HomeLab Part 8: Cooling and AirFlow
In my last post I had a problem with the onboard 10GBit NICs. My assumption is that they were overheated and therefor failed. I read some blog posts of other blogger and some of them...
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HomeLab Part 7: SuperMicro X9SRH-7TF & 10Gbit onboard NIC Problem
After running the new homelab for several month now I encounter a really annoying problem with the onboard 10GBit NICs (TX540-A2). I had the problem that an application was not correctly syncing across the direct...
HomeLab Part 6: Install most recent driver for the LSI2308 controller
After I upgraded the onboard LSI controller to firmware P19 I recognized some strang behaviour. After a few days I saw that all of the disks connected to the LSI become inactive or better said APD...
HomeLab Part 5: Upgrade LSI2308 Firmware
After building my new ESXi hosts I have to upgrade the onboard LSI 2308 firmware to IT mode so I can use it for VSAN in the future when I will get my third host....
HomeLab Part 3: Design Process – High End Design
In Part 1 and Part 2 I covered low power designs and medium designs of my homelab design process. In this part I cover one high end design which was inspired by the builds from...