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 & Infrastructure
VMware Cloud Foundation 9 (Management Domain / Workload)
- 3 – Dell PowerEdge R740XD
- All-Flash vSAN ESA Cluster (3 x DellEMC PowerEdge R740XD’s)
- 2 x Intel Xeon Processor Gold 6248 2.50GHZ 384GB RAM 30TB vSAN ESA
- 1 x 280GB Intel Optane NVMe – For Memory Tiering
- Dual Mellanox ConnectX-5 LX 100Gb/s (VCF Infra, Workloads)
Tier 2 Storage
- Dell PowerEdge R740XD2 – Storage Server
- 1 x Intel Scalable Gold 5215 10 Core – 256GB RAM – 120TB Storage ( iSCSI, NFS, SMB)
- Dual Mellanox ConnectX-5 Pro 100Gb/s (200Gb/s Backbone for NAS/SAN)
- 1 x Intel Scalable Gold 5215 10 Core – 256GB RAM – 120TB Storage ( iSCSI, NFS, SMB)
- Dell PowerEdge R740XD – Archive Storage Server
- Intel Scalable Gold 5215 10 Core – 64GB RAM – 50TB Storage ( iSCSI, NFS, SMB)
- Dual Mellanox ConnectX-4 Pro 40Gb/s (80Gb/s Backbone for NAS/SAN
Workload Domain 1 – HPC & AI Node
- Dell PowerEdge R740XD – Production AI Host
- 2 x Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6254 CPU @ 3.10GHz
- 256GB DDR4 ECC 2666MHz
- Dual Mellanox ConnectX-5 100Gb/s
- 20TB Local Storage
Infrastructure
- 2 x Palo Alto PA-5520 Firewalls
- 2 x Arista DCS-7160-32CQ-R (Top of Rack Core Switches)
- 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
- 2 x APC Smart-UPS SRT 2200
- 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 (Hot Air Pumped into HVAC)
- 1 x AC Infinity Cloudline Inline Duct Fan 6″ for Fresh Air (Outside)
