Home mini server. Iron part
Once I was visited by the idea to build a server for the house. Small quiet and fast. But I somehow quickly moved away from the idea - at the very first stage - choosing a case with a large number of compartments for screws. On this my ardor died away and I forgot about everything. But reading iron reviews after a while — I came across Fractal case reviews — and after reading the reviews on them, I realized that it’s not so difficult to implement the original idea. And so - I began assembling my home mini-servic.
Let's start in order.
The choice of components.
After some thought and reading the Intel site - I remembered that I came across a great Intel AMT technology. The essence of the technology is that with the help of vnc you can get to the remote computer at the hardware level. In this regard, I threw the initial config:
Mother with Intel vPro support - ASUS P8Q67-M DO / TPM.
Prots is the most charged i5 Intel Core i5-3570 3.4 Ghz 6Mb cache on the LGA 1155. Culler Scythe Kozuti or Noctua NH-L9i. Just what I was looking for - quiet and low.
Opera DDR3 Kingston 1600 MHz (KVR16N11 / 8) 8Gb two pieces.
Power unit with cable management Chieftec APS-650C - recently I really like the products of this brand - excellent quality for reasonable money.
Housing Fractal Design Define R3, or Fractal Design Define R4, or Fractal Design Define Mini. Why they? They are soundproofed, and can hold 8 3.5 disks (or 6 if the mini version). In general, I tend to mini - in principle, even 6 * 2 TB is more than enough for the future.
Screws - something green (in raid 5 in the future) for 3 * 2TB files for a start.
OS for iron - XenServer.
')
And so it was the original config. At the time of purchase, something has changed - and in the end I purchased:
mother ASUS P8Q77-M2
percent i5 intel core i5-3570
opera Kingston 1600 MHz (KVR16N11 / 8) 8Gb two pieces
Zalman CNPS8900 Quiet cooler
Chieftec APS-650C Power Supply
Fractal Design Define Mini case
the screw was seagate by 200 gigs to begin with.
All the iron cost me about 20,000 rubles.
Network, RAID, telephony.
In the future, it is planned to purchase a 2-port card, a RAID controller, and a board for connecting an analog telephone line for asterisk.
Reviews of iron, assembly under the cut.
And so - everything was bought. After the most interesting thing began - the assembly =) And the assembly as it is known begins with unpacking.
So, in order - the mother of ASUS P8Q77-M2. We start with the box - the mother is in a small colorful box.
Inside it we find the mother, io stub, instruction, disk and two sata cables.
The package bundle, let's face it, is minimal, but we don’t need anything more (except sata for the number of ports). We get and see what she is. Let's start with the ports: two ps / 2, two dvi ( d and i ), 6 usb two of them are the 3rd version, network and sound. Nothing unusual, except
two dvi.
We look further, the size of the mother itself mAtx. It has 1 pci-e x16, one pci-e x4, two regular pci. Power supply 24 + 8, connectors are conveniently located. 6 sata ports (two white 3rd versions). There is also a connector for connecting usb 3.0 front panel. The layout of the elements is convenient - I personally have no complaints. Install the opera.
After that, proceed to the cooler.
The main selection criterion is noiseless. Delivery set: fastening under different sockets, backplate, fasteners, thermal paste and instructions. Install - installation is not difficult.
Next we take the BP.
Contents of delivery. The power wire, the instruction, the fasteners for the periphery wire (I see no point in writing because I only need sata).
Test build.
Connect Monique, mouse, Claudia and network.
We get a clip.
Configure and amt - and cut down Monique, Claudia, and the mouse. Voila! Only the power cord that is connected to the router is currently connected to the mother. Connect via vnc - and ... we get full access even to the disabled hardware. Here, for example, go to the BIOS:
Well, now the most interesting thing is assembly into the case!
As usual, it all starts with the box, but it is big and heavy. Inside the case is wrapped in polyethylene and placed in foam struts. We get. I'll say right away - I'm a fan of this design.
Bonus: photo - view from below - removable dust filter.
Front view.
View from above.
Connectors: two usb 2.0, one usb 3.0, headphones, microphone and power button and indicator. I note immediately that the audio wire was disconnected from the bracket with these connectors, so as not to take up space.
The front wall opens - it is held on magnets.
The windows of the fans also open - they snap on.
Reset button.
Plugs 5.25 are very well made.
The back of the case.
Panel ports motherboard.
An additional slot for expansion cards.
Holes for ITS.
Assembled server. I have to say, cable management is very successful.
SATA connectors and all chassis connectors. I draw your attention to the fact that there is only one LED in the case: either the power supply or the activity of the screws - in my case it is a power indicator.
Power Supply.
Motherboard power connector and usb 3.0 connector.
Basket for 6 hard drives.
If you want, you can turn it.
Screw sled - suitable for 3.5 and 2.5 devices.
Expansion card slots.
Extra power motherboard.
Backlight window.
Cable management will save the world!
Access to screws.
The main place through which the main part of the cables is passed.
Additional power to the motherboard.
And now the test run. connect power and network. We turn on the button on the unit, and the server starts automatically - I have already set the power settings in bios.
There is a contact!
The server is XenServer. We look at the VNC. Everything started successfully.
Now go to XenCenter. I already put three test OS. Everything works great.
