My lab started as a side project, secure the home connection.
Initial stage was just a small jetway computer running PFsense, Mac Mini and a Drobo 5D. Soon, I need more blinkin lights.
Decided a server rack was needed, and didn’t find much in San Diego on Craigslist during the time I was looking. So…. I bought a bunch of wood working tools (another passion), and made a server rack. Since then I’ve loaded up a few items.
UnRaid 6.x.x – Supermicro CSE846, 120mm Fan Wall, Xeon E3-1230v5, 32GB Ram 1866 ECC, 40TB
BlueIRIS – ESXI 6.x.x, CSE846, 120mm Fan Wall, Xeon ??, 64GB Ram
Dell r210ii – PFSense, Xeon E3-1260v3, 16GB Ram ECC, 32GB SSD
Ubiquiti – 24 Port Switch + 2 AC-AP-Pro