DIY Homelab Server Cabinet

[Suburban Nerd]

My “quarantine project” was this custom scrap wood DIY 12U rack in a Shaker style Frame and Panel cabinet that I built for my homelab. The inner frame is made of 2x4s and the rack rails are actually audio rack rails. I got to use up a lot of scrap wood and old parts. The butcher block top matches the desk I have planned as my next project.

This is my current rack inventory, starting from the top. I have 2U of space to grow.

• Cable Matters 24 Port CAT 6 Patch Panel
• Dell PowerConnect 5548p 48 Port PoE Switch
• Cable Matters 24 Port CAT 6 Patch Panel
• Dell Precision Workstation T7600 (ESXi Host)
  • Dual Xeon E5-2687W
  • 256GB RAM
  • LSI 9260-8i 8-port SAS Raid Controller
  • Four 256GB SSD Drives
  • Four Seagate 900GB SAS Drives
  • Quadro 4000 GPU
• Eaton EX 1000 RT 2U UPS

I used Cable Matters RJ45 Keystone jacks and Monoprice 6” CAT 6 patch cables.

My plans for the rack are “fluid” at the moment. It’s a work in progress. I just added a 920+ (4x14TB) a day or two ago to my setup. That's how I ended up here.

 

[Walter]

Thats probably the nicest rack I've seen in years

 

[fredbert]

I reckon you only joined so you can show off your, very adept, handiwork

 

[Suburban Nerd]

Thats probably the nicest rack I've seen in years

Thank you very much, but obviously you are dating the wrong women.

-- post merged: 21. Mar 2022 --

I reckon you only joined so you can show off your, very adept, handiwork

Actually, I joined to show my very inept NAS skills. I've been reading the site nonstop since I got mine.