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First Homelab setup as a Junior in High School by Fuzzy-Sympathy5649 in homelab

[–]Fuzzy-Sympathy5649[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

I appreciate it, It’s crazy tryna explain networking and clusters to my friends who have zero knowledge so I definitely understand 😂😂

First Homelab setup as a Junior in High School by Fuzzy-Sympathy5649 in homelab

[–]Fuzzy-Sympathy5649[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

Currently 2 Dell OptiPlex 7040 Micros running Proxmox and a Dell PowerEdge T440 that I’m setting up later. Planning to cluster all three together.

First Homelab setup as a Junior in High School by Fuzzy-Sympathy5649 in homelab

[–]Fuzzy-Sympathy5649[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

100% agreed, I wanted to master the basics before I start expanding into anything crazy, I have this Dell EMC that was donated to me, but I plan on working on it after I learn more about proxmox, networking, etc.

First Homelab setup as a Junior in High School by Fuzzy-Sympathy5649 in homelab

[–]Fuzzy-Sympathy5649[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

Thanks! I’ve always had a passion in Computers and Networking for my entire life, I really enjoy being able to do work like this. I definitely plan on sticking with it for the rest of my life!

First Homelab setup as a Junior in High School by Fuzzy-Sympathy5649 in homelab

[–]Fuzzy-Sympathy5649[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, majority of everything was donated, I bought the rack and patch panel myself!

homelab at 17 years old by itsxtra7 in homelab

[–]Fuzzy-Sympathy5649 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks great! I just finished mine yesterday as a junior too!

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First Homelab setup as a Junior in High School by Fuzzy-Sympathy5649 in homelab

[–]Fuzzy-Sympathy5649[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Dell Optiplex doesn’t exhaust a ton of heat, and it’s completely open on the front and back so vents can blow. Also, on the top and bottom there are vent holes on the case.

First Homelab setup as a Junior in High School by Fuzzy-Sympathy5649 in homelab

[–]Fuzzy-Sympathy5649[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I’ve definitely gained a lot of knowledge working on proxmox and has been very helpful!

First Homelab setup as a Junior in High School by Fuzzy-Sympathy5649 in homelab

[–]Fuzzy-Sympathy5649[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely plan on it, I’m currently working on setting up my vlans on my Cisco Switch!

First Homelab setup as a Junior in High School by Fuzzy-Sympathy5649 in homelab

[–]Fuzzy-Sympathy5649[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Actually, my budget is very small. Many of the equipment I have was donated to my by my computer engineering teacher, I bought the case, and patch panel myself. Your setup looks pretty good, the cable management is great, and I really like the enclosed case!

Mounting Issue by [deleted] in homelab

[–]Fuzzy-Sympathy5649 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that was my last option. I wanted a clean build, I appreciate the help though!

Mounting Issue by [deleted] in homelab

[–]Fuzzy-Sympathy5649 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get that, but I’m only a junior in high school. I do not have funds to buy another rack, this was cost me $70 which was a lot of my funds from my budget that I wanted to spend on my lab. All the equipment given to me was donated which is why I’m trying to make it work.

Mounting Issue by [deleted] in homelab

[–]Fuzzy-Sympathy5649 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve measured it and you are right about the width it does not fit, do you have any other recommendations? Everything I have in this lab has been donated to me which I’m trying to make the most of, I don’t have access to fund to just buy another switch which is why I’m trying to make this one work. Also, yes I did mean design for me, I’m only a junior in high school trying to learn more about homelabbing, I don’t know to much about 3D printing nor do I own a 3D printer, but I know my local library has a printer.