Hi all,
lately I had several people ask about my Lab. Well its small and extremely transportable. It packs down into a standard cabin sized carry-on suitcase.
| Component | Used |
|---|---|
| Cassy | Shuttle SZ170R8, Barebone (max 64GB, Size: 216 x 198 x 332 mm) |
| CPU | Intel Core i7-6700K 4000 1151 TRAY (4Ghz) |
| Memory | 2x Crucial SO-DIMM 32GB DDR4-2133 Kit (D432GB 2133-15 K2 CRU) |
| Hard Disks | Samsung MZ-75E1T0B 1 TB, Solid State Drive Western Digital WD4002FFWX 4 TB |
| Additional Network (optional) | Intel® PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter |
| Network Switch (optional) | Netgear GS108T-200GES (8ports, VLAN) |
| Bridge (optional) | ASUS RT-N12 |
| OS | ESXi 6.0 |
| Cost | (April 2016, Germany) ~ 1.600 EUR |
The Lab is pretty fast (due to the 4GHz) and I'm running on it: vCenter Appliance, a AD,DHCP,DNS,DB,Email Windows 2008R2 as well as NSX, VRA (7.2), vROPS (6.4)