Project name: Alters - is a name for alternate egos or personalities in people diagnosed with multiple personality disorder, now given that virtualization allows one to run multiple systems with multiple distinct operating systems all one one server I though the name was fitting.
Goal of the project: The goal is to expand my working knowledge of VMware ESX infrastructure as well as to consolidate and virtualize a bunch of existing servers I have in the house such as torrent client box, smoothwall firewall, Active directory etc.
Hardware:
2x Intel Xeon e5405 2.0Ghz Quad cpus
Asus DSBF-DE mobo
4 x Kingston 2x2 4GB memory kit
Adaptec 5805 SAS Raid Controller with battery backup
9 x Hitachi Ultrastar 36GB 15K RPM SAS drives, 8 in Raid 10 and 1 as a cold spare
1 x Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB Sata drive to hold vm templates, iso images and serve as storage for torrent client.
Pioneer slim slot loading dvd drive + supermicro slim ide to sata adapter
2x Intel Dual Port Server network cards
Supermicro 825TQ 2U Rackmountable case with 8x hot swap bays
Software:
The server will run VMware ESX Foundation edition
VMs will consist of:
Server 2008 for Ms stuff such as active directory etc
Gentoo linux distro for torrent client, game server
Smoothwall 3 to act as a router/firewall
Possibly others to be added as need arises.
Some pictures:
You can see full resolution pics HERE
Overall shot of all the hardware that will be used in this build
Goal of the project: The goal is to expand my working knowledge of VMware ESX infrastructure as well as to consolidate and virtualize a bunch of existing servers I have in the house such as torrent client box, smoothwall firewall, Active directory etc.
Hardware:
2x Intel Xeon e5405 2.0Ghz Quad cpus
Asus DSBF-DE mobo
4 x Kingston 2x2 4GB memory kit
Adaptec 5805 SAS Raid Controller with battery backup
9 x Hitachi Ultrastar 36GB 15K RPM SAS drives, 8 in Raid 10 and 1 as a cold spare
1 x Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB Sata drive to hold vm templates, iso images and serve as storage for torrent client.
Pioneer slim slot loading dvd drive + supermicro slim ide to sata adapter
2x Intel Dual Port Server network cards
Supermicro 825TQ 2U Rackmountable case with 8x hot swap bays
Software:
The server will run VMware ESX Foundation edition
VMs will consist of:
Server 2008 for Ms stuff such as active directory etc
Gentoo linux distro for torrent client, game server
Smoothwall 3 to act as a router/firewall
Possibly others to be added as need arises.
Some pictures:
You can see full resolution pics HERE
Overall shot of all the hardware that will be used in this build