Thanks to Meter for sponsoring this episode! Go to to book a demo today. Grab yourself a Pint Glass or Insulated Coffee Tumbler at I have a growing problem, in that I'm constantly running out of space in my server rack. With two 64-Core AMD Epyc virtualization hosts, a Supermicro Microcloud X79 8-Node chassis, and a pair of 45Drives Storinators, it's no wonder I'm out of room. Today, I'm consolidating my NAS servers down into a single server, and also dramatically expanding my storage to a full 328TB! *Links to items below may be affiliate links for which I may be compensated* - Name Suggestions Welcome for the new NAS - AMD Threadripper 9970X: ASUS Pro WS TRX50 -SAGE WiFi CEB: G5 Neo 4x32GB 6400 ECC: Intel 3D XPoint 16GB Optane Boot Drive: Supermicro 846 24-Bay Chassis: Mellanox MCX455A-ECAT ConnectX-4 100Gbps: - 100Gb Network - Mikrotik CRS504-4XQ-IN 4-port QSFP28 Switch - Intel 100GBASE-CWDM4 QSFP28 SMF Transceiver - LC to LC Single Mode Fiber Patch Cable - 100G QSFP28 to 4x 25G SFP28 Passive DAC: - 45Drives Storinator AV15 - - 45Drives HL15 Homelab Server - To find out more, visit Follow me on Bluesky @ 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. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro + Sponsor ( ) 3:35 - Old Chassis, New Hardware 7:20 - The Build Begins 15:11 - First Start + SO MANY DRIVES 18:07 - Order of Operations... Sometimes it's complicated 23:05 - Final Assembly