6U StarTech because I still have kids to provide for... give it time.
@404thtrooper Жыл бұрын
Would you ever consider doing an overview of power requirements? A general educational video on how to ensure power safety on home electrical circuits might be beneficial!
@andymok79459 ай бұрын
I bought the sysrack 18U open rack a little over a year ago. It was a a great unit. I just upgraded to their open 4 post 27U rack as I needed some more space. I use front and back space to maximize the space. The Canadian centre is very responsive and helpful.
@DBTechYT Жыл бұрын
This looks awesome!! Can't wait to see it filled up!
@joe1834 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tutorial of this server rack! I've been eyeing one of these up and your video has definitely guided me in deciding against any other rack.
@axtran Жыл бұрын
I never thought I'd see a fresh and new rack review video right when I was looking for a server rack for my basement homelab :)
@DaveChurchill Жыл бұрын
I just managed to snag a Compaq 9000 series 42U rack in mint condition from a company trying to get rid of it. Your videos were a big part of the inspiration for trying to look for one. Keep making the great videos! I love the build / tour videos especially.
@betterwithrum Жыл бұрын
when the beeps went off on the front display, I totally had a PTSD moment and immediately checked my UPS... lol got me good Tim!
@BryanJenks Жыл бұрын
i got their 42U rack, and i REALLY love it. Going to pick up their deeper rack as the 32" depth wasn't deep enough so i can close the back of the enclosure lol live and learn i guess, first rack project and its a total blast. easier to build the rack than it was to terminate and run all the CAT6 cables in my attic
@triingtimes5267 Жыл бұрын
Tim, Thank you for doing this review! I currently have a Navepoint 9U Deluxe that I've had for 6 years. I've never turned on the fans in my unit as it's also in my basement. I've been looking at 32U - 42U racks and just found SysRacks before finding your review! This is GREAT! I hope to check out some of your other views prior to building out my rack to get additional ideas.
@Wolf-lb4tg Жыл бұрын
The new rack looks awesome, but it's missing something crucial: led strips
@TechnoTim Жыл бұрын
Soon™
@mikepembo8297 Жыл бұрын
As a consultant at an MSP I get to see racks others have set up. Those top of rack fans are 99% of the time NEVER plugged in on the racks I inherit. Never understood why. I'm talking a sample size of hundreds here, across different clients and therefore different other MSPs or internal IT teams. My only thought is the fans may have been disconnected to either free up an outlet on a PDU or that the fans being non controlled were 100% and making too much noise. The latter hopefully sorted by this rack having a controller. Fun note. One client, a multi million defence company, used wooden shelving as their racking. Convinced them to put a rack in and spent a weekend moving a bunch of hosts and switches. Huge transformation and let them use the wooden shelves for storage rather than squeezing stuff between the live IT hardware as they'd been doing
@AdHdEntertainmentLLC Жыл бұрын
Looking forward to seeing everything migrated into the new rack!
@notafbihoneypot8487 Жыл бұрын
It's like you read my mind tim, I was just looking for a rack
@justinc.2656 Жыл бұрын
The one thing I like to do with my server racks both business and home is placing the racks horizontal PDU and the rack switch towards the middle. it make wiring a little easier
@JeanLucGARNIER Жыл бұрын
Nice product and nice video, as always! What’s missing me is... the basement! 😁
@merlingt1 Жыл бұрын
Pretty sweet. I wish I had found something like this when I built my open rack.
@questionablecommands9423 Жыл бұрын
I have a Sysracks 37U rack which _just barely_ rolls through a doorway. Best bang-for-the-buck server racks out there, imo.
@l0gic23 Жыл бұрын
Visiting Texas and micro center before 2023. Road Trip? Who's with me? Let's go!
@kwith Жыл бұрын
Awesome rack Tim! I might consider getting one myself when I upgrade my 15U rack when I finally get a house. On another note, why would people make fun of you for RTFM? Kudos for encouraging people to do it!
@DJRhinofart Жыл бұрын
I have a small 6u "Network Rack" that houses my core switches, firewalls, and ESXi hosts sitting on top of an OLD Dinosaur 24u Digital DEC Rack that houses edge switches, NAS, and other Storage servers, as well as the ESXi Lab I built for the kid to learn stuff on.
