2/3 Node extension for HA Home-Server

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Markus

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Hi guys,

I am building a new House and for all of the automation- /media stuff I want (and "need") a suitable HA-solution.

Means: At the end of the day there should be a high available virtualization solution (oVirt / ProxMox under testing atm).

I already have a quite OK selfbuilt server:
  • SUPERMICRO X10SRH-CLN4F + Xeon E5 2620 v3
  • 64 GB RAM
  • 4u Inter-Tech 16-disk Case
I also have
  • 6 x 3 TB Harddisk
  • 2 x Samsung 850 Pro
As "cheap" extension I though about purchasing 2x of the following
  • Supermicro X11SSH-CTF => 10Gbit, LSI 3008
  • FANTEC SRC-2080X07 => 8 disks in future as needed
  • Cheap CPUs Intel Pentium 4560 => with 50€ good start
  • 16 GB RAM (KVR21E15D8/16) => Board is capable of 64 GB - but 16 should be enough for the beginning
Planned additional purchases:
  • Intel x520-DA for old Server (SFP+ because the planned Ubiquity has only 4 10 GBe-Ports)
  • 1 Samsung 860 Pro for using 1 SSD per Server I know, no Server stuff, but Germany is expensive :(
So as I am planning to go with GlusterFS each Server would get 2 x 3 TB for the beginning + SSD-Cache.

Hopefully this is going to be a kind of "low power" HA-Solution.

Comments / suggestions / hints are welcome. Budget is about 2k € (don't tell my wife)

Thanks
Markus
 

Markus

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Any tips for me? Wrong section?

Ideas for cheaper way to achieve HA?

Regards
Markus
 

Markus

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I want to keep HA on node-level, so for home use a single PSU should be enough.

Regarding the SSDs - you are right, but it's hard to get good SSDs in Germany (or I have no ebay-Luck :())