Fixing the DISASTER - Server Room Vlog Pt. 1 

Audie Liem No, whenever he needs to upgrade things or purchase them he contacts companies to provide the products for free and he'll give a shoutout.

Haha! So true.

It's the other way around actually. For the server room, it was probably him reaching out to sponsors instead of them reaching out to him.

Bitwit vs linus vs luke vs austin

If he had gotten condom ads, he wouldn't have gotten vasectomy.

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the subtle inserts you know are taran's doing. brilliant.

Totally agree... I would have liked it better if it was like a walk in.. but this works too..

And .... Smokin! :D

lol We're not dealing with seasoned or professional Datacenter specialists here. There are best practices for patching equipment on cage racks and these boys didn't see any of those videos.

@@gemma375 I would be fired if I wired like that. My company demands professionalism. I had all the wires properly organized, but I had wire ties spaced a bit unevenly (by fractions of an inch). I was yelled at for not making it look perfect. Didn’t have to move any wires, but I had to cut a few wire ties and put new ones on. Craftsmanship no matter what.

@@kenconnelly773 The difference is you're not the owner and founder of the company who's cables you fucked up. I think if Linus says "Eh, good enough" no one is going to fight him on it. At least not on something like cable management.

I’m saying right now. They need a sub panel to deal with THAT. It will be a major if you blow a breaker.

He has an IT guy on payroll. There's no excuse when his entire company literally lives in that tiny room.

got em

He does? Seems like a contractor (maybe just a friend) to me. And one of questionable competence based on what's usually happening in that server room.

No kidding Daniele. When you wind up needing that many power outlets it's time to ditch those janky strips for a real solution. Go to the nearest hardware store that sells electrical supplies. Get a bench strip that is as long as the rack is tall. Mount that on the back of the rack, it's ok to use tape as long as it's strong tape that can hold some weight (like duck tape). Also get a box of single outlet receptacles and a small spool of 110V household wire. On the back of each receptacle are two sets of holes with teeth in them, all you have to do to expand the strip is strip back wire about half an inch and push it in, do a tug test to make sure the teeth bit down. Ethernet wire however drives me mad. If you try to organize it, you have to stick with it and use velcro straps or something else that can be pulled apart and stuck back together repeatedly. Personally I use garbage ties since they area readily available everywhere and easy to disassemble and reassemble. Just don't forget you do need to let the cable air cool, your pushing a lot of data through it so sticking it through a plastic tube is a recipe for ethernet cords burning out at random times when you really need them to work.

Agreed about the UTP cables Alan, that really bothered me when I took the first glance at this video. It only got worse after he mentioned that the documentation on it was lost due to a failure to archive something on paper properly. I've seen a few messy server in my time and some were a bigger mess with cables in the room but usually there was at least basic documentation on what was originally planned and then not updated, here it seems even the original plan was lost. Just deciding on a colour coding scheme defining them by cable going from switch to x device makes it already a lot easier to trace what is what. The next basic requirement would be making a proper plan, documenting it and keeping it up to date as changes are made to the configuration. Beyond that proper cable management in some way is desirable. And the electrical mess, well damn that was all kinds of wrong. All tangled, wrong way to wire it up, substandard equipment quality. When dealing with server gear of that value its a terrible idea to not spend at least some money and time on getting the wiring halfway up to a functional level and preferably follow your local electrical code requirements. In European electrical norms these would be some gross violations that could end up being a major problem especially if something go wrong. I'm sure there's no way that "design and plan" would pass the regulations that are in place there. What if a fire happens and it started in the server room? Will insurance be paid out? What if a short in there takes out some of the server gear, if its covered under insurance/warranty I bet it'll lead to the same issues.

Linus seems to run everything like a old early 90's computer repair store... cables and crap laying around everywhere

Bitter Raven makes it feel real comfy tho

Bitter Raven not everyone is organized. I think they have gotten better since the house they started in. that looked worse than most college kids houses.

I like it that way.

i belive, i hear somewhere thar he´s missing toes or something and he cannot use normal shoes but i could be wrong

You don't say that part was so unnessecary.

Fun fact, it was Pelle who edited this.

And he had the green screen video of you already recorded?

WORT WORT WORT

Hha

Definetely!

Banzai that room is fireproof

@@TactileSZN its soundproof not fireproof

SyazTYT's other uploads the lining is actually fireproof

@@josesolisrosales Just install a sprinkler system

#ServerLivesMatter

Dude.. the server room have never been great...

build a firewall! #makeserverroomgreatagain

Ben Quigley stop the ubantu from invading

Vintium Ignoring the server room is same as ignoring you own health. That room is the lifeblood of the company

Lennart Meinke Taran needs a raise

SUH MOKING

#LansOutForTaran

Lennart Meinke agreed

I think it shows that Taran likes looking at himself too much so he added more of himself to the video.

Actually happens at literally every company that has equipment, whether it's a cheap laptop or something like a 3Par controller part of a 15 million USD system with data on it worth much more (true story, it fell btw).