@TheJonathanc82 Жыл бұрын
Sysracks makes such awesome stuff, but sadly they are too expensive for met to buy for my house. Maybe someday, I can dream 💭
@hashbrownfob Жыл бұрын
Had no idea you were local until his video and you mentioned "Minnesota Basement"
@davidwilliss5555 Жыл бұрын
I have a 42U APC rack that I got used from a local business that had built a larger server room and needed to empty out their old server room. It has side panels but I wish they were split like yours. They're the full height of the rack which makes them heavy and difficult to get back on.
@JeffGeerling Жыл бұрын
3:44 - "Building the mainframe" But I thought you were running a bunch of servers in the rack!
@TechnoTim Жыл бұрын
Haha! Soon!
@thaphreak Жыл бұрын
As someone who's put more racks together than I care to admit, if you are worried about stabilizing the uprights you can lay it down, but make sure you have clearance to stand it up.
@iburley_ Жыл бұрын
I wish there was sort of an in-between option instead of fully enclosed and open frame. I really like the flush front and easy access that an open frame rack gives you, but I would also really appreciate side panels. Buying enclosed and just not putting the door on is always an option, but it doesn't end up looking great.
@forestbirdoriginals4917 Жыл бұрын
Very nice rack. I wish the temp control unit was silver or black rather than 90’s hospital cream color
@rhyss8580 Жыл бұрын
Hoping to order a Startech 18U rack soon to replace the homemade 9U wooden rack I am using now.
@tau93 Жыл бұрын
Love seeing NyyBeats in the background 🤩🤩
@TechnoTim Жыл бұрын
Good eye! Great DJ! Great energy!
@pyramid011 Жыл бұрын
That's a really nice looking rack but the skin-tone beige plastic on the thermal control unit seems out of place. Otherwise that looks great! I didn't realize the sysracks came unassembled. That's actually pretty nice because other racks I've bought came fully assembled and then you have to get them shipped via freight and it's much harder to move them to their final install spot as a complete unit. Especially for a basement homelab.
@Smackman82 Жыл бұрын
When I bought mine from Sysracks, it came in five boxes which were well packaged. But then I opened all the boxes and 5 main parts were severely bent and scratched. I emailed them and they were apologetic and said they would send me new parts. Those came in the mail and were, again, severely scratched and bent. I emailed them a third time and the parts finally came in unbent but still badly scratched. After it was finally built (this back and forth took 3 weeks), the fan system beeps so incredibly loud and for no reason so I’ve had it unplugged until I find the time to rip the speaker piece out. I highly doubt I’d go with them again for my next rack even though the product in pictures looks really nice. Maybe by then they’ll get their act together.
@tabascocrimson7865 Жыл бұрын
Bought the 42u version a year ago. -The build quality is wonderful - Fans started to get noisy, it's crap -PDU Wire gauge is a bit thin BUT, for the hardware quality you get for this price, you can easily get about 12 fans + 2 pdus and you won't reach the price of the competition.
@e_rawk Жыл бұрын
Nice rack! Needs more LED. 😊 I have a NavePoint 9U wall mounted that has served me well, but planning on something with way more U, on casters, and is full-depth. This one is glorious!
@TechnoTim Жыл бұрын
Thanks! More RGD LED! Soon™
@kylecurry6841 Жыл бұрын
I remember putting together a full 42U, and it was easy... Did it all by myself in and 3 hrs. Just need a good metric ratchet set.
@5parkp1ug Жыл бұрын
And that what I call an "ASMR" Video!
@scottf136Ай бұрын
I've been interested in an enclosed rack, but do not know if it is right for what I need. I like the idea of it, but I never can quite see how all my cables running into the rack. I have about 48 cat 6 cables that need to come into the back of a couple of patch panels, bit it isn't clear to me where those cables run in an enclosure like this. Open rack is obvious, but would be nice if there was a video illustrating this.
@McCuneWindandSolar Жыл бұрын
I Have a 25u open rack. I love to have it enclosed but very pricy for new were as this one was a little under 200 new. I love to have fans to aid in pulling air though the rack also I like to have a filter system to filter the air to keep the servers and switches cleaner. Since the county side is very very dusty.
@BryanJenks Жыл бұрын
lol 03:54 "Building the mainframe" 🤣
@aflury7 күн бұрын
Do you know if the fans are standard 3/4-pin that can be replaced while still being controlled by the front panel?
@Franchyze923 Жыл бұрын
That rack is awesome!
@andymok79458 ай бұрын
It looks like that you can adjust the front and back rail on the unit. Do you know that the maximum distance that you can set between the front and rear rails? Thanks.
