White box — File server; 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 2400MHz 64GB
      • zfs_arc_max set to 60GB
      • Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200MHz, 32GB × 2
  • Storage
  • ZFS pools
    • backup0, 8 TB usable mirror
      • mirror-0
        • Toshiba N300 NAS 8TB × 2
      • SSD 128GB × 2 ZFS special device
    • tank0, 64 TB usable raidz2
      • Toshiba MG09 18 TB × 3
      • Seagate Ironwolf PRO 16 TB × 3
      • Intel Optane MEMPEK1J064GA 64 GB ZFS SLOG
  • Network
    • Intel X520-DA2 Dual 10 Gbit
    • FTLX8571D3BCV-IT SFP+ Transceiver
  • Power
    • Corsair RM750x 750W PSU
  • Case

Photos

Inside Zeta file server
LSI controller — inside Zeta filer server

Videos