You don't know any sysadmins, do you? ;-p

Reminds you of Tony Stark, doesn't it? -(He balances a PARTICLE ACCELERATOR on piles of paper, chunks of bricks he blew out of the wall, and a vibranium shield in Iron Man 2.)-

I'm a data technician and I can assure you that this kind of stuff is very common. This isn't anything compared to what I've seen in banks, colleges, warehouses, or factories. I've seen service loops from in use wires pulled out of the ceiling and tied up to hold up a ups that was attached to the rack with drywall screws. Note the ups was at the very top of the rack.

John Abell I want to jump into your career but I am an 18 year old high school graduate with only electrical experience. What would be the best way for me to start off in this profession?

for reasons

and its not like it was the first 10 min of a 20 min video of cable management and everything he tries to get these series to drag out as much as possible and its annoying

Best Cleaning video EVAR! (yes i did that on purpose)

Lol, this wasn't clickbait You didn't checked the thumbnail ?

why is linus holding ables clickbait

Tru

aural sex

happy What

idk he probably means oral and cant spell

He said on Wan Show they they will be doing another one this year. Just be patient.

lmao

cda?

Shiftyeyesshady same

Exactly this.

don't worry thats the episode after the petabyte is done

I think they recorded this before even making the water-cooled server rack.

Remove disaster.

TheDrunkenAlcoholic You guessed correctly. All parts are already out on Floatplane club

its not a gaming cabinet, so no RGB :(

But he should put flame stickers on it so the servers will be faster...

And RGB ethernet cables. And RGB power strips. And RGB floor. Hmn, that last one could be pretty cool, actually.

They have to install the whole server in some kind of gaming-server-case aswell so it gets even faster than it will with rgb stripes etc

Also he is super confident about there being no moisture in that compressed air line.

Demitri That mask reference killed me.

they're very unprofessional. just ltt is shit.

Jack Ryan since when was LTT a professional and mature show?

Yeah, it's supposed to be funny, not "professional". I mean... Just watch any of their videos and you'll realise there's a right way to do stuff... And then there's the LTT way....

Jack Ryan nobody cares about your opinion, especially if you ever though ltt was professional

Being unprofessional is part of their charm and why we like them. That same charm (or lack therof) is why the Newegg channel sucks now.

Well he uses a ups so it isn't bad. Most likely has power surge protection built in, although those power squids are a fire hazard

I couldn't agree more I could tell anyone nightmares about people not understanding about UPS systems in a state with lots of power surges..

wasn't that barnacules idea lol

Luke Humphries Who's Taran?

Stormgasher C. you mean he ia the best editor

Luke Humphries he really is

hey ein deustcher hier oder? :D

Denke nicht nur einer... :-D

Nope nicht nur einer

Haha hier auch >.>

Auch xD

Insert Name lmao

Your actions have conseqeueuescuscuence

IMPORTANT

Random CPU YOU FRICKIN FRICKS YOUR FANTASIES CANT EVER BE QUENCHED

"CONSICUENCISE" say that 10 times fast

stan res same

Yeah! Remember the "whole office external water cooling" videos? The system was shit and a waste but the videos were awesome!

yea i loved the big move

Not to mention the moisture from compressed air. And vacuum doesn't blow crap all over the shop.

Absolutely right. If not vacuumed, where does the dust go? Back into the servers and switches, of course.

@@Bady89-lg9sn Dust is conductive. And dust can burn.

@@fuelks If you are not an expert, we can dissagree

@@justsomedude4660 Wha

Ur absolutely right!

Ikr

hahaah true

More like Fallout 76 Servers

eat your self

I wish I had a server room

I wish I had a room

I wish i had something

I have a server room the same size, but currently there is only a 20 port switch in it, with 1 port used..

"Fun fact, it was Pelle who edited this" -Taran Van Hemert in an other comment

It does if your cables were blocking the fans before you cable manage ;)

airflow isn't everything my friend,, it isn't....

You realise he didn't address fan speeds in that video right?

Solomon Cornish Air flow is the least of his problems.

come on !

Agreed

He's practically a joke on /r/sysadmin at this point.

How would someone who just started his IT career (8 months as a school tech) move towards that kind of thing?

/r/techsupportgore is very critical about his new videos

@katarjin I had the same question when I started as a school tech 2 years ago. Long story short, cozy up to the higher-level techs and ask them for work they don't want to do. You get experience and skills and they get the results of your labor. Don't fight them for credit though, that's how you get ostracized and never promoted.

katarjin What, being a joke on /r/sysadmin?? In all seriousness, /r/ITCareerQuestions is what you want.

J Post hats to you sir

xDD

Linus roasts you in his April fools video.

lol I thought your profile pic was a piece of hair on my screen!!!

Sponsored by MTV Cribs.

TheWioreks Gotta get that money

TheWioreks Also gotta add in useless "censored information" segments to bring the video over 10 minutes for that ez ad money.

