White box — File server running Proxmox VE. Located in my homelab rack.

Zeta is my main file server. It was turned off for a while, but it’s back now.

Inventory

CPU

  • Intel Pentium G4560 @ 3.5GHz
    • 2 cores, CPU mark: 3524, TDP: 54 W
  • Noctua NH-U9S CPU cooler

Motherboard

  • ASUS Prime B250-Plus
    • PCIe: 3.0x16, 3.0x16 (x4), 2×3.0x1

Memory

  • DDR4 2400 MT/s 64 GB
    • zfs_arc_max set to 60GB
    • Corsair CMK64GX4M2E3200C16 3200 MHz 32 GB × 2

Storage

ZFS pools

  • backup0, 8 TB usable mirror
    • mirror-0
      • Toshiba N300 NAS 8 TB × 2
    • mirror-1 Special device
      • Samsung SSD 830 128 GB × 2
    • Intel Optane MEMPEK1J032GA 32 GB SLOG
  • tank0, 64 TB usable raidz2
    • Toshiba MG09 18 TB × 3
    • Seagate Ironwolf PRO 16 TB × 3

Network

  • Intel X520-DA2 Dual 10 Gbit
    • PCIe 2.0x8 1
  • FTLX8571D3BCV-IT SFP+ Transceiver

Power

  • Corsair RM750x 750W PSU

Case

Photos

Inside Zeta file server
LSI controller, with fan — inside Zeta filer server
From back, looking forward — inside Zeta filer server

Videos


  1. Mounted in x4 port, PCIe 2.0x4 gives 16 Gbit/s. Enough for full speed on one port, but not both. ↩︎