{"id":20469,"date":"2017-03-30T10:29:25","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T08:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/?page_id=20469\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T16:43:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T14:43:12","slug":"home-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/home-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Home lab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-62290 size-full\" title=\"home-lab-01\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/home-lab-01.jpg\" alt=\"home-lab-01\" width=\"602\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To test programs, new configurations and implement\u00a0new solutions,\u00a0I heavily rely on my Home lab where also most of my blog posts are taken from.<\/p>\n<p>Since the hardware choice depends on the <strong>available budget<\/strong> and must respect the compatibility criteria as defined in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vmware.com\/resources\/compatibility\/search.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HCL VMware<\/a>, I had to do some investigations to find the right configuration to meet the requirements.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Current Home Lab<\/h2>\n<p>This is <strong>my current<\/strong> Home Lab configuration.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-62266\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/home-lab-02-587x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"587\" height=\"1024\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>VMware Site<\/h2>\n<h4>ESXi nodes<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-62268 size-full\" title=\"home-lab-03\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/home-lab-03.jpg\" alt=\"home-lab-03\" width=\"164\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Model<\/strong>: 3x Minisforum MS-01.<\/li>\n<li><strong>CPU<\/strong>: Intel Core I9-12900H.<\/li>\n<li><strong>RAM<\/strong>: 2x 32GB CORSAIR VENGEANCE SODIMM DDR5 4800MHz CL40.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Disks<\/strong>: 2x 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 (2280) SSD, 500GB Crucial T500 PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Storage<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-62270 size-full\" title=\"home-lab-04\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/home-lab-04.jpg\" alt=\"home-lab-04\" width=\"136\" height=\"96\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Synology DS918+<\/strong>: 4x 3TB WD Red disks in RAID 5 configuration. NvME 250GB read\/write cache, 16GB RAM.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Synology DS918+<\/strong>: 4x 3TB WD Red disks in RAID 5 configuration, 8GB RAM. Used as <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/how-to-choose-the-right-vmware-backup-tool-for-your-business\/\">Backup Repository<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>VMware vSAN OSA<\/strong>: 6TB full flash.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Proxmox Site<\/h2>\n<h4>Proxmox nodes<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-62272 size-full\" title=\"home-lab-05\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/home-lab-05.jpg\" alt=\"home-lab-05\" width=\"136\" height=\"67\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Model<\/strong>: 2x Intel NUC NUC8i3BEH.<\/li>\n<li><strong>CPU<\/strong>: Intel Core i3-8109U.<\/li>\n<li><strong>RAM<\/strong>: 2x 16GB Crucial CT16G4SFD824A.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Disks<\/strong>: Patriot P400 LITE M.2 2280 PCIe gen 4x4 NVMe SSD 500GB.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-62278 size-full\" title=\"home-lab-06\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/home-lab-06.jpg\" alt=\"home-lab-06\" width=\"120\" height=\"64\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Model<\/strong>: Intel NUC NUC5I5RYK.<\/li>\n<li><strong>CPU<\/strong>: Intel Core i5-5250U.<\/li>\n<li><strong>RAM<\/strong>: 16GB Crucial.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Disks<\/strong>: CRUCIAL SSD 500GB Serie MX200 M. 2, SanDisk Ultra Fit 16GB USB 3.0.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Storage<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-62280 size-full\" title=\"home-lab-07\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/home-lab-07.jpg\" alt=\"home-lab-07\" width=\"101\" height=\"139\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Synology DS119j<\/strong>: 3TB WD Red disk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Networking<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-62282 size-full\" title=\"home-lab-08\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/home-lab-08.jpg\" alt=\"home-lab-08\" width=\"260\" height=\"64\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cisco SG350-28<\/strong> 28-Port Gigabit Managed Switch. Used to separate VMs Traffic with specific VLANs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-62284 size-full\" title=\"home-lab-09\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/home-lab-09.jpg\" alt=\"home-lab-09\" width=\"168\" height=\"65\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mikrotik CRS310-1G-5S-4S+IN<\/strong> network switch L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10\/100\/1000). This switch is used to handle vSAN and vMotion traffic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-62286 size-full\" title=\"home-lab-10\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/home-lab-10.jpg\" alt=\"home-lab-10\" width=\"136\" height=\"54\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ubiquiti USG<\/strong>: used as main router and for <strong>Inter VLANs traffic<\/strong> to route the configured subnets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-62288 size-full\" title=\"home-lab-11\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/home-lab-11.jpg\" alt=\"home-lab-11\" width=\"136\" height=\"88\" \/><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Raspberry Pi 3+<\/strong>: used to manage the <strong>Ubiquiti USG<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"signature\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/firma.jpg\" alt=\"signature\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To test programs, new configurations and implement\u00a0new solutions,\u00a0I heavily rely on my Home lab where also most of my blog posts are taken from. 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