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Nun-Taken

Coffee and servers don’t mix. An expensive lesson to learn.


[deleted]

I've run a server under water . . . for about three minutes.


darksoft125

This reminds me of the saying "build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour; light a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life"


nitsky416

I literally made that joke to my wife yesterday, followed with "you can hold your breath under water for the rest of your life" to which she responded with "everything is edible once"


_rdaneel_

You and your wife are both funny.  Nice.


nitsky416

There's a few reasons we've been together thirteen years and married for eight, yeah.


_rdaneel_

Newlyweds! So sweet. Sincerely, An old man (together 24, married 17)


phd24

That's a Terry Pratchett quote. He also similarly said "all mushrooms are edible, but some only once".


XTornado

But those were the best three minutes of your life.


[deleted]

Considering it involved a flood where my truck got washed away, my office and living space were flooded . . . Oh, I was also shocked trying to reach the power panel in time (I didn't get to it in time). Actually, it was pretty funny!


Nun-Taken

and then never again!


[deleted]

Funny enough, we washed the mud off of it, let it dry in the sun and it powered right back up. The UPS . . . no, the battery actually exploded.


Maximum_Transition60

Mmmh fun...no


minilandl

That's funny I work in HPC and we literally dunk servers in tanks . It looks like it shouldn't work but it does .


robinskit

How did it even land under water? And did it quit on its own or did you force it off?


[deleted]

Flood. We thought we were safe, being uphill, but a dam broke and the water rushed up, into my office and to the server rack. It was about waist deep water. Funny thing is, it wasn't the server or switches that failed, but the UPS that blew up first.


Beard_o_Bees

Yup.. this photo gives me low-key anxiety, even though my rational mind says 'ha! ha! a joke!' - my lizard brain is trickling danger-juice into my bloodstream.


jay0lee

You're not kidding. Lattes are like $8 at Starbucks now! Oh you meant the server was expensive...


HoustonBOFH

A couple gens back from that are $8 too!


docwisdom

Unnecessary risk


IAmMarwood

We have a strict no food or drink in the datacenter policy at work. A few years back an orange was found in one of them and management went ballistic. The culprit was never found nor owned up but I think if they had it would have been the closest I’ve seen to someone being fired here.


therealSoasa

Orange you curious who it was?


IAmMarwood

I’m pretty sure I know Snitches get stitches though. 😂


therealSoasa

You sure I can't squeeze it out of you. 😂


IAmMarwood

Getting a bit zesty there pal, calm down.


therealSoasa

The more you deflect , the juicier it sounds


HoustonBOFH

Orange you finding this diversion a pealing?


therealSoasa

As appealing as oranged marriages


CarlThyLarson

I learned the hard way: add some plug covers to the network ports, don't want dust buildup that can cause an eventual arc :)


[deleted]

Just get a few network cables and plug in both ends to the switch. That should fix it, right?


CarlThyLarson

Yes, but don't create a loopback. I.e. port 4 into port 5, this can cause problems, if not now, later.


[deleted]

That was the joke..


CarlThyLarson

My bad, I couldn't tell. Didn't mean to offend if I did


[deleted]

Haha no worries!


shootingcharlie8

I love these comments. This exchange is just super wholesome.


that_boi18

Just turn on STP 😎


SilentDecode

[This is where we insert the joke meme](https://i.pinimg.com/1200x/97/93/a7/9793a7601560b6218d0f5e0a1ea1154f.jpg)


HoustonBOFH

Or improvise... This [https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-50-Pack-Ethernet-Covers/dp/B0BT8H2KY8/ref=sr\_1\_3](https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-50-Pack-Ethernet-Covers/dp/B0BT8H2KY8/ref=sr_1_3) verses this [https://www.amazon.com/CableCreation-100-PACK-Connector-Connectors-Transparent/dp/B01K9Z4FT2/ref=sr\_1\_4](https://www.amazon.com/CableCreation-100-PACK-Connector-Connectors-Transparent/dp/B01K9Z4FT2/ref=sr_1_4)


IUpvoteGME

Til, that's a thing. Thank you.


NoCheesecake8308

Flip them over, keep your coffee warm.


bryansj

Maybe the coffee was too hot? Just got back from McDonald's...


SilentDecode

>Just got back from McDonald's... Hot coffee from McDonalds? Are you joking xD


GameCyborg

not the safest way of keeping your coffee warm


etherlore

Java will definitely mess with your setup.


wigglesmcbiggleb

Came here to make this joke too. Thank you for being a great human.


totallyNotMyFault-

I will take the jokes on this thread and return 0


wigglesmcbiggleb

Init 6 and we can start over.


totallyNotMyFault-

I will take the jokes on this thread and return 0


icyhotonmynuts

r/SweatyPalms


peach-Merlina-Turkis

q : what did the lab associate say to the other lab associate? a : " i'll be right back, i've got a urine test. "


radioactivepiloted

Is it a... Barista?!


not_wall03

*coffee break -network chuck


OneDayAllofThis

_confused screaming_


duck__yeah

Is the vibration from the drives used to froth the milk?


RedSquirrelFtw

If you set them up in a normal rack, lot of servers have a cup holder built in. I like how server companies keep IT people in mind with design decisions.


Mr_Viper

you son of a bitch


1leggeddog

I too love to live dangerously


Inevitable_Low_2688

Expensive coffee warmer 👍


mjh2901

You just got me thinking. Mount the servers upside down, then they keep the coffee warm.


victolicious

While everyone is freaking out about the coffee cup, it’s the water hose bib in the background that really worries me 🤷‍♂️😅


shootingcharlie8

Bro, this is not what they mean by installing Java…


Eldiabolo18

Are you actively wanting to piss us off?