Well, the assembly is finished, now it’s all necessary to properly configure. But more about that another time.
About noise: the system runs silently. No, of course, you can hear it, but the home computer works much louder.
In the next part I will talk about installation, setting up xen and the entire zoo of operating systems!
Let's start in order.
The choice of components.
After some thought and reading the Intel site - I remembered that I came across a great Intel AMT technology. The essence of the technology is that with the help of vnc you can get to the remote computer at the hardware level. In this regard, I threw the initial config:
Mother with Intel vPro support - ASUS P8Q67-M DO / TPM.
Prots is the most charged i5 Intel Core i5-3570 3.4 Ghz 6Mb cache on the LGA 1155. Culler Scythe Kozuti or Noctua NH-L9i. Just what I was looking for - quiet and low.
Opera DDR3 Kingston 1600 MHz (KVR16N11 / 8) 8Gb two pieces.
Power unit with cable management Chieftec APS-650C - recently I really like the products of this brand - excellent quality for reasonable money.
Housing Fractal Design Define R3, or Fractal Design Define R4, or Fractal Design Define Mini. Why they? They are soundproofed, and can hold 8 3.5 disks (or 6 if the mini version). In general, I tend to mini - in principle, even 6 * 2 TB is more than enough for the future.
Screws - something green (in raid 5 in the future) for 3 * 2TB files for a start.
OS for iron - XenServer.
')
And so it was the original config. At the time of purchase, something has changed - and in the end I purchased:
mother ASUS P8Q77-M2
percent i5 intel core i5-3570
opera Kingston 1600 MHz (KVR16N11 / 8) 8Gb two pieces
Zalman CNPS8900 Quiet cooler
Chieftec APS-650C Power Supply
Fractal Design Define Mini case
the screw was seagate by 200 gigs to begin with.
All the iron cost me about 20,000 rubles.
Network, RAID, telephony.
In the future, it is planned to purchase a 2-port card, a RAID controller, and a board for connecting an analog telephone line for asterisk.
Reviews of iron, assembly under the cut.
And so - everything was bought. After the most interesting thing began - the assembly =) And the assembly as it is known begins with unpacking.
So, in order - the mother of ASUS P8Q77-M2. We start with the box - the mother is in a small colorful box.
Inside it we find the mother, io stub, instruction, disk and two sata cables.
The package bundle, let's face it, is minimal, but we don’t need anything more (except sata for the number of ports). We get and see what she is. Let's start with the ports: two ps / 2, two dvi ( d and i ), 6 usb two of them are the 3rd version, network and sound. Nothing unusual, except
two dvi.
We look further, the size of the mother itself mAtx. It has 1 pci-e x16, one pci-e x4, two regular pci. Power supply 24 + 8, connectors are conveniently located. 6 sata ports (two white 3rd versions). There is also a connector for connecting usb 3.0 front panel. The layout of the elements is convenient - I personally have no complaints. Install the opera.
After that, proceed to the cooler.
The main selection criterion is noiseless. Delivery set: fastening under different sockets, backplate, fasteners, thermal paste and instructions. Install - installation is not difficult.
Next we take the BP.
Contents of delivery. The power wire, the instruction, the fasteners for the periphery wire (I see no point in writing because I only need sata).
Test build.
Connect Monique, mouse, Claudia and network.
We get a clip.
Configure and amt - and cut down Monique, Claudia, and the mouse. Voila! Only the power cord that is connected to the router is currently connected to the mother. Connect via vnc - and ... we get full access even to the disabled hardware. Here, for example, go to the BIOS:
Well, now the most interesting thing is assembly into the case!
As usual, it all starts with the box, but it is big and heavy. Inside the case is wrapped in polyethylene and placed in foam struts. We get. I'll say right away - I'm a fan of this design.
Bonus: photo - view from below - removable dust filter.
Front view.
View from above.
Connectors: two usb 2.0, one usb 3.0, headphones, microphone and power button and indicator. I note immediately that the audio wire was disconnected from the bracket with these connectors, so as not to take up space.
The front wall opens - it is held on magnets.
The windows of the fans also open - they snap on.
Reset button.
Plugs 5.25 are very well made.
The back of the case.
Panel ports motherboard.
An additional slot for expansion cards.
Holes for ITS.
Assembled server. I have to say, cable management is very successful.
SATA connectors and all chassis connectors. I draw your attention to the fact that there is only one LED in the case: either the power supply or the activity of the screws - in my case it is a power indicator.
Power Supply.
Motherboard power connector and usb 3.0 connector.
Basket for 6 hard drives.
If you want, you can turn it.
Screw sled - suitable for 3.5 and 2.5 devices.
Expansion card slots.
Extra power motherboard.
Backlight window.
Cable management will save the world!
Access to screws.
The main place through which the main part of the cables is passed.
Additional power to the motherboard.
And now the test run. connect power and network. We turn on the button on the unit, and the server starts automatically - I have already set the power settings in bios.
There is a contact!
The server is XenServer. We look at the VNC. Everything started successfully.
Now go to XenCenter. I already put three test OS. Everything works great.
Well, the assembly is finished, now it’s all necessary to properly configure. But more about that another time.
About noise: the system runs silently. No, of course, you can hear it, but the home computer works much louder.
In the next part I will talk about installation, setting up xen and the entire zoo of operating systems!
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/171841/
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