwebTechnologies]

@elstyr First of all thank you for the good comments. Currently SGI servers are installed with Windows Server 2003 and deal only with Mdaemon mail since it allows the full integration of BlackBerry's Enterprise and Push Mail technologie. Soon, new servers will be installed with Linux for other needs in email. Good day!

[nXnetworkify]

its not 24/24 its 24/7

[BigtimeJimmy21]

I love this better than pahse 1 and 2. Flipping awesome work. Maybe you can give us a talk through guide? I'd like it anyhow :-)

[ComputerGuy130]

Nice setup.

[HyperwebTechnologies]

@ComputerGuy130 Thank you! A new cabinet is currently under installation, video coming

[gemini5865]

Great setup, neat layout, well designed. I can see you spent, a significant amount of time actually thinking about what you needed/wanted. I've sen professional datcentres on here and in person, that don't have the same end result. Maybe 'cause most of them don't have time or don't get paid to do it.

Great job!

[HyperwebTechnologies]

@gemini5865 It took me some time to achieve this, several hours of patience but the result is there. Thank you for your comments.

[marteswigg]

I am sorry for posting such a confused inquiry, however, 1) what are the different "phase" movies depicting? Is this in the same house? 2) for what will this setup be utilized? 3) why did he install the rack directly blocking a door, when there is ample space on the opposing side of the ups' location?

[HyperwebTechnologies]

@marteswigg Hello, The difference between the phases when there is a major change. You can check my other videos. The other phases was in another house (apartment). This setup is used as a web hosting cluster and email. And finally, why the cabinet is installed before the door is because it is no longer used since changes in the configuration of the house. On the other side of ups, there will be soon a new cabinet.

[marteswigg]

@HyperwebTechnologies Fantastic. Then that is exactly what I am looking to do, once I move into a home. I currently have a half-filled 42U rack, however, since I am on the second floor, of a mainly "stick-built" garden apartment complex, I don't want to fill it any higher. (You never know how week the floor may be, and I don't even want to think about the liabilities if something were to happen.)  However, this setup make more sense now.

Great job!!!

[DaRahamim]

I was wondering if you could give a description of what the different parts are for of the devices that are mounted to the wall. (dlink boxes, extra cisco router, etc.)

Thanks.

[dawgp0und]

@DaRahamim If you read in his last 2 videos, he built in redundancy so that if one device fails, the other would take over. Remember that he is providing services to paying customers, thus he needs to provide reliability to continue his business with his clients otherwise they would go somewhere else. I believe the Dlink are his master routers that communicate with the cisco (maybe used as a firewall). It's in his description. the linksys are the wifi. Not sure entirely though.

[DaRahamim]

@dawgp0und I checked all three descriptions (for each video) and couldn't find any mention of the dlinks or any other part of that section. Is it on his page?

[dawgp0und]

@DaRahamim I'm sorry. I believe he mentioned in one of his replies to another user. It's in either his 1st or 2nd video. I know for sure he talked about how he was providing redundancy and how to do so, would amass a lot equipment since he is running a home business.

[HyperwebTechnologies]

@dawgp0und You're right, the DLink routers communicate with the master router as previously I had no budget to buy commercial equipment. Since I have never taken these routers as they are very very good.

[dawgp0und]

Wow. Thank you SO MUCH for the update. I was up like 100 views watching your other videos especially the 2nd one. Well it seems your hardware reduced. Also, aren't you putting a big load on the power socket (the red ones) because from what I can see, that's the only power source. Maybe I'm just wrong. Since its in the garage, you can take advantage of free cooling from outside. I'm curious how u were able to log all that out from the closet. great video. I'll prolly watch a 1million times. LOL!

[HyperwebTechnologies]

@dawgp0und Hey how are you? I will soon post a new video. I'm installing a new rack of 12 IBM xSeries servers. Video coming soon !

[technogeek678]

Nice video. I like how simple, and clean the power and networking is on the wall. Just curious, how many servers do you have in total? I am loving this. Thanks for keeping us updated on this! From a fellow server geek.

[dawgp0und]

@technogeek678 If you pause the video, I counted about 13 servers (7 of the SGI and 6 of the Dells) with 7 APC UPS. I think most of the power comes from the SGI because the Dells don't take as much (his servers look like Dell PE 1750) He does have a great setup though. I'm sure it took him a long time to design and organize his setup. I'm drooling and jealous at the same time on his setup. Lol.

[technogeek678]

@dawgp0und I did count that myself. but I was just wanting a valid one, haha. :P. Same here about the setup, and the servers. it makes my "datacenter" look like nothing. haha.

[HyperwebTechnologies]

@dawgp0und Thank you for your good comments !

[HyperwebTechnologies]

@technogeek678 Thank you to follow! A new setup is in progress. Video coming soon !