@johnharrison712 Жыл бұрын
I bought a sysrack and the weight of 4 of my servers started to blend the metal of the post. So I went with the Dell Server Rack cabinet.
@urmastertech Жыл бұрын
Dang I just got a Navepoint 25u rack, but this rack would be perfect. I wish Microcenter carried server racks and accessories
@tommsla123 Жыл бұрын
This is a nice server rack
@ChristopherBown Жыл бұрын
I have 2 SysRacks a 37U in my server room and 18U in my office, they are great!
@Quafley Жыл бұрын
What are you running, a home datacenter? Hahaha sounds awesome
@ChristopherBown Жыл бұрын
@@Quafley Kinda?? I took my computers that were in towers and converted them over to rack cases and then nas and networking mainly
@Sossingro Жыл бұрын
Looks like the rack I got, but with better ventilation at the top. Probably the same OEM in China as I see a lot of them with the same style.
@brandonanspach2801 Жыл бұрын
serious thing on the microcenter. I just went thursday to pick up a INSANE bundle. 12700k with a $290 mobo. mobo drops down to a penny. and its a nice TUF gaming mobo. but they only do it if you ask about it in store. I can post my reciept if anyone doesnt believe me. and there were 3 other people in line with me buying the same bundle
@Instantd Жыл бұрын
7:47 fully closed back door + almost full glass front door = toasty rack? those fans at the top (mostly blocked by the top server) aren't going to cut it I fear with 32U of compute and storage :D might be ok for a homelab with normal workloads though, looks great at least! nice video, clear review 👍
@VerneDoran Жыл бұрын
Nice box, but where do the cables enter and leave from?
@DoozyBytes Жыл бұрын
Deployed plenty of these, good enough for the cost. One warning though, never leave the full weight on casters, they are not specked to handle it and will break, there’s even a warning in the manual.
@TechnoTim Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Could use your help on twitter if you know where these “extra parts” go 😃
@andrewbrozovich Жыл бұрын
+1 I have the same rack in black and love it. The AC fans were a little loud for my situation as it's in a living space so I replaced them with Noctua industrial fans at 9V. Also added sound deadening material to the sides internally and to the front mesh on either side of the glass attached to a 3d printed raised platform as to not block the airflow. Would recommend out of 10. Just make sure you get the correct depth, originally I ordered the shorter depth version that didn't fit much of my gear.
@dominickditcharo1889 Жыл бұрын
Would you mind posting a link to the replacement fans you purchased? Thank you in advance.
@andrewbrozovich Жыл бұрын
@@dominickditcharo1889 Noctua NF-F12 iPPC-2000 is what I went with. I run them directly off a 9v power supply to limit the speed and noise. You could opt for a more quiet fan to begin with such as the NF-A12x25. Everyone's needs are different, make sure to balance your quest for quiet with the airflow requirements of your gear. Happy labbing!
@dominickditcharo1889 Жыл бұрын
@SADTech if your rack is enclosed with the glass door and solid rear door, and you have it in a living area and not a basement, how does it do with cooling? I purchased the rack, but I'm still on the fence. Where did you place the probe? Is it possible to leave the fans on all the time?
@andrewbrozovich Жыл бұрын
@@dominickditcharo1889 The built in controller will cycle the stock fans on and off as needed based on the temperature set, you can set the controller to the lowest setting to keep the fans on all the time if you want. While I was using the stock fans I had the probe hanging mid rack next to the rails on the side. The front door has perforations to either side of the glass for air intake. I only have ~500W of heat load and with the 4 Noctua fans running it does fine. With the stock fans it cools even better but I disconnected them and replaced them to reduce noise (in my dining room). I have them directly connected to a 9V power source so they run 24/7. If you did want to replace the fans and still have control, you can find temperature controlled relays on amazon or aliexpress to connect\disconnect power to the fans based on a temp range you set.
@andrewbrozovich Жыл бұрын
The stock fans are AC 120v so you can't control standard PC fans with them in case you didn't know
@Kernelcoffee Жыл бұрын
I have the same one but 18U version from a few years ago, the rack itself is great, assembly can be done by 1 person, but it wasn't easy all the time. Because I don't have a basement, it's in my living room (I live in a flat) and the thermal management is a on/off system based on temp threshold, which mean it's either off, or the 110v fans are at 100%, and they are LOUD when you have them next to you all the time. I replaced the whole thing with a 5"1/2 fan controller meant for a computer (had to dremel a little bit to fit) + noctua NF12A, so it can extract the heat and be quiet. I also lined the panels with sound dampening foam panels, to reduce the servers hums. Overall, buying a rack new can be a little expensive, but would recommend, but not the temperature panel when it's not in the basement or in a soundproofed room.
