lab¶
A second copy of everything on my NAS as well as a playground for VMs and containers.
I'm trying out a new thing where I actually back up my main server. Crazy, I know. Now when I need to do maintenance on my main NAS, I can just change one config on my Docker host and cutover to using this "NAS" instead. Uptime!
| Component | Spec / Rationale |
|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7-10700 (8C/16T) |
| Motherboard | ASRock Z490M-ITX/ac |
| RAM | 32 GB DDR4-3200 |
| Networking | 10 Gigabit SFP+ card (Intel X520 chipset) |
| Boot drive | 256 GB NVME SSD (zfs single disk) |
| Fast storage | 1 TB NVMe SSD (zfs pool for VMs/containers) |
| Bulk storage | 28 TB mergerfs pool (non-zfs replica of nas) |
| Power | Apevia SFX 500W PSU |
| Cooling | Standard Intel Box Cooler |
| Case | Rackchoice 2U Server Chassis |