carolina_guy
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I'm looking to build a new esxi 5.5 AIO server and would like some feedback. First time poster here, work as a systems engineer and account manager in the network visibility space, but have some vmware partner certs in my background. Currently running an esxi 5.5 AIO with freenas and an M1015 but on consumer hardware with non-ecc ram.
VMs in use:
Freenas with sata passthrough
Win 8.1 for security camera
Ubuntu (torrents, etc)
Win 8.1 test/veeam/etc
Proposed build:
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1245V3
MOBO: SUPERMICRO MBD-X10SLL+-F-O
MEMORY: Kingston 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM ECC (32gb)
HDD: Seagate 3TB x4 (already have in a zfs pool)
SSD: intel 240gb for VMs
PSU: Either: Rosewill SilentNight-500 500W or maybe something smaller/cheaper - not sure
Case: Fractal Design Define Mini Black Micro ATX Silent PC Computer Case w/ USB 3.0 support and 2 x 120mm Fractal Design Silent Fans
My main concern is how well the MOBO passthrough of the LSI SATA controller works vs using the M1015 in IT mode that I have now. I'm also not sure if moving my zfs array from the M1015 to the MOBO LSI will work - I know zpool export will allow me to move the ZFS pool, but will that work to a new controller?
Any other feedback or comments?
VMs in use:
Freenas with sata passthrough
Win 8.1 for security camera
Ubuntu (torrents, etc)
Win 8.1 test/veeam/etc
Proposed build:
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1245V3
MOBO: SUPERMICRO MBD-X10SLL+-F-O
MEMORY: Kingston 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM ECC (32gb)
HDD: Seagate 3TB x4 (already have in a zfs pool)
SSD: intel 240gb for VMs
PSU: Either: Rosewill SilentNight-500 500W or maybe something smaller/cheaper - not sure
Case: Fractal Design Define Mini Black Micro ATX Silent PC Computer Case w/ USB 3.0 support and 2 x 120mm Fractal Design Silent Fans
My main concern is how well the MOBO passthrough of the LSI SATA controller works vs using the M1015 in IT mode that I have now. I'm also not sure if moving my zfs array from the M1015 to the MOBO LSI will work - I know zpool export will allow me to move the ZFS pool, but will that work to a new controller?
Any other feedback or comments?