Category: Hardware
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reducing power consumption of proxmox nodes
I noticed the other day that my proxmox nodes are running at max turbo frequency all the time. Even when there is virtually zero activity, the 8700 and 7700k are sitting at 4.2ghz+ on all cores. The little x270 stays locked at 3.4ghz on its two cores. Since these servers idle a huge amount, they…
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electrical engineering: a cooling solution
I have 6 SFP+ ports on my new switch, but so far I only have one 10-gig ethernet device and a couple of 2.5-gig ethernet devices. How do I plug those mugs in??? Enter the transceiver — Mikrotik S+RJ10 This little booger allows you to plug in any ethernet device up to 10 gigabits into…
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summer server upgrade wrap-up
It’s finally upgrade time! >(click here to skip to the new stuff)< I originally built this homelab cluster in December of 2022 for a few reasons: for fun, for learning, and to help me pivot my career away from manufacturing and into IT. I saved up a bunch of money, quit my factory job, and…
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e-waste resurrection
Building a homelab on the cheap means using what you have laying around–even if what you have laying around is a dead Dell Inspiron 3521 from a decade ago. This laptop has already lived several lives. It got the wife through college. Before that, it traveled with the mother-in-law for business. It was pretty bad…