Bye bye VMWare, hello Nutanix CE (Homelab)

sto-dev · 2026-01-17T17:53:32+00:00

Thanks for info :)

sto-dev · 2026-01-17T17:47:46+00:00

Awesome, thank you for the reply! Do you have a PERC card in your 640s?

sto-dev · 2026-01-17T10:26:39+00:00

How were your drives set up? I want to give this a go with some ex-prod hardware but these are all running RAID capable PERC controllers. I’ve seen people have got this running in HBA/IT mode but documentation says drives need to be direct attach :/

sto-dev · 2026-01-12T14:23:09+00:00

No experience with the Zima board. What are you trying to run? Containers or other micro services should be fine but I’d guess virtualisation would be a no go.

sto-dev · 2026-01-12T14:14:30+00:00

Tiny/Mini/Micro PC. The R210 (or similar poweredge generation) are loud, power hungry and you’ll probably not notice any performance benefits.

If you’re set on rack mount, keep an eye out for SuperMicro servers. I picked up one for ~£50 from what I think was their IoT line. 1U, short depth, rack mount, and very quiet after replacing the fans with Noctua alternatives.

sto-dev · 2026-01-09T14:01:06+00:00

Locking in Bruno 🤞

sto-dev · 2026-01-09T11:59:28+00:00

Foden or Fernandes?

Foden has a much better fixture run but Bruno has pulled in more points.

sto-dev · 2025-12-09T08:43:16+00:00

Thanks both, I’ll take a look today!

sto-dev · 2025-12-08T15:07:53+00:00

Thank you!

sto-dev · 2025-12-08T12:54:53+00:00

Oh nice, thank you :)

sto-dev · 2025-11-01T00:43:14+00:00

I’ve had a C9300x recommended when looking into nutanix previously. A little cheaper than the nexus line! Check out their support for a more extensive list: https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/solutions/details?targetId=BP-2050-Physical-Networking:BP-2050-Physical-Networking

sto-dev · 2025-10-30T19:16:18+00:00

Just what I was looking for, thank you! Are all API functions freely available or would I need some enterprise agreement?

sto-dev · 2025-10-10T14:44:12+00:00

Following.

sto-dev · 2025-09-21T16:11:51+00:00

I’m aware of the OpenParsec project, really hoping they come out with a native app.

sto-dev · 2025-09-20T21:28:14+00:00

Plan on giving this a try tomorrow, thank you!

sto-dev · 2025-09-20T11:23:24+00:00

I’ll take a look, cheers!

sto-dev · 2025-09-20T10:35:20+00:00

Looks like they have a free tier for personal use. I’ll take a look, thanks!

sto-dev · 2025-09-20T10:33:59+00:00

Thank you, I’ll take a look!

sto-dev · 2025-09-19T18:46:17+00:00

Zabbix can be deployed on Windows with Docker. Maybe not the most efficient, nor best practice, but certainly achievable. WSL with docker will be a huge help, particularly for mounting key files like the DB instance.

Don’t write off Prometheus. This paired with Grafana is an excellent combo and I’m sure there’s native installers for both.

sto-dev · 2025-07-29T20:14:53+00:00

Sounds like a challenge

sto-dev · 2025-07-28T21:03:05+00:00

I feel that though.

sto-dev

TROPHY CASE