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The specs and the story...Top to bottom-AC infinity 1u cloudplate t1-Cisco Nexus 5k - N5K-C5548UP - 48 Port 10G Switch-(not visible from front) Cisco Nexus 2k - N2K-C2248TP-E-1-GE - 48 Port 1G Fabric Extender-(not visible from front) Cisco SX350X-12 12-Port 10GBase-T Managed Switch for L3 routing-HP DL360 G9 / 2 x Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2660 v3 @ 2.60GHz / 128GB / 2x300GB & 6 x 2.4TB-Connected to--HP D2700 25 x 900GB 10K 6G SAS JBODRunning TrueNAS Scale for iSCSI, SAMBA and NFS Storage-HP DL165 G5 / 2 x Quad-Core AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 2373 EE / 24GB / 2 x TB SATA running pfSense.-HP DL360 G9 / 2 x Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2630 v4 @ 2.20GHz / 128GB / 2x300GB running ESX 7.03 hosting some Windows Jump Servers, a server I needed to archive by p2v before it died entirely, various Linux servers running Ubuntu, FreeBSD and Fedora that I use to test Ansible AWX. VM storage is all backed by iSCSI on the TrueNAS server.-HP DL380 G8 / 2 x Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 v2 @ 2.60GHz / 128GB / 2 x 300gb in Raid 1 for OS / 4 x 300 in Raid 5 for local VM / 2 x 2.4TB in Raid 1+0 for local VM running ESX 7.03 hosting vm's running BIND for local DNS, pi-hole & vCenter. VM storage mostly backed by iSCSI on TrueNAS server. Found vCenter was not behaving when storage was backed entirely by iSCSI disks so moved it local for the time being.-HP DL380 G8 / 2 x Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2660 0 @ 2.20GHz / 128GB / 2 x 300gb in Raid 1 for OS. Connects over iSCSI to TrueNAS. Was my 1st ESX host, but has since been rebuilt to host Proxmox. Just started playing around with some of the Turnkey containers and a few VM deployments. More of a playground at this point...-2 x APC 1350va UPS -- gives me just enough to survive a blip, but certainly not enough to last for more than 10-15 minutes.Everything is dual powered except the SX350X and for the soon to be replaced DL165(as I write this, it occurs to me I could get a Zonit for the switch -- seems like overkill given how pricey they are)What you don't see in any picture --Wireless AP is an ASUS RT-AX89X talking over 10g to the SX-350X.Before you ask, I'll say these things...yes, this thing runs 24x7, and it gets warmyes, I am struggling to keep it coolno, I can not keep the front and back doors onI duct in cooler air, and send the exhaust to the return. I'm determined to find a fix.yes, the Cisco Nexus' are super loud, so I had to sound proof the room that it is in.yes, the colors mean something on ALL the cablesand yes, I ran out of red and blue power cables because of all the gear I boughtyes, except for management / ilo, everything wired is 10 gigyes, I like wires...and am not really a fan of wirelessI have multiple patch panels to connect various parts of the house to the lab. The previous owner ran ethernet cable for phone lines, which I conveniently repurposed for wired network, so I run 10g from my upstairs office to the basement lab. I also ran multiple ethernet cables to each room in our basement before we finished it off.no, I have no idea what this is costing me. We run our air in the summer, and have a pool, so I already get hosed...yes, due to the noise, heat and cost...I find it wise to always sleep with one eye open.I also find it cathartic...What's next?Keep working on the coolingReplace the DL165 with something newerGet some new power cables for whatever doesn't have red/blue.Clean up my cabling jobNow that I have shared my lab's story and my neurosis...let 'er rip...
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