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I also noticed this. A maxed out 4 bay can replace my current NAS and my ESXi server. Anyone with experiance using QNAP Virtualization and Container stations?

Intel® NUC Kit NUC6i7KYK Specifications Not an Ultrabook, but portable.

Thank you for posting your results with the 8111G driver ;)

Hi, thank you for the replies. 1GB nics will do fine for me, but I will not re-build a new eval every 30-60 days :-) With respect to RTL8111G, I have found this; https://vibsdepot.v-front.de/wiki/index.php/Net55-r8168 but have not been able to test it. My understanding is that the 5.1 driver...

Great, I am considering a build similar to this, but perhaps using Shuttle XH81V. That is if I can get confirmed if RTL8111G driver is available.

Hi Nicholas, Are you running this VSAN cluster on the free ESXi license? This article list a passthru RAID controller as a requirement for VSAN. Do your NUCs have that? John

Hi all, I would like to build a 5.5 VSAN home lab using the Shuttle XH81V. See a XH61V build here: http://www.bussink.ch/?p=1123 Two questions arise: 1. I cannot find anyone having success with the 8111G nics on the net, the XH61V build linked to above uses 8111E. Has anyone had any success...

Considered using ESXi 5.1? No hazzle with unsupported nics. FreeNAS and pfSense should be no problem, what OS do you run the web servers on?

Found this: http://ispire.me/native-zfs-for-linux-on-proxmox/

Thank you for the reply, I will do some more research on ZoL before deciding what to do.

Hi, I googled for an All-in-one PROXMOX solution and decided to wake up this old thread again. I am doing some research on PROXMOX to replace my ESXi 5.1 host as I want to go all-in on open source leaving vsphere behind. I am researching the possibilities to run PROMOX as a combined...

Thank you ! I have been happy with my QNAP TS-239 for several years now, but want to upgrade, and prefer to build my own hardware I have been looking for a FreeNAS alternative as I do not need ZFS and prefer a Linux based OS. I have been googling a lot without fiding the site you linked...

Hi, I guess the question is also valid for the Synology NAS OS. They are both open source and available under GPL. Has anyone tried to install it on more powerful hardware? john

Hi, Due to the reduced HW support for non-server grade HW in ESXi 5.5 and the lack of a free vCenter license, I have been looking into XenServer lately. To me, the products seem to be very similar, and as XenServer has been open sourced we will never get the same problems using it. So...

Yes, no physical limit anymore.

2013 Apple Mac Pro as a virtualization platform? Think about it… I read this blog on a regular basis, a lot of nice ESXi stuff. Anyone have any reflections on his thoughts on the Mac Pro?

Hi all, I will probably go for my orignal design as my LAN switch nor my e4200 support link aggregation. The ESXi host is managed on the LAN interface, so it is not exposed in the DMZ as per my research. The separate vSwitch between the NAS and the ESXi host can easily be removed if I find it...

Thanks, I will consider dd-wrt. I have used it before on a WRT54GL. My impression from my research some time ago, is that dd-wrt had issues on E4200 (I have V1 of e4200). Have these problems been solved?

Hi, Thank you for the feedback. I do not own a managed switch, which is why I did not plan for a VLAN setup. My LAN switch is unmanaged. I do see the point of reducing traffic through the e4200. Swapping the the LAN switch and the e4200 in the setup is perhaps more efficient. (The e4200 is...

Thanks.

Hi, I am currently running a single host using the free hypervisor license. I would like to use the web client. I assume the easiest way is to install the vCenter Server Appliance. How is vCSA licensed? Can I obtain a free license for it?

Thank you for your feedback. Why did I not think of that solution for the additional vSwitch :o I updated my drawing ... Now, I only need some downtime accepted in my home to set things up :)

Hi all, I plan a new setup for my network at home. I intend to set up a DMZ and a LAN physically seperated via different NICs on a pfSense firewall/router. Please see my drawing. A key component in my setup is an ESXi server on which I plan to have virtual machines connected to the DMZ...