@tomegb Жыл бұрын
Very nice! ❤❤
@jacj24909 ай бұрын
The only issue with this rack is the backdoor. It is solid no vent. hence all heat blown from the back will be accumulated & the only exit is the top fans which will overheat everything. I think it is best to operate without the backdoor allowing heat to be exited from the back this will lead to a more silent operation especially it is in your home "no security risk". My advice to contact vender & request a vented back door
@DamjanKumin Жыл бұрын
Not bad Tim. Actually made me rethink my rack setup. Lets see how it comes out :) keep it up!
@LexGoyle8 ай бұрын
I got one of their 27u ones at a 24” depth but man in spite of the screws being tight the door alignment is way off (big gap toward the upper left) and if I twist it at the top it aligns correctly but because the screws are as tight as I can get them it just won’t hold properly like yours does
@jeffherdz Жыл бұрын
Tim, With all of those locks. How many keys do you get with this ? And, will this hold a Dell Poweredge server...length and width ?
@DJRhinofart Жыл бұрын
What was that you had playing on the TV in the background?? Looked like some streamer playing around on the decks?
@JasonsLabVideos Жыл бұрын
Nice rack !! Good build !!
@pallasgames Жыл бұрын
Great video! I have an enclosed rack that I'm not using at the moment because I got it for free when I bought an old server from a friends dad but it's not big enough for what I need. Any chance you'll be selling your old one? 😉
@looper61202 ай бұрын
Hesitating between 42U vs 32U hmmm. which one, great internet?
@tonygarcia7547 Жыл бұрын
Have a 25U Rack myself.
@abrahamlora3650 Жыл бұрын
How many time can we get Tim to say Gray/Great LOL All jokes aside, that's an amazing rack! Thanks for the review!!
@TechnoTim Жыл бұрын
The gray rack is great!
@ChallengerYasuoHighlights7 ай бұрын
Actually the fan will try to go towards the set temperature, but can obviously only produce cold air
@EzekielPrellus Жыл бұрын
Are you running this gear on a dedicated power circuit? If so, how big is the circuit? I assume it's somewhere between 15A and 30A?
@TheSillymansam Жыл бұрын
I just got one of their open racks
@StanyCarteny Жыл бұрын
congratulazioni ^___^
@seeithappen1 Жыл бұрын
He is baa haaack .....
@l0gic23 Жыл бұрын
Temp control unit? Hmmm home assistant? Node red? Graphana?
@accrevoke Жыл бұрын
Would a simple spacer (like a block of wood) work good enough to raise the gap between the casters and the bottom of the rack enough to allow the vacuum robot? It seems like an easier solution. 🤔
@TechnoTim Жыл бұрын
So simple, yet so smart! Thank you! 5 dollar fix!
@AceBoy2099 Жыл бұрын
Could also use scraps of metal/aluminum from a metal fabric place or even 3d print little spacers if you have the means to, I personally would get chunks of steel/aluminum and longer screws.
@roguestratus8449 Жыл бұрын
Hi Tim, your Proxmox videos are really helpful, but one thing I have yet to see discussed (unless you did but I haven't seen it) is do you store your vms in the same disk as your Proxmox host? I have a optiplex 5060 so I have an m.2 holding proxmox and vms, and 2 enterprise SSDs Raid1 for TrueNAS storage.
@TechnoTim Жыл бұрын
I do not. I have them on SSDs. See my first 11 things in Proxmox video, that explains it.
@roguestratus8449 Жыл бұрын
@@TechnoTim Thanks!
@PeterBrockie Жыл бұрын
I bought a 15U rack from Sysracks (PR 15.900, I think) and none of my servers (just standard Rosewill 4u cases and a generic 24-bay 4u) would fit past the pillars in the front. After a bunch of emails, measuring and photos they refunded me ~25% of the cost of the rack and basically said "those servers won't fit this model, glhf". Yeah, standard 19" rack components don't fit in it for some reason. :P Obviously this isn't the case with all their products, but it makes me hesitant about buying anything else from them.
@actng Жыл бұрын
what's that wooden shed/cabin you have at the back? :D
@hescominsoon Жыл бұрын
it looks like that's a solid rear door so your only exhaust is the top fans....??
