I've been making great use of some older, bigger servers but I decided to try and build, upgrade, and migrate to some 1U servers. Join me as we unbox and build my 2 new virtualization servers!
Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/1u-server-upgrade/
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►https://kit.co/TechnoTim/techno-tim-1u-servers
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► Intel Xeon E5-2680v4 - https://amzn.to/35S2fyK
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► Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB - https://amzn.to/3pHNRRk
► NVIDIA Quadro P2200 5GB - https://amzn.to/3lQS7M7
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► DisplayPort Dummy Plugs - https://amzn.to/35Q6Rp5
► Supermicro Computer Cooling Fan - https://amzn.to/3lM3PaN
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► Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 - http://ebay.us/vrMCt7
► Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 - http://ebay.us/2LDT9T
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00:00 - Intro
00:36 - A HUGE THANK YOU
01:00 - Which servers am I upgrading?
01:38 - 1U server requirements gathering with the community
02:34 - Supermicro SuperServer 5018R-M Specs
03:18 - Unboxing the Server
03:52 - Opening up the server
04:05 - My CPU choice & installation
04:43 - My RAM choice & installation
05:07 - My OS Drive - a SATA DOM
06:11 - Fans
06:29 - PCIe slot & riser
07:01 - IO ports
07:30 - Installing my SSD drives
07:58 - Hard Drive converters for servers
09:01 - Additional CPU
09:19 - Should I build another server?
09:27 - Additional fans and pin shortage
09:56 - 1u Server GPU Installation
10:56 - First boot & testing
11:33 - Let's install these servers!
12:19 - Servers these will replace
12:50 - Install sever #1
13:50 - Install server #2
14:54 - Plug in the servers
15:09 - Server networking
15:30 - Fire up the servers
15:51 - What will these servers be used for?
16:16 - What do you think of 1u servers?
16:41 - Stream Highlight - Didn't break my bot, but you broke me... Y'all are awesome. Thank you!