White box — Hypervisor; Proxmox VE

Located in my homelab rack.

Alpha is my main hypervisor and file server.

Inventory

  • CPU
    • Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.3GHz (3.9GHz)
      • 4 cores, CPU mark: 6040, TDP: 65 W
    • Noctua NH-U9S CPU cooler
  • Motherboard
    • ASUS Z170-P
      • PCIe: 3.0x16, 3.0x16 (x4), 2×3.0x1
  • Memory
    • DDR4 3000MHz, 48 GB
      • Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000MHz 16GB × 2
      • Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000MHz 8GB × 2
  • Storage
    • LSI 9201-8i Controller
    • Samsung 850 EVO 500GB 2.5" SSD
    • Samsung 960 EVO 250GB M.2 PCIe SSD
    • Seagate 8TB SkyHawk AI 7200 rpm
  • ZFS pools
    • spool0, 1 TB usable mirror
      • PNY CS900 SATA 1TB × 2
  • Network
    • FTLX8571D3BCV-IT SFP+ Transceiver
    • Intel X520-DA2 Dual 10 Gbit
  • Power
    • EVGA 500W PSU
  • Case
    • Inter-Tech 4U-4408, 520mm
    • Noctua NF-A8 FLX 80mm × 2 Fan

Photos

Inside Alpha server
Inside Alpha server