Next generation of VMware Home Lab
Hey folks!
Finally, I’ve finished building my new generation of Home Lab.
The main purpose of this Lab is to practice with VMware products and have some VMs.
| Hardware | Hardware Model | Type of device / comments |
|---|---|---|
| Motherboard | Supermicro X11SPM-F | Compute nodes x 2 |
| CPU | Intel Xeon Gold 6140 (18c@2.3GHz) | VMware ESXi 7.0.3, build 19193900 |
| Cooler | Noctua NH-U12S | LGA3647 |
| RAM | 224Gb@DDR4-2666 | |
| HDD | 2 x WD Red NAS Hard Drive 2TB | vSAN Storage Tier |
| HDD | 2 x 4TB Toshiba N300@7200rpm | vSAN Storage Tier |
| SSD | Samsung 970 EVO M.2 SSD 250GB | Local NVMe Datastore |
| Samsung PM1735 3.2Tb | vSAN Cache Tier | |
| Network | Intel X520-DA2 | 10Gbit based on 82599 Controller |
| PSU | be Quiet! PURE POWER 500W | |
| Case | Fractal Design NODE 804 |
| Hardware | Hardware Model | Model / comments |
|---|---|---|
| HP 600 G2 Mini | CPU - Intel Core i5-6500t | |
| RAM - 2x16Gb DDR4@3200Mhz | ||
| vSAN SSD Cache- Hynix BC501 M.2 PCI-E NVMe 256Gb | ||
| vSAN SSD Capacity - ADATA SU650 500 Gb |
Management Nodes
| Hardware | Hardware Model | Model / comments |
|---|---|---|
| Intel® NUC 11 Performance kit - NUC11PAHi5 | CPU - Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 | 4c/8t at 2.4GHz |
| RAM - 2x32Gb DDR4@3200Mhz | ||
| SSD - Samsung 870 EVO SATA SSD 250GB | ||
| Network adapter - Realtek RTL8156 |
| Type | Model | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Router | MikroTik RB5009UG+S+IN | Awesome router for homelab with powerful hardware inside |
| Switches | MikroTik CRS317-1G-16S+RM | 10Gbit network switch / used for aggregation traffic from all 10Gbit nodes |
| MikroTik CRS326-24G-2S+RM | 1Gbit network switch for other devices and for | |
| Wireless access point | MikroTik cAP ac | Quite good universal access point |
| Hardware | Hardware model | Type of device / comments |
|---|---|---|
| Motherboard | ASUS ROG STRIX Z270-I GAMING | |
| CPU | Intel Core i7-7700k | 4c/8t@4.2Ghz |
| Cooler | Cryorig C7 | |
| RAM | 4 + 8Gb DDR4@3200Mhz | |
| HDD | 4 x 12TB HGST DC HC520 | 7200RPM |
| SSD | 2 x Samsung pm9a1 1Tb M.2 | Cache for SHR array |
| Network | Intel X520-DA2 | |
| PSU | FSP 450W PNR | |
| Case | Chenbro SR30169 | Cool case for hot-swappable 4x3.5HDD + 2 cages for 2.5' HDD/SSD. Be careful about the height of CPU cooler! |
| Software | XPEnology DSM 7 | Based on redpill bootloader (instruction) |
| Hardware | Purpose | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| APC Back-UPS BX2200MI-GR | Power backup | My first attempt into home APC device / 1200W |
| Raspberry Pi Model 4B | Pi-hole appliance | Trying to avoid ads |
| IKEA FJÄLLBO Shelf unit | Storing all the stuff | Nice and elegant solution to store hardware at flat |
And here is some cat for you 🐈