My network has been a bit of a bodge setup over the past year, just bits dropped in anywhere trying to get it to work.
The purpose of my network:
Spec:
Housed in a 12U RS Rack
24 port Cat6 patch panel
12 port Cat6 patch panel
HP ProCurve 1800 24 Port Gigabit Switch
Avocent SwitchView IP - KVM
Belkin 4 port KVM switch
APC Switched PDU 7921
UPS 1KVA (needs replacing)
Watchguard x700 firewall modded (got the firewall for free but never worked)
Master Server
Networks clients:
15" MacBook Pro
Samsung LE46C750 TV
HTPC 1
Incase anyone cares the media setups for
HTPC1
HTPC2
Wish list:
Excuse the crappy pictures, all taken with my iphone! Really should invest in a decent camera
Pictures to follow...
The purpose of my network:
- Media storage
- TV Streaming (still not got this working!)
- Backups (local systems/documents/vps located around the uk)
- Dev environment
- Mini lab for testing projects (VM environment)
- Home automation
Spec:
Housed in a 12U RS Rack
24 port Cat6 patch panel
12 port Cat6 patch panel
HP ProCurve 1800 24 Port Gigabit Switch
Avocent SwitchView IP - KVM
Belkin 4 port KVM switch
APC Switched PDU 7921
UPS 1KVA (needs replacing)
Watchguard x700 firewall modded (got the firewall for free but never worked)
- PSU: 60w ITX PSU
- MOBO: EPIA ML1000 ITX Board
- NIC: Sun 4 port 10/100 NIC
- HDD: 8GB CF Card
Master Server
- CASE: Xcase RM204 short 2U
- CPU: AMD FX6 6100 6 core
- RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz
- MOBO: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3
- NIC: Intel Pro 1000PT dual gigabit NIC
- PSU: Tagan TG480-U01
- HDD: 4x 320GB 2.5" 5400rpm HDDs
- LCD: MatrixOrbital LK202 USB
- TV: Pinnacle 3010iX Twin DVB-T
- OS: Ubuntu 10.04 Server x64
- CPU: Intel C2D E6600
- MOBO: Asus P5Q-E
- RAM: 8GB Corsair XMS2 (4x 2GB DDR2)
- HDD0: 120GB 7200rpm 16mb 2.5" Samsung for OS
- 2x 5in3 SATA RackMax RM-223 hotswap bays
- RAID: 3ware 9690SA
- EXPANDER: Chenbro CK12803
- RAID2: Sil3114 4 Port PCI SATA card
- HDD1/2/3: WD 1TB GP
- HDD4: Samsung Spinpoint 1TB
- HDD5: Seagate 7200.11 500GB
- HDD6: Seagate 7200 1.5TB
- HDD7: Samsung 2TB
- HDD 8/9: 2x Hitachi 3TB
Networks clients:
15" MacBook Pro
- 8GB DDR 1333Mhz
- OCZ 120GB Agility SSD
- 500GB SATA
- Hi-res 1680x1050
Samsung LE46C750 TV
HTPC 1
- CASE: Antec ISK 300
- CPU: Intel C2D E6400
- MOBO: Zotac 9300 ITX
- RAM: 2x 2GB OCZ PC6400
- PSU: 120w PICO
- Power Brick: 150w 240v to 12v
- HDD0: 120GB 2.5" budget
- CASE: unbranded ITX case
- PSU: unbranded 300w
- CPU: T5500
- RAM: Giel 2x 2GB PC6400
- MOBO: Kontron 986LCD-M/mITX
- GFX: Asus HD 5450 SILENT 512MB
- HDD: network boot (work in progress)
- CPU: Intel i5
[*}RAM: 2x 2GB DDR3 - LCD: 14" 1440x900 LED
[*}HDD: 320GB 5400rpm WD - GFX: 330m
Incase anyone cares the media setups for
HTPC1
- Samsung 46" 3D TV LCD LE46C750
- Xbox 360
- Onkyo TX-SR606
- Mission M35i Floorstanders
- Wharfedale Diamond 8 Centre
- Onkyo DS-AX2 ipod Dock
HTPC2
- Samsung 40" 1080p (LE40M87BDX)
- Technics SA-DV280 HiFi
Wish list:
- BlackGold BGT3600 TV Tuner
- 10x 2TB drives for RAID setup
- Xcase 20 bay 4U case
- Larger rack mount in a cupboard somewhere
- Raspberry Pi board for waking/sleeping master server when its not required (idea floating around in my head)
Excuse the crappy pictures, all taken with my iphone! Really should invest in a decent camera
Pictures to follow...
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