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General Hardware and Setup ~ Current Schema

I did an exhaustive write up of my lab a few months ago and it died. This will be a trickle attempt to get it back in place. It was useful for referencing my hardware and showing how I have things setup. We do plan on doing it again. Especially cause we know at 9:00 PM tonight the server this is on will be flashed to a backup stockpile  🤣

Hardware:

The Rack Itself







UPS

EEATON NETWORK M2 5PX3000RT2U UPS, 3000VA Rackmount, Good Condition, Tested.

$352.30 / Dec 02, 2024

~ (UPS Rails)

APC SC 870-1250B L / SC 870-1251B R Server Rackmount Sliding Rail Kit

$44.03 / Dec 04, 2024

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Avocado
Part Name Purchase Cost / Date Purchase Method

CPU:

2 x E5_2680 v3 "..." "..." ~ Came with Avocado chassis.

GPU:

Nvidia RTX A2000 12GB GPU Video Graphics NVIDIA Warranty 03/2025

$440.40 / Jul 01, 2024

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NIC

SILICOM PE310G4SPI9L-XR-CX3 QUAD PORT 10GB SFP+ NETWORK ADAPTER

$40.78 / Nov 09, 2024

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~ (NIC Bracket)

LOW BRACKET PLATE for PE310G4SPI9L

$4.35 / Nov 13, 2024


SSD (Ceph VM Data Pool):

Samsung 3.2TB V-NAND F320 NVMe MZ-PLK3T20 PCIe

$157.39 / Jun 20, 2024

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Chassis:

SuperChassis 826BE1C-R920LPB
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$630.87 / May 10, 2024

2U 12 Bay TruNas SAS3 12gbps Server Xeon 24 core 128GB w/SSD Boot 2x 920SQ PS

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PSU: 

2 x Supermicro PWS-920P-SQ "..." "..." ~ Came with Avocado chassis.




Bamboo



CPU:

INTEL XEON E5-2680 V4 SR2N7 2.40GHZ Server Processor

 

INTEL SR2N7 E5-2680V4 2.40 GHz 35 MB SmartCache 120 W SKU 12162

$19.81 / Dec 23, 2024

$17.38 / Dec 30, 2024

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CPU Passive Cooling

Supermicro SNK-P0048PS 11201517 Screw Down Heat Sink

$12.06 / Dec 30, 2024

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Motherboard

Supermicro X10DRH-iT Dual LGA2011-3 Onboard 10GBe, 26xx v3/v4 CPU w/ I/O Shield

$131.02 / Dec 31, 2024

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HBA:

LSI LENOVO 9240-8i 8-port SAS SATA ServerRAID Controller Card High Profile

$19.81 / Nov 02, 2024

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NIC

SILICOM PE310G4SPI9L-XR-CX3 QUAD PORT 10GB SFP+ NETWORK ADAPTER

$40.78 / Nov 09, 2024

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~ (NIC Bracket)

LOW BRACKET PLATE for PE310G4SPI9L

$4.35 / Nov 13, 2024


SSD (Ceph VM Data Pool):

Oracle 7317693 3.2TB V-NAND F320 NVMe Samsung MZPLK3T2HCJL-000U4 PCIe3x8

$167.63 / Oct 26, 2024

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~ (SSD Bracket)

Low Profile Bracket for Samsung PM1725B PM1725A PM1735 983ZET

$2.75 / Nov 26, 2024

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Backplane:

Supermicro 2U 6Gbps SAS-2 / SATA Expander Backplane 12 bay 3.5" CSE-826 CSE-847

$71.57 / May 23, 2024

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Chassis: CSE 826 (Doesn't have 2 x 2.5" SSD slots in the back like Avocado and Bamboo)

$275 / Feb 12, 2022

(Included decommissioned Mobo+CPU+RAM) 

My first taste of Supermicro / Ewaste Old Enterprise Stuff.

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PSU:

Lot of 2 Supermicro PWS-920P-SQ 920W 80PLUS Platinum Power Supply Super-Quiet

$75.18 / Nov 09, 2023

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Cosmos



NIC:

Intel X520-DA2 Dual Port SFP PCIe Network Adapter Low Profile Dell P/N: 0942V6

$24.21/ Sep 21, 2023

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Storage - SSD (Ceph VM Data Pool):

Samsung 3.2TB V-NAND F320 NVMe MZ-PLK3T20 PCIe

$157.39 / Jun 20, 2024

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Chassis: 2U 12 Bay TruNas SAS3 12gbps Server Intel Xeon 3.2Ghz Total 16 Core 64GB RAM HBA $448.77 / Jan 04, 2025

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Dragonfruit



NIC:

Silicom PE310G4SPI9L-XR-CX3 4-Port 10GB SFP+ PCIe Server Adapter Card

$38.52 / Oct 27, 2024

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Chassis:

Rosewill 4U RSV-L4000U Rackmount Server Chassis | Carries up to 8 3.5" HDD | Inc

$209.18 / Sep 04, 2024

Photo don't do justice to how beat to hell it was...