Dylan Woah there chum chump, getting a bit overboard! Step it back to the poop deck! That's quite a clam-lamity you got your jolly old pantaloons in! All masts ahoy on the bubbly personality train! Heave ho the depression paddles!

Dylan Now fuck off you jeep-ass sperglord

TheWioreks you clearly don't know how long it takes to edit videos. They have a whole team at Linus tech tips dedicated to making videos so some might come out before the other due to fast and slow workers.

Joshua Carroll voids the warranty on the ups,power squids, and power strips

Sure is. Any time you chain power strips together it's a fire hazard.

Anyone got data on how many watts a server like what would pull? Looks like the main feed is just one cable.

That main cable has the potential to push 220v easily. Which is what feeds to your house anyway. As long as the breaker holds up, that wattage/voltage can pretty much easily hit that with that one cable.

Also, i don't think that a cabinet full of batteries in a tiny closed space under a wood staircase near a server rack that produces a lot of heat is a good idea...

That is _exactly_ what I thought when the camera panned down to the floor behind the rack after the "oops" moment. Linus is a smart guy and knows TONS about desktop/gaming PC's, but many times he doesn't seem to know when to call the experts on the enterprise stuff. He's learning though ... but that would be an incredibly painful and expensive lesson to learn the hard way. YIKES brah!

Actually the insurance company can use the Vlog to prove the fire was caused by Linus and not pay them anything.

I dont get why if these companies send Linus all this free shit in the first place, Why dont they send people out to Install the enterprise grade stuff so that Linus can spend less time worrying about and then ignoring key wiring problems and actually increase the productivity of the company and use the servers and computers for what there actually for.

That's actually quite simple. First off; the free articles are not too expensive to give away, and with Linus showing them off, people will probably buy more enterprise grade stuff because it works better. Just one or two people have to do that and the company is back in black numbers. Sending a technician would increase that cost significantly, as they would charge travel fees, hourly wages et cetera. Secondly; Linus can now do two videos instead of one. He can do a review on the stuff and on the building process. This is actually a miniseries, resulting in more videos, resulting in more people seeing the videos, resulting in more revenue. And that is of course what Linus is after.

That wouldn't make for a good video. Part of the fun of watching a LTT video is seeing him fail, then fix it.

Donut it's actually coming this week probably Saturday!

Saturday...

Oh hi

Still waiting in 2021 LOL

There's no reason to buy more expensive power bars, power bars are simple in construction regardless, and they already have surge protection through their UPS, so powerbars work just fine, biggest difference between cheapo power bars and industrial ones is just mounting solutions.

Robb hus to clarity, because the world is full of idiots, this person is saying expensive power bars with great surge protectors aren't really necessary because they have the an expensive enterprise UPS conditioning the power supplied to those strips. If you are plugging directly into the wall you still need a decent power strip with surge protection. If you are plugging into a consumer UPS I would still recommend a power strip with a decent surge protector but that is a just in case.

i mean when you run a business the size of his you can go out and spend your money how you want. i dont think any ceo is going to deny a sponsorship to fix their own equipment.

Why pay for it when it's given to you... kinda like welfare...

Yeah, seriously. Why don't people just pay for welfare?

toledo76 well atleast he had a good reason for it it was complicated and he didn't know what to do next

toledo76 Didn't he have a child during Desk PC? Or some other serious life shit? I think that justifies it.

in fact, all 3/3 of them are available now on Floatplane :D

I get the whole idea of supporting LTT and getting benefits like watching videos early but, it's really annoying to those of us who don't or simply can't pay to get those videos earlier and we have to wait random unpredictable amounts of time until one day they might show up in our sub boxes. Not trying to sound like a cry baby but, a company of this size should have scheduling ALMOST perfected and not completely neglected.

toledo76 lucky 😑 I'm broke and ain't got time for that.

Probably storage keys, locations, and access points based on the context.

Icetanker Linus has a hidden mustache for porn? Groovy

Icetanker what do you guys think it's about?

He threw in some of those 10TB drives

2:14 That moment you realize you should be careful walking around your rats nest of cables. I know the feeling . Epic. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Magnuson Alex He is a memer who memes himself.

when wasn't he?

Zale Tlemsanix *in Ramsay's voice* look at this crap, this is disgusting.

Would you look at all the unused footage on this server?!?! IT'S F*ING RAW!!!

of course

xLastxKillxHD That's my job........*Your Fired*

+Donald J. Trump Official -> *"You're"*

The Large Hardon Collider for realism

mean

FlattestPancake please dont't like this shiet

FlattestPancake well played, good sir.

FlattestPancake What I If told you.. I didn't

Ben Durkovic No sorry

What if I told you... Read more

Linus*

I didn't realize they were Canadian until after I moved to Canada from the states and started recognizing all the locations in their videos. Turns out I pass by their office every day. Also, it was balls cold here last winter. (At least for Vancouver.)

Im not mad son im just dissapointed in you.