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It can be reasonable if you wait for good 2nd hand deals on equipment, especially from startups shutting down. My 10G switch with PoE and 4 SFP+ ports cost only $100, for example, while many new products with similar specs cost $600+.
Can I guess what you're running? It sounds so much like my switch- Brocade ICX series? Best $60 purchase I ever made!
I didn’t read in details. Why esxi is not incorporating whatever that’s on the rpis?
The Pis are using GPS receivers to serve as NTP servers on the local network. The specific appear to use GPIO pins. You would not be able to wire these to the ESXI machines as readily. You typically also want time-sensitive workloads running on metal, as there are all sorts of potential complications with virtualized time. I am sure there are PCIe solutions that could easily go into a more standard form-factor machin…
Edit: USB to TTL costs like $3.5, it's like a standard RS232 serial port but much simpler and faster.
That Generac generator though: it powers everything but only in case there's a power outage right?
P.S: there's a slight typo in TFA: it's Mellanox, not Mollonox.
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The Unifi software is pretty incredible. I am not using their router though (well... an ER-4 but it does not share the same management mechanism) so I am missing out on a lot of the goodies.
ERX here. The EdgeMax line is still rock solid and have incredible value for the price.
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The Pis are using GPS receivers to serve as NTP servers on the local network. The specific appear to use GPIO pins. You would not be able to wire these to the ESXI machines as readily. You typically also want time-sensitive workloads running on metal, as there are all sorts of potential complications with virtualized time. I am sure there are PCIe solutions that could easily go into a more standard form-factor machin…
GPS modules use SPI which you can get a standard USB serial adapter for $2 on eBay. As the title suggests, it's overkill. Basically it's using the Rpi as SPI adapter. Edit: USB to TTL costs like $3.5, it's like a standard RS232 serial port but much simpler and faster.
Is there a post that covers the "why?" of all this? As someone researching maybe running some Ethernet for more stable WiFi and faster Internet access for general stuff, maybe some fiber for infotainment other purposes since it can lengthen various cables, and hooking up some security and nature cameras, I can't fathom why all of this is needed outside of it just being a hobby or running some sort of business (tradin…
Extra note- I would NEVER recommend a business use their home resources for work unless you know what you're doing (and why you're doing it). Even my homelab has vulnerabilities and I'm a security professional- more moving parts = much larger attack surface. There's a reason why corporations pay big buck$ for managed security services. Most homelabs I've seen are mostly for fun and personal comfort.
"What good is knowledge that is never applied" is what drives me to stuff like this. I can't speak for others but I'm sure I'm not the minority here.
SpeedTest.net tests are useless, as ISPs give higher priority to traffic to known speed checkers. They can legally do that as we don't have Net Neutrality anymore.
Is there a post that covers the "why?" of all this? As someone researching maybe running some Ethernet for more stable WiFi and faster Internet access for general stuff, maybe some fiber for infotainment other purposes since it can lengthen various cables, and hooking up some security and nature cameras, I can't fathom why all of this is needed outside of it just being a hobby or running some sort of business (tradin…
Some tech people enjoy "homelabbing" and happily throw money at their hobby.