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Rails:

iStarUSA TC-RAIL-26 26" Sliding Rail Kit for Most Rackmount Chassis

$44.49 / Jul 22, 2024

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Eggplant



HBA:

2 x Supermicro AOC-S3008L-L8E SAS3 12Gbps 8-Port Internal PCI-e 3.0 HBA Controller

$18.71 / Dec 20, 2024

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HBA:

LSI SAS9207-8e 8 Ports HBA SAS SATA Host Bus Adapter 6Gb/s High Profile 9207-8e

$27.50 / Jun 05, 2024

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Chassis

Supermicro 4U 36 Bay TRUNAS Storage Server Xeon 28 Core 64GB 12GBs SQ PS Rail

$527.38 / Dec 20, 2024

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Storage (24 x 2.5" Flash Shelf)

Netapp DS2246 Storage Expansion Array 24 Bay 2.5" SAS Trays 2x IOM6 Controllers

$158.54 / May 21, 2024
(Now $89 😭🤣 - 02/26/2025)

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~ (Rails for the Flash Shelf)

NetApp X5526A-R6 Universal Rackmount Rail Kit Bracket DS4243 DS4246 DS22xx Etc

$50.65 / May 24, 2024

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Storage (Backups Disk 1/4):

Crucial - MX500 2TB Internal SSD SATA $176.47 / May 29, 2024 Bestbuy

Storage (ZFS ZIL)

Radian RMS-200/8G PCIe x8 Gen3 NVRAM Accelerator Card 800001-001

$57.00 / Jun 16, 2024

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Glicynia (Gaming)



CPU:

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Processor (4.5 GHz, 8 Cores, Socket AM4) Tray -...

$337.07 / Aug 30, 2024

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PSU:

CORSAIR - HX Series - HX1200 1200W 80 Plus Platinum Fully Modular ATX Power Supply - Black $269.73 / Mar 11, 2022




Wisteria (Workstation)



CPU:

AMD - Ryzen 9 5950X 4th Gen 16-core, 32-threads $546.67 / Dec 23, 2022 Bestbuy

RAM:

64GB DDR4 (ECC) 3200MHZ
NEMIX (2X32GB) PC4-25600 2Rx8 1.2V CL22 288-PIN ECC
$402.60 / February 5, 2022 Amazon

PSU:

CORSAIR - RMe Series RM750e 80 PLUS Gold Fully Modular Low-Noise ATX 3.0 and PCIE 5.0 Power Supply PSU - Black $110.29 / Apr 16, 2023 Bestbuy

Keyboard (Main Wokstation Keyboard)

Corsair K95 RGB PLATINUM Cherry MX Speed CH-9127014-NA Wired Keyboard

$55.04 / Aug 11, 2024

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Keyboard (USB Passthru to Glycenia)

Corsair K95 RGB lights Platinum Mechanical Keyboard Cherry MX Brown Switch iCUE

$88.07 / Aug 16, 2024






WaterLily







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Misc Lab



HBA Cables:

EMC Amphenol Mini-SAS SFF-8088 to SFF-8088 Molex 2 Meter Cable Black 038-003-787

$11.01 / May 23, 2024

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2 Packs Internal Mini SAS Cable 36Pin SFF-8087 to SFF-8087 100Ohms 0.5 ~1 Meter

$19.44 / May 23, 2024

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External SAS Cable QSFP SFF-8436 to SFF-8088 SAS Cable For NetApp DS4243 DS4246

$30.71 / Jun 08, 2024

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HBA Adapter

Dual Ports Mini SAS SFF-8088 to SAS 36Pin SFF-8087 PCBA Adapter w/ PCI bracket

$28.60 / May 23, 2024

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JBOD Powerboard for CSEXXX

Control Board CSE-PTJBOD-CB2 Power board for JBOD

$52.85 / May 23, 2024

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Rails

2 x iStarUSA Sliding Rail Kit TC-RAIL-26, 26" sliding rails

$75.13 / Aug 11, 2024

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Brackets:

HEIGHT BRACKET FACE PLATE for PE310G4SPI9L

$5.91 / Oct 27, 2024

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Full height bracket for PM1725B PM1725A PM1735 983ZET PCIe SSD

$6.61 / Nov 26, 2024

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HDD/SSD Caddy

SuperMicro SB16105 2.5" SAS/SATA Server Hard Drive Caddy/Trays

$10.13 / Dec 23, 2024

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LOT of 10 SUPERMICRO 3.5" DRIVE TRAY CADDY CAGE

$32.97 / Dec 30, 2024

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