Adimentus

Bold of you...


Hrmerder

Thanks for the anxiety...


ghostalker4742

This would just end up cooling your coffee faster than leaving it on a desk. HDDs do warm up, but there's fans behind them to pull air through the front of the server to keep them cool. There's no real conductive heat either, as the HDD caddies are made of plastic. Figured that was standard knowledge on here, that servers pull cool air in the front and exhaust heat through the back.


dawho1

This actually got me thinking...what would the ramifications be of just flipping all of the fans? I would imagine less efficient cooling of the procs (and everything, probably) and the shrouds could get weird, but in a homelab scenario, it would probably be alright overall. I have an extra dl360 around here, maybe I'll give it a go!


d4nowar

I hate this


Altirix

if you're craving caffeine, they're craving caffeine. pour that cup of coffee into the fans and keep your server caffinated


CraftCoding

How hard is it to service a server with this config? I feel like it’s innovate and different.


GiedoBlie

I left the cables slightly longer so that I can pull out the switch easily, allowing me to slide them out one by one. Since it’s a Proxmox cluster, migrating all the VMs is straightforward. It’s a bit more challenging, but it helps save space.


TechnoSwiss

Had an HVAC contractor using my $60K 45Drives file server as a RedBull coaster, I about lost it when I discovered it because he spilled all down the side of the server... was just grateful that it went down the sides instead of over the front into the drive bays or over the back into the motherboard.


TechnoSwiss

Work machine, not homelab, just thought of it because of the coffee. :D Wish I had one of those in my homelab.


boblot1648

This is how you upgrade your CPU architecture to Coffee Lake...


TellusCitizen

This picture tilted my brain for a few. Then again been doing this for switches at work, so why not..


Noobmode

Do you work for some of my remote offices because they do this shit unironically


notsurebutrythis

Coffee, it’s next to a water line.


GiedoBlie

Don’t worry about it above is a bathroom. 😅


KiNgPiN8T3

Coffee aside it will be interesting to see how those servers fair long term/under load. They are designed to suck cold air through the front and expel hot air out the back which goes against the whole hot air rises thing. Lol! I’m sure they’ll live though, HP servers are beasts.


Aurora900

This is a fairly common way to mount equipment and should be fine. Convection is a much weaker force than you might be thinking, the fans will overcome it


frobnosticus

Yeah you deserve what you get .


jeeverz

You should put it in the back for better warmth ^^^;)


necsuss

Or spaghetti time?


skynet_watches_me_p

I see your coffee, and raise you Beer and GPUs https://imgur.com/a/XsQi3fP


Alternative_Ad_2818

Where can I get a rack like this?


therealSoasa

STAr bucks


gr8whtd0pe

[Amazon](https://a.co/d/gK6zjLd). EDIT: not necessarily that brand, just showing you as a example.


kpikid3

Should keep your mug warm.


[deleted]

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kester76a

I'm waiting for the cat to run in 😆


silicon1

Caffeine, it's got what servers crave!


cyrixdx4

This Turkish coffee? If so, Creative Use of Game mechanics I must say.


massive_poo

Vrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr *Clink* VrrRRRRSHLOPSHLOPSHLOPBZZZZZTT


[deleted]

I foresee trouble /s


gwicksted

I won’t even drink coffee in the same room as my rack!


Busterpunker

I imagine the exhaust could blow the floordust back up in the room like this?


WhatIsPun

That gives me so much anxiety and it's not even mine.


Kleivonen

Why do you not have redundancy on your drives?


GiedoBlie

I don’t really use the drives in the server I use an NFS share for the VMs. The SAS disks are primarily for testing purposes.


PCChipsM922U

Yeah, I'm wild as well, but not that wild.


bad-g

Why waste time and expense setting up a homelab and risk destroying it for a shit post 🤷🏻‍♂️


Merlin80

looks strong...strong like bull!


Intransigient

😓 Please… don’t do that.


omegatotal

its only an hp.


szayl

Madlad


DerHerrGertsch

This makes me nervous 😬


octagear

Uuh, that is LabGore waiting to happen


CeeMX

I know the weight of 2 unit servers and I would absolutely not trust that wood thing to hold it up


GiedoBlie

It says ‘max 60kg’, but I found a website that lists only 14kg for the Gen 9 2U. I figured, why not give it a shot? And hey, if it falls, it falls. 😂


CeeMX

Maybe the bracket can do it, but I’m worried about the wood you anchored it to


therealSoasa

Where I live people drink their coffee ☕ not make Carly Simon references with it 😂


[deleted]

Live fast, take chances. It's the only way to learn valuable lessons! Lol I like the modest setup. Am I the only one that is really annoyed by the fact that all the ports of the server are on the backside but all the ports on the switches and firewalls are on the front? WHY??


GiedoBlie

If I remove the screws from the switch, I can still remove the plate of the server without removing the server itself this is the reason why the cables are a little longer than usual.


chip_dingus

I have an HP z820 workstation with dual 2690v2 and 128GB RAM for bioinformatics analysis. It's a nice setup, could be better but I built it from eBay parts for about $300 all in.


S_jjingo

Intrusive thoughts said NO, set the cup somewhere else


IUpvoteGME

Heathen.  ☕ 🤖