Rack Rebuild 2026 - Re-Cabling Everything

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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 It's time to tackle something I've been dreading for at least the last three years... ripping out and replacing every single cable from behind my server rack. What started as a small, humble homelab has evolved into a full production affair, and the rat's nest of cables can no longer be ignored. *Links to items below may be affiliate links for which I may be compensated* Check out the cable management brackets I used here: https://www.printables.com/model/36851-server-rack-cable-org Cage Nuts: https://amzn.to/4r8UM56 CAT6 Network Cables, 6FT 6-Pack: https://amzn.to/49S2LMU VCE RJ45 Keystone Passthrough Jacks: https://amzn.to/49vMFto 24-Pack 1ft CAT6 Patch Cables (Thin): https://amzn.to/3NURCmY 2M SFP+ DAC 10Gb CAbles: https://amzn.to/49IqZcd LC-LC Multimode Keystone Passthrough: https://amzn.to/4pQCdS3 LC-LC OM4 Singlemode Keystone Passthrough: https://amzn.to/3ZtatYM Monoprice 24-Port Keystone Patch Panel: https://amzn.to/4a6bvQE Check out the Supermicro 5037MR-H8TRF on eBay: https://ebay.us/gA6OCD Sliding Rails for Microcloud: https://ebay.us/vLWdHx Intel Xeon E5-2561v2 12-Core (10-Pack): https://ebay.us/e9ydi8 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 8-Core 4.0GHz: https://ebay.us/CQE67Q 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 $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 Microcloud Shenanigans - https://youtu.be/v3Q6FFCp1pc - 100Gb Network - https://youtu.be/wO9Fw86OM0o Mikrotik CRS504-4XQ-IN 4-port QSFP28 Switch - https://amzn.to/3JPX4mW Intel 100GBASE-CWDM4 QSFP28 SMF Transceiver - https://ebay.us/RhlDkb LC to LC Single Mode Fiber Patch Cable - https://amzn.to/3yPPVN3 100G QSFP28 to 4x 25G SFP28 Passive DAC: https://amzn.to/3ZZpMas - 45Drives Storinator AV15 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZU7rNBl6cg - 45Drives HL15 Homelab Server - https://youtu.be/YJCnxJ5GlIs To find out more, visit https://45homelab.com/ 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 Music: "Shades of Spring" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/