Hey all,
I've been running a DIY Proxmox NAS/VM server for over a year. I custom built one, based on an Supermicro 836 chassis, added a dual E5-2680v2 setup, and 128GB RAM. It's been fun to mess with it. At first FreeNAS on ESXi, and then moved to Proxmox, with ZFS on Linux, natively on Proxmox.
I'm moving in a few weeks and won't have the ability to have a dedicated area for a rack and "homelab gear", so I started selling my server and ordered a Synology DS1819+. MAN: I love DSM!! Seriously: fell in love with what Synology has done with their OS and system!! BUT… pretty quickly started realizing that I wish I had more horsepower. Soooo, I started spec'ing another box, going dual E5-2650L, probably on a Fractal R6, with the goal of getting more "humph" but maintaining a pretty quiet and easy to manage system. I'm still within the 30-day return window, so I can still change my mind…
Well, my question now is: how stable and reliable is Xpenology? Can I run it on Proxmox and give it the full "juice"? I'm still debating whether to use Proxmox for the VM/LXC/Docker configuration, or really just use Proxmox (or ESXi) as pure hypervisor, only powering DSM. Will DSM take full advantage of a setup like that? Or will it "cap" at the max hardware that Synology puts out?
Again, I'm going to have less space AND TIME to mess with homelab stuff, so I want to quiet/downsize my homelab, but also simplify management so I can focus on work and family…
Thank you in advance for the advice! o/
I've been running a DIY Proxmox NAS/VM server for over a year. I custom built one, based on an Supermicro 836 chassis, added a dual E5-2680v2 setup, and 128GB RAM. It's been fun to mess with it. At first FreeNAS on ESXi, and then moved to Proxmox, with ZFS on Linux, natively on Proxmox.
I'm moving in a few weeks and won't have the ability to have a dedicated area for a rack and "homelab gear", so I started selling my server and ordered a Synology DS1819+. MAN: I love DSM!! Seriously: fell in love with what Synology has done with their OS and system!! BUT… pretty quickly started realizing that I wish I had more horsepower. Soooo, I started spec'ing another box, going dual E5-2650L, probably on a Fractal R6, with the goal of getting more "humph" but maintaining a pretty quiet and easy to manage system. I'm still within the 30-day return window, so I can still change my mind…
Well, my question now is: how stable and reliable is Xpenology? Can I run it on Proxmox and give it the full "juice"? I'm still debating whether to use Proxmox for the VM/LXC/Docker configuration, or really just use Proxmox (or ESXi) as pure hypervisor, only powering DSM. Will DSM take full advantage of a setup like that? Or will it "cap" at the max hardware that Synology puts out?
Again, I'm going to have less space AND TIME to mess with homelab stuff, so I want to quiet/downsize my homelab, but also simplify management so I can focus on work and family…
Thank you in advance for the advice! o/