That is a very nice looking build. Thank you for sharing it.
My one complaint with this post is that I am pretty sure that there is a law that says anytime someone shows a picture of a server rack that they are required to give a summary of what is in it, lol.
@Quank, I’ve added a pic of the rear of the chassis. I designed and printed the motherboard plate.
@JDM_WAAAT, yea it’s not great especially when it’s cold in my basement (where the rack is located). The blower is louder than the whole rack at times. The two iBoss units I bought were pretty old and beat up so that fan probably has a lot of hours on it. I am looking for alternatives and have ordered a few 40mm Sanyo Denki’s to try something similar to my pfSense build. If you have other suggestions for the fan, shoot them my way.
Cyberpower PDU feeding off of a small APC UPS in the back of the rack (Facebook Marketplace)
Top panel (Navepoint) is my LAN. I hardwire everything that I can, even if I have to buy a USB-ethernet adapter for a smart TV.
Top switch is a Unifi US-16-150, again, dedicated to the LAN. Everything is LACPx2 if it’s to another switch, including the two fiber connections to the bottom switch. Running out of room! (Openbox Microcenter)
Bottom panel and switch are dedicated to Unifi Protect. 7 G3 Flex cameras plus the G4 doorbell and one of those $30 ones they just released.
Unifi Protect NVR
Shelf with a USG and two RPi4 that are running PiHole. Have them set as DNS 1 and DNS 2. If one dies, I’m still good and it’s nice to apply updates and not take the network down.
Bottom shelf is a Unifi CloudkeyGen2+ that is running the controller.
I have since punched down that stray black patch cord but haven’t taken a photo!
Not seen: 2 x UAP-IW access points in bedrooms and a UAP-NanoHD in our living room. Also, two US-8 switches near TVs.
Future: Replace PiHoles and USG with pfSense, sell the two 16-port switches and get a 48 port switch and get the rackmount CK thing if I can get a good deal.
