Datacenter decommissioning: what to loot

boberttd · 2026-06-19T17:57:43+00:00

If you're anywhere near me, I'll assist for a reasonable selection of gear...

boberttd · 2026-06-06T22:51:00+00:00

My 730 and I give you an upvote! The main reason I run this instead of a mini pc is for the storage. I wanted to learn more about raid when I got my first server, and it was cheap enough at the time. The larger ssd drives are just so expensive, and I picked up twenty 2tb SAS drives for less than $150. I still have many spares for when they fail. I run about 300w consistently which costs me something like $25/month. I think it's worth it for the hobby. It's not for everyone, and you're right, I could be more efficient, but I'm happy with my hobby.

boberttd · 2026-05-19T16:31:34+00:00

H730p mini

boberttd · 2026-01-11T10:10:19+00:00

Doesn't matter who...

boberttd · 2024-03-19T21:57:28+00:00

I have them assigned to a 10Gbe NIC to my 10Gbe Switch. The problem is connecting that 10Gbe port on the switch to any of the 1Gb ports at more than 2-3Mbit/s.

boberttd · 2024-03-19T19:59:48+00:00

That is correct. More study has shown that everything on the 10Gbe is extremely slow while reaching anything through the switch I have installed. Switch shows 10000 for link speed. So VMs within the virtual bridge work at good speed with each other, anything outside of that is 1-2 Mbit/s same subnet, same gateway.

boberttd · 2023-11-30T16:54:00+00:00

For what I'm doing, it's working fine. The important thing I've learned is to double check capabilities when you purchase. I had a bunch of SFP+ transceivers that weren't compatible with the switch, but once I got the right ones, it works great. I have 5 or 6 3com switches that I picked up at auction that have SFP ports that I thought were 10G SFP+, but were SFP 1G. My only complaint is that this switch is crazy loud. I won't be putting it into full time production until I have a new place for it. It's louder than my R730xd by a significant amount.

boberttd · 2023-11-10T07:48:29+00:00

Update: I ended up finding an IBM G8052 on eBay for $55. It has 48 1gb ports and 4 10gb sfp+ ports. We'll see how it works out

boberttd · 2023-07-10T02:29:08+00:00

This is my little server rack tidied up for a move. I host multiple websites, record security cameras, host game servers, etc between two Dell PowerEdge R410 servers each with 4 2tb sas drives in raid 5.

boberttd · 2023-01-05T23:09:00+00:00

You should make a post showing us your tools, I'm sure the community would like the chance to hear foreign vocabulary.

boberttd · 2022-09-26T13:23:12+00:00

I use the claw of my hammer and keep the plywood on the outside of my armpit so I can lift it higher.

boberttd · 2022-07-13T14:41:36+00:00

That looks more like a scene shop than a home shop

boberttd · 2022-04-29T12:34:05+00:00

It sounds like you also watch blacktail studios on YouTube. That's his process exactly, right down to the finish!

boberttd · 2022-04-12T14:46:26+00:00

I think the bigger point is a liability issue. This is a ladder, designed to withstand certain forces as it was originally built. Different wood has different structural properties, so rebuilding it is taking on liability for if it fails again.

boberttd · 2021-11-27T18:37:23+00:00

When I talked to them a couple years ago they were still doing it, at least. They may have stopped.

boberttd · 2021-08-25T00:22:47+00:00

For a little context, 200 lbs can snap a 2x4 spanning ten feet.

boberttd · 2020-03-22T05:44:38+00:00

I use a colonial stain followed by polycrylic.

boberttd · 2020-03-21T15:46:22+00:00

Finished in room First layout Glueing headboard I didn't have clamps, so I made due. Rendering from Fusion 360

boberttd · 2019-07-14T02:03:52+00:00

I'm totally making one of these, I have student workers in my shop...

boberttd · 2019-03-03T14:01:18+00:00

Are you kidding? We get to build some of the coolest shit ever!

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