luigi123mad
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Hi there,
I am currently planning a homelab both as a testing environment for learning Active Directory, Linux, Docker etc. and to host some things like plex, VPN and a Wiki.
The current plan is to purchase a server like an r730 as an ESXi host and have a separate rack mounted server running TrueNAS Core. The NAS will most likely have 2 or 3 SSDs for boot drives for the VMS, and 4 -5 4TB Hard drives for general VM Storage.
Since the NAS is not being used as a general file server and rather is going to be acting as a datastore for various VMs that are running 24/7, will this limit my choices of CPUs / MOBOs? I have had a read of the hardware reccomendation pdf and it seems that a Xeon line processor would be best for my build but they tend to have high TDPs compared to something like the i3-8300 reccomended in the pdf.
I found a Supermicro X10SLM-F with a Xeon E3-1231V3 for a decent price but I'm not sure if it fits my needs.
Any reccomendations for CPUs and MOBOs are much appreciated. (Also I think consumer grade hardware is frowned upon here, but let me know if it's viable)
Thanks
I am currently planning a homelab both as a testing environment for learning Active Directory, Linux, Docker etc. and to host some things like plex, VPN and a Wiki.
The current plan is to purchase a server like an r730 as an ESXi host and have a separate rack mounted server running TrueNAS Core. The NAS will most likely have 2 or 3 SSDs for boot drives for the VMS, and 4 -5 4TB Hard drives for general VM Storage.
Since the NAS is not being used as a general file server and rather is going to be acting as a datastore for various VMs that are running 24/7, will this limit my choices of CPUs / MOBOs? I have had a read of the hardware reccomendation pdf and it seems that a Xeon line processor would be best for my build but they tend to have high TDPs compared to something like the i3-8300 reccomended in the pdf.
I found a Supermicro X10SLM-F with a Xeon E3-1231V3 for a decent price but I'm not sure if it fits my needs.
Any reccomendations for CPUs and MOBOs are much appreciated. (Also I think consumer grade hardware is frowned upon here, but let me know if it's viable)
Thanks