Right now, I’m on a quest to create a silent data center in my apartment. I’ve been reaching out to various experts and companies to gather insights and recommendations. While I’m still piecing together the best overall solution, one immediate challenge has been quieting my server rack. Every new device I buy, I am always…
Category: Home Lab
Monitoring Home Lab Power Consumption with Schneider EcoStruxure Data Center Expert and Easy Rack PDU
I’ve been a big fan of Schneider EcoStruxure Data Center Expert because it’s a practical tool for monitoring data center power, humidity, and temperature. I recently bought a Schneider Easy Rack PDU metered outlet version (EPDU1116SMBO), which allows me to monitor the power consumption of individual sockets. This means I can monitor each home lab…
Silent Cooling Solution for the Nvidia L4 24 GB GPU
I am keeping this post very short, with mostly photos. I tested the cooling performance with different games. The GPU’s max power is 72W, though during my tests, it exceeded 75W. It’s also possible to limit it to 30W. I tested the GPU by running games like Black Myth: Wukong, Cyberpunk 2077, Uncharted 4: A…
Nvidia L4: Powerful Low-Power GPU for Nvidia AI Enterprise and Virtual GPU
I’ve been searching the internet for a long time to find a versatile GPU for AI and video graphics workloads that also supports vGPU and Nvidia AI Enterprise. Some of the GPUs I considered were the RTX 6000 Ada, A2, A10, L4, T4, A40, and A16. I was most drawn to the RTX 6000 Ada…
Expanding Core-ESXi RAM from 128GB to 593.72GB Using Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe SSD
With the release of vSphere 8.0 Update 3, VMware introduced Memory Tiering over NVMe as a Technical Preview. This feature enables users to expand memory capacity on a host using locally installed NVMe devices. Several experts, including William Lam, have already tested this feature, and it appears to be working seamlessly. Like many other home…
Home Lab 07.2024: A Snapshot of its Current State
Servers: TOTAL:CPU 144 Core/ 288 + 16 CoreRAM 1.8 TB + 128 GBNVMe 95.44 TBSSD 4.4 TBHDD 4.5 TBNetwork 100 GbE + 10 GbE AI/ML/vGPU Server CPU: Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8490H 60 Core 120THCPU Cooler: CPU NOCTUA NH-U14S DX-4677Motherboard: GIGABYTE MS33-AR0Network NIC 2x RJ45 10GBase-T portsNetwork NIC 1x RJ45 1GBase-T portsNetwork PCI-E 5.0 x16 100GbE…
Struggling with Crucial T705 NVMe and VMware ESXi 8. U3 Compatibility
I was so confident that the Crucial T705 4TB PCIe Gen5 NVMe M.2 SSD would work with VMware ESXi without any issues that I didn’t even bother to Google or check. I wanted to get and test what it feels like and how much of a performance boost it gives when using the fastest (R:…
Resolving vCenter 8.0 U3 Upgrade Issues: Easy Solutions and Step-by-Step Troubleshooting
The ESXi server upgrade was quick and problem-free, but the vCenter upgrade was more like a roller coaster for my two vCenters. Both had some issues, but now I will explain in detail what the problems were and how I resolved them. First Error: Pre-upgrade check resultError:Source vSphere ESX Agent Manager (EAM) upgrade failed to…
AI, ML, and vGPU Server Build – Part 3: The Server Case as a Double-Decker Bus
Those two mining frames in the photo illustrate my idea well, but I plan to use a PC case and build a frame on top of it where I can easily attach different GPUs, essentially connecting 2 PC cases together. The server motherboard is secured inside the PC case, and the GPUs are openly mounted…
Home Lab 2024: A Snapshot of its Current State
Servers: TOTAL:CPU 144 Core/ 288 + 16 CoreRAM 1.6 TB + 128 GBNVMe 89.44 TBSSD 4.4 TBHDD 4.5 TBNetwork 100 GbE + 10 GbE AI/ML/vGPU Server CPU: Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8490H 60 Core 120THCPU Cooler: CPU NOCTUA NH-U14S DX-4677Motherboard: GIGABYTE MS33-AR0Network NIC 2x RJ45 10GBase-T portsNetwork NIC 1x RJ45 1GBase-T portsNetwork PCI-E 5.0 x16 (x16…