Lab Specs:
Core Infrastructure:
| Role: | Hardware: | OS / Hypervisor: | Primary Purpose: |
| Hypervisor 1 | HP Prodesk 600 G3: Intel i7 7700 @ 3.60GHz 16GB DDR4 3200MHz 256GB M.2 SSD | Proxmox VE | Docker Containers, Pi-Hole DNS, Minecraft Server, PXE Host Server & Windows 10 Enterprise VM. |
| Primary Domain Controller | Lenovo Thinkstation D10 2x Intel Xeon X5460 @ 3.16GHz 10GB DDR2 600MHz 1x 256GB 2.5" Samsung Boot SSD 1x 300GB Hitachi SAS HDD 4x 300GB Seagate SAS HDD's | Windows Server 2019 | Create and Manage DC, GPO's, OU's, Domain computers, user groups & users |
Network Infrastructure:
Gateway: UniFi Cloud gateway Ultra
Switch: TP-Link SG-108E Easy smart 8 port switch
WAP's: 2x TP-Link Deco X50 (AP mode)
Current Server Setup:
I have dedicated this to this section on how I have every device setup within the network. I currently have the primary Proxmox Server situated upstairs which is uplinked via the TP-Link switch (TL-SG108E) to a TP-Link Deco X50 while unconventional in most setups, we don't have any RJ45 wallplates installed throughout the house, the throughput is stable and handles the load without bottlenecks. However since I'm running everything through a consumer-grade mesh router system like the Decos this typically will strip 802.1Q VLAN tags. As I am restricted to non-tagged traffic for this node that's exactly why I have chosen to run non mission critical services. This is precisely why the ThinkStation remains hardwired to the primary router (UniFi Cloud Gateway Ultra) and why a UniFi managed switch & server rack are the next logical steps for this Lab's infrastructure.