I need a preliminary build check for the configuration below. The purpose of this build is to have a esxi-virtualized Freenas solution, with 3 VMs running on it: Freenas VM, the backblaze uploader. and a DNC-DHCP docker instance.
The build:
- motherboard: Supermicro X11SPM-TF
- CPU: Intel Xeon 3104 SkyLake 6-Core 1.7 GHz LGA 3647 85W BX806733104
- memory: MEM-DR464L-CL01-ER29 - 1x 64GB DDR4-2933 RDIMM PC4-23466U-R
- 2u chassis: Supermicro CSE-826BE1C-R920LPB 2U 12Bay
- M.2 nvme: 1TB Samsung 970 EVO NVMe M.2 (existing), for esxi boot, VMDK repository. I have already, I may very well use it.
The chassis comes already with:
- 2 x redundant 920W Redundant Platinum Super Quiet power supply W/PMbus 94% High-efficiency with 80 PLUS Platinum Certified
- Supermicro BPN-SAS3-826EL1 (front) SAS Backplane with single expander
The price of what's listed above is $1,374.45, with some of the shipping included.
There's no suplemental LSI 9300-8i HBA yet. I intend to pass-through the existing SATA controllers to the Freenas VM and use them from there.
Further expansion, in the future, separating the SLOG onto its own dedicated hardware - to be researched at a later time:
- some m.2 nvme PCIe adapter with power loss protection, to pass it through to the Freenas VM
OR
- one of the variants of Intel Optane drives that offers power loss protection.
Thanks in advance for the double check.
The build:
- motherboard: Supermicro X11SPM-TF
- CPU: Intel Xeon 3104 SkyLake 6-Core 1.7 GHz LGA 3647 85W BX806733104
- memory: MEM-DR464L-CL01-ER29 - 1x 64GB DDR4-2933 RDIMM PC4-23466U-R
- 2u chassis: Supermicro CSE-826BE1C-R920LPB 2U 12Bay
- M.2 nvme: 1TB Samsung 970 EVO NVMe M.2 (existing), for esxi boot, VMDK repository. I have already, I may very well use it.
The chassis comes already with:
- 2 x redundant 920W Redundant Platinum Super Quiet power supply W/PMbus 94% High-efficiency with 80 PLUS Platinum Certified
- Supermicro BPN-SAS3-826EL1 (front) SAS Backplane with single expander
The price of what's listed above is $1,374.45, with some of the shipping included.
There's no suplemental LSI 9300-8i HBA yet. I intend to pass-through the existing SATA controllers to the Freenas VM and use them from there.
Further expansion, in the future, separating the SLOG onto its own dedicated hardware - to be researched at a later time:
- some m.2 nvme PCIe adapter with power loss protection, to pass it through to the Freenas VM
OR
- one of the variants of Intel Optane drives that offers power loss protection.
Thanks in advance for the double check.
Last edited: