Router/Firewall:
HP T730 8GB RAM/16GB SSD with a Quad Gig Ethernet Intel I340 running PFsense for Firewall/VLANS/Routing.
Notes:
I originally had PFsense running as a VM, but couldn’t get HA working between two VMs, and didn’t have my iSCSI box up and running yet, and I wanted to be able to run updates on my VM hosts without killing the internet.
I have OpenVPN running for when I am away that is tied in with AD and RADIUS .
Switch:
Aruba 2500-48T
Notes:
I wanted an inexpensive but good and capable switch with a bunch of gigabit ethernet ports that can do SFP+. Shared storage between my VMware hosts and my TrueNAS iSCSI setup runs over the 10Gig interfaces
VMware Hosts:
3 Dell Optiplex 9020 Minitowers each with an Intel i5 Quad Core processor, 32GB of RAM, 1TB Internal SSD, 2TB Internal HDD, Intel I340 Quad Ethernet, and a Mellanox Connect-X2 SFP+. vSphere 6.7 U3 cluster (Yay VMUG).
Notes:
Onboard Intel ports used to separate management access. 2 of the 4 ports on the I340 are teamed for LAN, while the one is for DMZ access and one was for WAN when I was using the .
Storage goes over the Mellanox Connect-X2 SFP+ cards with Molex DAC cables.
I originally used the Internal SSDs and HDDs for a mix of fast storage and slow storage (I didn’t know, much less attempt at doing a Starwinds or VMware vSAN setup), but I decided to go shared iSCSI storage to be able to easy migrate VMs to different hosts when I need to run updates on hosts.
Seriously considering replacing the Intel Haswell I5 Quad Cores (4 Cores/4 Threads) in the 9020s with Intel Haswell Xeon Quad Cores (4 Cores / 8 Threads) (which are cheaper than going to Intel Haswell I7 Quad Cores).
TrueNAS iSCSI host:
Dell Optiplex 9020 Minitower with an Intel I5 Quad Core processor, 16GB of RAM, four 2TB Hitachi Deskstar 7000 HDDs and a Mellanox Connect-X2 SFP+
Notes:
RAID10 setup.
iSCSI setup to share almost 3TB of storage to my VMware hosts over the 10Gig interfaces. Need to eventually get my Office 365 setup done so I can properly email notifications instead of just checking the admin interface once a week.
Wireless (Not pictured):
Ruckus R600 Access Point (running Unleashed firmware)
Because I didn’t want to be like everyone else and run Ubiquiti. Run a few SSIDs separated to specific VLANs for personal Devices, IoT stuff, and Guest Devices. Also, BeamFlex FTW.
UPS:
APC SmartUPS 2200 (with a 9617 Network Management Card)
I have this connected to a Powerchute network install so that if I lost power, it will tell my VMs to turn off and shutdown my VM hosts.
What am I doing with this:
Docker/Kubernettes/Ansible/Vmware/Active Directory/Gitlab/Wordpress