Hey there, fellow tech enthusiasts! Welcome to my corner of the virtual world, where I am thrilled to share with you all my home data center. If you’re as passionate about technology as I am, then you’ve come to the right place. I want to take you on a journey through the ins and outs of my personal setup, exploring the wonders of virtualization, and the power of VMware Cloud. I’ll be diving into the nitty-gritty details, discussing the hardware, software, and all the exciting ways I’ve customized my data center to meet my specific needs. So, grab a cup of coffee, sit back, and let’s embark on this thrilling adventure together!
Production Environment & Storage Infrastructure
- VMware Cloud Foundation 5.1
- Dell PowerEdge R70XD – Production Host
- All-Flash vSAN ESA Cluster (4 x DellEMC PowerEdge R740s)
- 2 x Intel Xeon Processor Gold 6138 2.0GHZ 27.5M 512GB RAM 20TB vSAN ESA
- Dell PowerEdge R740XD – Storage Server
- 1 x Intel Scalable Silver 4108 6 Core – 256GB RAM – 95TB Storage ( iSCSI, NFS, SMB)
- Dual Mellanox ConnectX-3 Pro 40Gb/s (80Gb/s Backbone for NAS/SAN)
- 1 x Intel Scalable Silver 4108 6 Core – 256GB RAM – 95TB Storage ( iSCSI, NFS, SMB)
- Dell PowerEdge R740XD – Archive Storage Server
- Intel Scalable Bronze 6 Core – 32GB RAM – 50TB Storage ( iSCSI, NFS, SMB)
- Dual Mellanox ConnectX-3 Pro 40Gb/s (80Gb/s Backbone for NAS/SAN)
- VMware vSphere 8.0U2
- Dual Mellanox ConnectX-4 LX 50Gb/s (Data, vSAN)
- Quad Intel X710 NDC SFP+ 10Gb/s NSX Overlay
Lab Server & Storage Infrastructure
- All-Flash vSAN Cluster (3 DellEMC PowerEdge R730XDs)
- Dell PowerEdge R730XD – Production Host
- 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz (512GB RAM) – 7TB Total vSAN Storage
- VMware ESXi 7.0 U3
- Quad Mellanox ConnectX-3 Pro 40Gb/s (Data, vSAN)
- Quad Intel X710 NDC SFP+ 10Gb/s
- 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz (512GB RAM) – 7TB Total vSAN Storage
Infrastructure
- 1 x Paloalto PA-850 Firewall
- 1 x Arista DCS-7050QX-32-F-S 32x QSFP+ (Primary Core Switch)
- 1 x Arista DCS-7050QX-35-F 40GbE Switch (Secondary Core Switch)
- 1 x Arista DCS-7050-Q 52x10Gb Switch
- 1 x Arista DCS-7048T-A Switch 48x GBe
- 1 x Cisco Catalyst C3750X PoE+
- 1 x Cisco Catalyst C3650-24-PS PoE+
- 2 x APC Netshelter 48U SX (Dell)
Network Backbone Specs
- Lumen Symmetrical Gigabit Internet Service
- Routing Protocols – eBGP, iBGP, Static Routing
- Quad 40Gb/s QSFP+ Backbone for Management and vSAN
- Quad 10Gb/s SFP+ Backbone for iSCSI Storage
- 1 Gb/s Network Management, Server Management, Misc, Edge Devices
- Isolated DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) for any kind of web hosting. (This website is actually hosted in my home datacenter! 🙂
Power Infrastructure
- 4 x EATON 1500va UPS (uninterruptible power supply)
- 4 x APC 7830 20VA 120V PDU ( power distribution units)
- 2 x 20AMP Circuits A/B topology
Cooling Infrastructure
- 1 x 14,000 BTU B&D Portable Air Conditioning
- 1 x AC Infinity Cloudline Inline Duct Fan 8″ for Air Circulation in room
