#HomeDC

ErikBussink :trekbar:ErikBussink@vmst.io
2025-11-26

@fox I have plenty of DDR4 ECC ram i can move around my hosts.
There are some real good pricing with Refurb resellers.
Rather than getting more DDR4, I need to start with some DDR5 if i want a platform where i can leverage PCIe v5.
My ratio comparing refurb DDR4 2666MT/s vs the same amount of ram in DDR5 is 2.5x price change
#homelab #HomeDC

ErikBussink :trekbar:ErikBussink@vmst.io
2025-10-03

#HomeDC #maintenance
Sounds silly, but once every 5-6 years its worth to replace the #cr2032 battery to ensure BIOS integrity.

CR2032 battery to replace.
ErikBussink :trekbar:ErikBussink@vmst.io
2025-10-03

#HomeDC maintenance. Installing new #vSAN ESA NVMe disks (Samsung PM9A3) and #ESX9 NVMe Memory Tiering (Intel/solodigm Optane) in host.
NVMe Memory Tiering will double the 384GB host memory.

Intel/Solodigm Optane NVMe for NVMe Memory Tiering and two vSAN ESA NVMe disks.
ErikBussink :trekbar:ErikBussink@vmst.io
2025-10-03

#HomeDC maintenance. Clean-up to add #ThermalGrizzly #Carbonaut 51x68 between the Xeon CPU and the CPU cooler.

Clean-up of Xeon CPU and CPU Cooler for Thermanl-Grizzly Carbonaut 51x68Thermal-Grizzly Carbonaut installed on cleaned Xeon CPURe-installing Xeon CPU with Torx screwdriver on Supermicro motherboard.
ErikBussink :trekbar:ErikBussink@vmst.io
2025-06-06

Time to upgrade the BMC Firmware & BIOS just before installing the next version of #ESXi in the #homelab #HomeDC.
Thank you #supermicro for releasing updates & patches for motherboards released in 2017

ErikBussink :trekbar:ErikBussink@vmst.io
2025-04-02

Just another preview of the @mikrotik #RDS2216 NVMe over TCP performance with a RAID10 of 4 Samsung PM9A3. The Linux VM maxed out the NIC when running the fio test for large files.
#HomeDC #homelab #NVMeOF

fio running in a nested Linux VM to a raid10 volume on RDS2216Pushing the limit on the Linux VM on a vSphere host with 25G NIC, the RDS2216 is using a 100G for the NVme-oF traffic.
ErikBussink :trekbar:ErikBussink@vmst.io
2025-04-02

@erik @mikrotik As for the NVMe over TCP to the #vSphere host, i’m working on it, but needed 💤
#HomeDC #homelab #RDS2216 #NVMeOF

Presenting NVMe over TCP volumes to ESXi
ErikBussink :trekbar:ErikBussink@vmst.io
2025-03-24

@mikrotik The #RDS2216 ROSE arrived.
Time to load the NVMe 2.5” 7mm drives and NVMe M.2 2280 drives in their sleds.
#HomeDC #homelab #NVMeOF

Mikrotik RDS2216 NVMe sideMikrotik RDS2216 networking side
ErikBussink :trekbar:ErikBussink@vmst.io
2025-03-14

Getting goosebumps… my @mikrotik #RDS2216 has shipped…
expanding the #homelab with NVMe-over-TCP capabilities. #HomeDC

Mikrotik RouterOS Enterprise Data Server 2216 back and front image
ErikBussink :trekbar:ErikBussink@vmst.io
2023-12-08

Plan for the weekend
- Deploy the add-on TPM2 keys on 4 supermicro servers and enable the encryption service on my #vSphere cluster
- Attach some Tigo solar optimizer on some solar panels
- deploy a new set of NSX ALB load-balancer VM for integration in #NSX for #kubernetes
#HomeDC #homelab

ErikBussink :trekbar:ErikBussink@vmst.io
2023-03-31

The next phase of the #HomeDC has been achieved. The #vSphere cluster is running on pure Solar power. Not bad as a UPS. #Ecoflow #EcoflowPowerKit with 4x Supermicro ESXi hosts.

ErikBussink :trekbar:ErikBussink@vmst.io
2023-02-22

Decided to invest in a 2nd #Ecoflow system with two batteries for the #HomeDC.

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