Rack 2

Rocket’s Forge

Rack 2 teaching datacenter where SOTE services, Proxmox hosts, storage, management tools, and instructional systems are built.

Rocket’s Forge zone concept illustration
Rocket’s Forge zone concept illustration
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Purpose

Rocket’s Forge is the engine room of SOTE. Students learn how servers, virtualization, templates, storage, and services become reliable platforms.

Student verbs

Build, provision, host, orchestrate

Character layer

Professor Rocket and SOTEE

Current state

R2-PVE01 has Proxmox installed. R2-PVE02 fan issue was corrected, but RAM installation/validation remains a next step. Aggregation switch configuration is pending.

What students do here

Student activity

  • Observe Proxmox host roles
  • Understand server commissioning steps
  • Connect infrastructure work to project status cards
  • Prepare for Linux, Windows, AD, and ACE Service Desk builds
Mission connections

Demo and future missions

  • Linux Launch Crew
  • Proxmox First Boot
  • Windows AD Training Pod
  • Technology Cadet: First Signal

Future media targets

Use this area for any future Marketing-approved photo additions or refreshed public-safe zone media.

Primary zone photo

Recommended filename: assets/img/photos/rockets-forge-primary.jpg

Use a wide, public-safe image showing the zone without exposing credentials, sensitive labels, private student information, or unapproved screenshots.

Action/detail photo

Recommended filename: assets/img/photos/rockets-forge-detail.jpg

Use a close-up that explains what students do here: cables, racks, workbench, tour moment, ticket workflow, or badge activity.

Publication guardrail

This page is public-safe. Do not add credentials, sensitive IP addressing, production network details, private student information, unreviewed screenshots, or photos that expose sensitive labels until the SOTE media review process is in place.