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In general, if a filer OS (such as TrueNAS/FreeNAS) natively supports virtualization, why would one run that as a virtualized guest under a hypervisor OS (such as Proxmox), rather than natively? For example, The Proxmox VE KVM-based All-in-One with FreeNAS: why couldn't that be simplified to...

I've gone back and forth on home server cases more times than I care to admit. Every time I switch I promise myself, this time it's permanent. I haven't kept my promises. :) My current home server is housed in a Supermicro 825 (2U) series chassis. As much as I like SM stuff, there are two...

So I'd like to dip my toes into the world of machine learning. I have most of STH's Starter ML build already as my home server. Except for the GPU, and also, it's in a 2U rackmount chassis. Specifically, the Supermicro SC825TQ-536LPB; the "LPB" part of the model name stands for "low-profile...

I have a chassis and PSU that may be cursed. :) Or at least something is askew. I thought I'd describe the problems here and see if anyone has any ideas. The chassis is an iStarUSA S-35 and power supply is a Seasonic SS-250SU (Flex ATX). I used these parts as the foundation for my server...

It seems like there's a decent number of VM guys here, so... My employer has been slow to take advantage of virtual machines, largely due to a perceived security risk. In particular, this article talks about intellectual property/trade secret theft at a trading firm. A specific line from that...

See my Craigslist posting for pics. Microsemi PowerDsine 9024G 24-port Power Over Ethernet (POE) Injector. I purchased this brand new, factory sealed. Works great, but I determined that it is complete overkill for my needs. I used it very briefly (approximately two weeks), so it is in...

Didn't really know where to post this, so I thought I'd try this general forum... At my work we do email via MS Exchange and Mobile Iron, and it's all in-house. This isn't our strong suit, and furthermore there are a lot of security-minded strict requirements. So we currently have a fairly...

Some forums have a beating a dead horse emoji, I don't see it here. Apologies in advance... I touched on this question in this thread, but it didn't get a lot of traction, and I think it's a worthwhile discussion on its own: for a home server, is it worth paying the premium for...

In this thread, I posted pics of my recently-rebuilt home server. Now that the hardware part is done (maybe?), I'm thinking it's time to revisit the OS/software side. So I'm soliciting feedback. I don't think anything is really broken, but mostly non-optimal due to having grown up...

Hard to believe it's been nearly two years since my last major home server rebuild, but here's the writeup for that: Home Server Rebuild: S-35-DE5SL, E3-1230v3, E3C224D4I. That server has worked great. My only real complaint was the 16 GB RAM limitation (though I didn't actually need more). I...

I just moved into a new house, and somehow during the move my server died. Here's my build writeup of that (now dead) server. I took this opportunity to do a little upgrade. The rebuild is essentially the same, I just dropped in a new CPU+Motherboard+RAM. Previously it was an ASRock...

See my Craigslist posting for pics. Microsemi PowerDsine 9024G 24-port Power Over Ethernet (POE) Injector. I purchased this brand new, factory sealed. Works great, but I determined that it is complete overkill for my needs. I used it very briefly (approximately two weeks), so it is in...

I know AMD is marketing their new Ryzen 7 and 5 chips mainly towards enthusiasts and gamers. But, given the price and performance, and ECC support, it seems like a good competitor for single-socket Xeons (E3 series) and arguably Xeon-D. I'm waiting for a motherboard vendor like Supermicro or...

I'm in the market for a wireless access point, looking for some recommendations. First, I only need an access point, not a full-on router. Routing duties are handled by a separate pfSense system. This is for residential home use. I try to do wired whenever possible, certainly for anything...

I'm in the process of buying a new house. Normally I'd just move all my infrastructure from the old to the new. However, we can't move right away so the new house will sit vacant for a while. So I need to double up the core infrastructure. I'll have Internet in the new house for security...

Update: SOLD! U-NAS NSC-800 DIY NAS Server Chassis, the same one featured in my build log from a couple years ago. I've since migrated this system to a different chassis (see this thread if interested), and no longer have a need for the U-NAS. Room for eight (8) hotswap 3.5" hard drives...

I recently rebuilt my home server. Original build log (with pics) here: U-NAS NSC-800, E3-1230v3, E3C224D4I, 2xSSD. There seem to be a few other people using that U-NAS NSC-800 case. While it's wonderfully compact, it has a couple problems resulting from its size: Tiny amount of clearance...

Anyone out there have any experience with really big (say 24 disk) SSD arrays? With SSD prices on a downward trend, I would expect to see more ideas like the Dirt Cheap Data Warehouse (DCDW) showing up... but I'm either looking in the wrong places, or no one is really doing this. Or they're...

Anyone else out there have on of the ASRock Haswell Xeon motherboards? I have the E3C224D2I. I recently went to use the IP KVM (Remote Control -> Console Redirection -> Java Console), and found it's not working. The JViewer application launches, but shows me only a black screen. The window's...

I've got all my hardware in a basement closet. It mostly used to be in a rack, but I've been trying to be more space efficient, similar to what Nitrobass24 did. My closet has nine foot ceilings, and the opening to the closet is only about seven feet tall. I've put all my stuff up in that...