@balla21727 ай бұрын
Wait a min 2nd hand said ankeny... ARE YOU IN IOWA?
@pieteryts Жыл бұрын
since its 42U, now you can summon Wendel Level1 to appear from the rack 🤣
@ricksmith219 Жыл бұрын
excellent review, Im considering one now.. Still like it?
@TechnoTim Жыл бұрын
Thanks! I do!
@CustomComputing Жыл бұрын
Why not have a full rack in you’re basement which is most server rooms are for sound and near a window . Surprised it took you so long to get a full server rack tbh, the first thing I bought was a rolling 32-U audio server rack and converted to computer server rack :) congrats on moving up to the big leagues;)
@dmangTV Жыл бұрын
what kind of fans are in the top? 12V DC? or are they AC?
@marcesw35 Жыл бұрын
I have the same rack in an 18u.
@korumann Жыл бұрын
Don't feel bad about reading instructions, superman reads the manual.
@KILO993 Жыл бұрын
Good build. Who are you listening to in the background? Better be real Techno :p
@Narokuu1 Жыл бұрын
YES
@NiTeHaWKnz Жыл бұрын
IT is one of the few industries where you can get away with saying things like "Nice rack" or "show us your rack" 🤣🤣
@meowcula Жыл бұрын
one side point - why does anyone make fun of anyone for reading the instructions? not only is it prudent to do so, as there might be some specific hitch with that particular model of gear that's crucial to be aware of, but you also got a new toy - you wouldn't want to miss out on any of the features of it because you didn't even know it was there, would you? Instruction manuals are awesome (provided they are well written of course).
@neccros007 Жыл бұрын
Who is DJ'ing on the TV behind you?
@xxkenxyz666 Жыл бұрын
🐱🏍🐱🏍
@brandonw39757 ай бұрын
I purchased a 37u model based on what I saw in this video and boy, was that a mistake. The included assembly instructions were the worst I have encountered for any product, ever. Zero detail in images for bolt placement (though a few instances where bolts are illustrated, I noticed at least one case where there was no physical way to place a bolt as shown), and major assembly steps were omitted. It appears they also use the exact same assembly guide booklet across multiple models, so the illustrations did not match what I was actually assembling. I am dumbfounded that any self respecting manufacturer would ship a product with an assembly guide that was so poorly written. It's as if it was written and QA'd by people that have never actually read an assembly guide or actually assembled anything. Further, once assembled, no amount of tweaking the included latch and lock assembly for the doors seems to allow the latch to align properly to 'catch' the frame and keep the doors latched shut, so I'm going to need to figure out a workaround for this. Kicking myself for not just spending a few hundred dollars more to buy a rack from an established brand with a good reputation.
@Al-zx1fn4 ай бұрын
Why didn’t you return it?
@jmurray0220 Жыл бұрын
No Sysrack promotion code?
@groto27 Жыл бұрын
Sweet! What model rack is this?
@TechnoTim Жыл бұрын
Sorry, I didn't list that. I will update the description! It's 32U 35'' Depth (24"x35"x66") 19" IT & Telecom Cabinet SYSRACKS SRF 32.6.9 G
@groto27 Жыл бұрын
@@TechnoTim Awesome rack. When I outgrow my StarTech 25U will definitely look at this one 👍👍👍
@shetho1 Жыл бұрын
Are you going to do a video when you swop it all over from one rack to the other one
@TechnoTim Жыл бұрын
That's the plan!
@straat9066 Жыл бұрын
The red pin stripes are tacky. Can they be peeled off easily?
@TechnoTim Жыл бұрын
They can! I considered putting on another color
@jackbolder5734 Жыл бұрын
Why do you have plants in your cellar?
@kdejong01 Жыл бұрын
Is energy cheap in your region? Your energy consumption seems very high.
@blazetechstuff Жыл бұрын
living overseas, my rack is like a half U
@kellcomnet Жыл бұрын
I have a 42u that I’m getting for chris
@TechnoTim Жыл бұрын
Congrats to Chris 😆
@GodAtum Жыл бұрын
why are racks so expensive!?
@strandvaskeren Жыл бұрын
Racks then to be really expensive to buy but worth close to nothing when you need to get rid of one, go figure.. Also the expensive part of a rack isn't the purchase price, it's having extra room for more servers and switches.
@ImTaran Жыл бұрын
I bought a their small version of this a bit ago. The instructions that came with it were only 3 pages long, basically only included pictures, and just weren’t helpful at all.