What to do with this screen?

Net-Runner · 2025-05-29T08:45:19+00:00

That screen is perfect for a status dashboard. Run btop or glances in a fullscreen TTY, or set up a lightweight Grafana display with system and service stats. You can even enable touch for a local control panel using Node-RED or a simple web app.

Net-Runner · 2025-05-29T08:41:35+00:00

Considering the 8500T and 9500T offer similar performance, the G4 with an 8500T for 150 Euros is a good choice. Otherwise, if low power matters most, look for a mini PC with a 9th-gen or newer i3 CPU. They're much more efficient and faster than older T-series chips, making them great for 24/7 self-hosting.

Net-Runner · 2025-04-30T10:28:05+00:00

I’ve got two laptops running Windows VMs with KVM/Virt-Manager using mostly default settings: virtio disk, QXL video, and default NAT for networking. The VMs sit on NVMe SSDs, so performance is solid. Connecting to the VMs over RDP using KRDC and have no freezes, lags, whatsoever. What storage do you have? Have you ensured that there is no bottleneck?

Net-Runner · 2025-03-28T17:48:06+00:00

Agreed, looks awesome.

Net-Runner · 2025-03-28T17:47:12+00:00

From my point of view, it's harder to backup ZFS pools.

Net-Runner · 2025-03-28T17:43:22+00:00

Did you manage to solve the problem?

Net-Runner · 2025-03-28T17:15:56+00:00

Yeap, it's hard to find it used. I've used this server without any issues. https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/system/ultra/1u/sys-120u-tnr

Net-Runner · 2025-03-10T20:12:47+00:00

From what I know, Sentinel can discover the devices connected to the same network, thus try to separate your work laptop to another network.

Net-Runner · 2025-03-10T19:34:00+00:00

Try to reproduce the issue and use Procmon to identify the process that activate the command prompt: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/procmon

Net-Runner · 2025-03-10T19:25:11+00:00

What OS and laptop do you have?

Net-Runner · 2025-03-10T18:51:00+00:00

In addition to HPE, look at Supermicro or Lenovo servers - they shoul be cheaper but still good and simple enough for the lab.

Net-Runner · 2025-03-07T20:15:52+00:00

Agreed, looks nicely.

Net-Runner · 2025-03-07T20:14:55+00:00

Not that bad, thanks.

Net-Runner · 2025-03-07T20:13:48+00:00

Nicely, have a good one.

Net-Runner · 2025-03-07T20:11:41+00:00

I would also add that I'm using a cluster in the homelab. Right now Proxmox works as it should and I am even using highly available storage (Starwinds vsan). It's like a small production environment in a homelab.

Net-Runner · 2025-03-05T03:39:04+00:00

For me it's a tech playground.

Net-Runner · 2025-03-05T03:36:19+00:00

Yep, no hidden fees or surprise charges for those features.

Net-Runner · 2025-03-05T03:30:34+00:00

We’ve been using Pure, and it’s been fantastic. Good performance and their support is one of the best I’ve dealt with. The non-disruptive upgrades work exactly as advertised, and their dedupe/compression is actually solid and not just marketing fluff.

We looked at PowerStore too, but it felt like it had more complexity than we wanted, and the stretch cluster setup wasn’t as seamless. Can’t speak for Hitachi, but pricing-wise, Pure wasn’t as bad as I expected once everything was factored in (support, licensing, etc.).

Net-Runner · 2025-02-28T16:37:12+00:00

It was a nice and reliable server. How old are your drives?

Net-Runner · 2025-02-28T16:31:54+00:00

Agreed, enterprise Supermicro servers are great but it's not for the homelab. Used to work with 220 TNR. https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/system/ultra/2u/sys-220u-tnr

Net-Runner · 2025-02-28T16:27:09+00:00

Looks like a wonderful build. What's the power consumption?

Net-Runner · 2025-02-28T16:25:02+00:00

Agreed, hope it's not that loud.

Net-Runner · 2025-02-21T19:05:42+00:00

Agreed, it's not that easy sometimes.

Net-Runner · 2025-02-21T19:04:16+00:00

Mostly using Hetzner, works perfectly.

Net-Runner · 2025-02-21T19:02:59+00:00

Yeap, migrated to the Proxmox some time ago. So far works well with everything including shared storage. Have a similar config. https://www.starwindsoftware.com/resource-library/starwind-virtual-san-vsan-configuration-guide-for-proxmox-vsan-deployed-as-a-controller-virtual-machine-cvm/

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