New Server (Node) Day - Expensive Upgrades for the Microcloud

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Thanks to Meter for sponsoring today's episode. If you're interested in learning more about how Meter can help with your IT Infrastructure, go to https://meter.com/craftcomputing to book a demo today. Grab yourself a Pint Glass at https://craftcomputing.store Follow me on Bluesky @CraftComputing.bsky.social The X79 Microcloud Project has been a huge success, with all of my VMs and Backups currently running on the 13 year old cluster. But X79 isn't the only architecture for this chassis. Supermicro also made an X99 (Intel C612) Node, as well as a Xeon D Embedded node, with a Xeon D-1541. What features are available on these newer nodes, and did I make a huge mistake buying into such an old architecture? But first... What am I drinking??? BJ's Brewhouse (Temple, TX) Hoppy Blonde Kolsch-Style Ale (6.5%) *Links to items below may be affiliate links for which I may be compensated* Check out the Supermicro 5037MR-H8TRF on eBay: https://ebay.us/gA6OCD Supermicro "X99" Node X10SRD-F: https://ebay.us/IlrkDW Supermicro Xeon-D X10SDD-F: https://ebay.us/xC94cD Sliding Rails for Microcloud: https://ebay.us/vLWdHx Intel Xeon E5-2651v2 12-Core (10-Pack): https://ebay.us/e9ydi8 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 8-Core 4.0GHz: https://ebay.us/CQE67Q Sparkle Intel Arc A310: https://amzn.to/4rn5JzZ Sun F80 Warpdrive 800GB (4x200GB) SSD: https://ebay.us/xZ96ux Supermicro AOC-CTG-L1S 10Gb SFP+ Adapter: https://ebay.us/KzjwcY Dual m.2 SATA PCIe Controller: https://amzn.to/49VG9vY Seagate 8TB Ironwolf Pro SATA HDD: https://amzn.to/3NpiXO0 The first three videos on the X79 Microcloud can be found here... $399 For Eight Nodes - The Perfect Homelab Server??? - https://youtu.be/Rz1wyOs9SOA Installing Proxmox on my X79 Microcloud was beyond frustrating - https://youtu.be/E-_5mGOYE7o More X79 Shenanigans - Proxmox Backup Server - https://youtu.be/v3Q6FFCp1pc Support me on Patreon and get access to my exclusive Discord server. Chat with myself and the other hosts on Talking Heads all week long. https://www.patreon.com/CraftComputing