Homelab Rack Rebuild 2026 - 328TB NAS Upgrade!

Thanks to Meter for sponsoring this episode! Go to http://meter.com/craftcomputing to book a demo today. Grab yourself a Pint Glass or Insulated Coffee Tumbler at https://craftcomputing.store 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: https://amzn.to/45ftroj ASUS Pro WS TRX50 -SAGE WiFi CEB: https://amzn.to/4lhF9oD G.Skill G5 Neo 4x32GB 6400 ECC: https://amzn.to/3Jj2h8H Intel 3D XPoint 16GB Optane Boot Drive: https://ebay.us/XMuv2c Supermicro 846 24-Bay Chassis: https://ebay.us/rCA4eb Mellanox MCX455A-ECAT ConnectX-4 100Gbps: https://amzn.to/4a2W2OG - 100Gb Network - https://youtu.be/wO9Fw86OM0o Mikrotik CRS504-4XQ-IN 4-port QSFP28 Switch - https://amzn.to/3JPX4mW Intel 100GBASE-CWDM4 QSFP28 SMF Transceiver - https://ebay.us/RhlDkb LC to LC Single Mode Fiber Patch Cable - https://amzn.to/3yPPVN3 100G QSFP28 to 4x 25G SFP28 Passive DAC: https://amzn.to/3ZZpMas - 45Drives Storinator AV15 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZU7rNBl6cg - 45Drives HL15 Homelab Server - https://youtu.be/YJCnxJ5GlIs To find out more, visit https://45homelab.com/ Follow me on Bluesky @CraftComputing.bsky.social 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. https://www.patreon.com/CraftComputing Timestamps 0:00 - Intro + Sponsor (Meter.com) 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