Upgrading my Home Server Rack with an APC AP7921 Networked PDU
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- In this video I install an APC AP7921 networked PDU in my home server rack to replace my old home made setup.
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very good
do you have a video to show us the GUI?
Hi, Great video! Loved the switch! Just a heads up, I've read a lot about them modems overheating when they're placed horizontally as heat cannot escape out the top.
Thanks for the heads up! I think the overheating issue was more of a problem with the earlier Openreach modems so hopefully my newer one (made by ECI Telecom) will be okay, will certainly keep an eye on it though!
Okay. Keep up the great videos!
Nice video. I don't know much about Raspi but couldn't you connect that switch to it, since it is already connected to the network? But I dont know what you are using the Pi for...
cool vid :)
Whats the IBM thngy you powered on at 4:00 and how did it power on the rest of the network? :O
Stjepan Brkić It's a UPS (IBM 750t) - essentially a rebranded APC SmartUPS. Unfortunately one of the batteries failed shortly afterwards (hence why it's missing in the last bit of the video) so I'm no longer using it.
Try a new set of batteries... I like the APC Smart-UPS 1500 because it plugs into a home wall plug and uses only two batteries. (mini tower) The rack mount version has four batteries... (CZcams videos show how to replace the batteries) tjl
Just make sure you earth your cabinet, some PDUs are prone to current leakage...
Great video ! On your APC PDU you maybe able to move the rack ears forward so you have more room for the plugs ! My APC PDU has two power plugs in the back to plug into two UPSs for a little more over kill... The unit was reviewed by another CZcams channel of his rack build. Was the IBM item shown an UPS ? tjl
Damn! A rack mount A/V receiver...that’s money. I want one...
This isn't rack mounted sadly, it's just sitting on a 2U rack shelf. There is a company that makes proper rack hardware for it though that gives it a neat front plate but it doesn't come cheap!
I picked up a rack mount stereo 6 zone amplifier for only a few hundred quid. With serial (RS232) control so it can be automated… check out Monoprice. Alternatively a friend has Amplipi which is apparently very good.
do i need to purchase a PDU for my home ccna lab. i already have a rack with switches, routers and stuff. Thanks
It's really up to you, a regular power strip will work fine as long as you aren't overloading it.etc. A PDU is just nice since it mounts neatly in the rack. Ones like this with network capability are relatively expensive (although can be found cheap used) but basic ones which are basically rackmount power strips are pretty affordable.
Good video. Quite alot of load on that PDU though, especially if you are taking trailing sockets off of it as well!
+ajs2120 The trailing sockets are really just so that I can fit power bricks into it. In regular use I'm pulling around 0.7amps through it and even with all the A/V kit running it sits at around 2amps max.
In its previous life, this PDU powered several dual CPU 1U servers (and pretty old, power hungry AMD Opterons at that), what it's powering here is a walk in the park in comparison!
How many U's is that? 12 - 15 - 18?
Are you not concerned about having the PDU grounded to anything?
It's connected to a grounded mains supply. There's no need to ground it to anything else. In some settings it may be worth bonding the PDU to the cabinet but this is only really to prevent interference in large industrial/commercial setups, there's no real benefit in a home/smaller setup.
@@camerongray1515 - Thanks for confirming, i have one myself and have never had problems but thought i'd ask. Did you notice in the manual that APC don't advise these to be used on normal wall outlets?? Assuming it's just a "Use at your own peril, there's no protection in this unit" sort of situation.
"The Switched Rack PDU
does not provide power protection.
Therefore, American Power
Conversion (APC®) does not
recommend plugging the unit
directly into any unprotected
power source, such as a wall
outlet."
@@OldSkoolPGFan In the UK our mains outlets are protected with a fuse in the plug itself. Also generally speaking, and certainly with new installations, our socket circuits are RCBO or RCD protected (residual current detection - same as GFCIs in the US).
what name of your rack
For a second i thought it said "Tandy" on your subwoofer
Subscribed. :)