分享作为一个IT从业人员该如何搭建自己家的lab环境
LAB setup is always the essential part of learning any new technologies. my lab hardware is not super powerful since I have the budget limitation. so I tried my best to get the below hardware with reasonable price and specs. Hopefully this will help some of you who wants to build the similar PC as a lab.Purpose: Build a lab to run as many VMs as possible.
Challenge:
1. Disk IOPS running many VMs
2. Memory usage running many VMs
2. Need to find the best hardware around my budget 1000 AUD
Outcome:
So here’s my final decision
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Conclusion:
1. CPU is never a problem since it’s a lab, nothing fancy running on the background, even when the SCCM is doing patching, physical CPU usage is still under 50%
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2. Disk IOPS is not a major problem in my lab so far, each physical hard disk can running two VMs without any speed slow down since nothing fancy processing on the background. If we have enough memory, maybe I will consider the super fast SSD solution in my lab http://www.rickygao.com/wp-content/uploads/images/My-home-lab-specs_10128/wlEmoticon-smile.png
3. Now memory is a big problem which is always not enough, the result of 32G memory means I have to turn some VMs off, which is why I highly recommend to go further buy a motherboard support 64G memory, like Intel X79 series
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As you can see above, as a small lab, some of the basic VMs must be running all the time to let my infrastructure keep working.
So not much memory left for me to play with, that’s why I’m still regretting didn’t go with 64G motherboard, like Intel X79
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The network parts of the lab can be found below:
Redesign my home lab network architecture
ASUS RT-N16 router flash to Shibby tomato
Configuring Shibby Tomato to fit for my home lab
Use the advance tomato USB storage feature
Shibby Tomato configuration details
别的我不知道，有一块SSD，速度绝对快很多。很多年前内存是瓶颈，现在哦，硬盘是瓶颈。 LZ System Center基本都全了啊 另外想知道LZ的家用NAS方案是啥 mason00 发表于 27-5-2014 20:46 static/image/common/back.gif
别的我不知道，有一块SSD，速度绝对快很多。很多年前内存是瓶颈，现在哦，硬盘是瓶颈。
ssd价格还是贵，用来做vm host的话，成本太高。 delphi 发表于 27-5-2014 21:47 static/image/common/back.gif
LZ System Center基本都全了啊
是的，随便玩玩呢 艾瑞克 发表于 27-5-2014 23:35 static/image/common/back.gif
ssd价格还是贵，用来做vm host的话，成本太高。
同意，如果有钱谁不想上SSD啊 delphi 发表于 27-5-2014 22:00 static/image/common/back.gif
另外想知道LZ的家用NAS方案是啥
Tomtao+USB移动硬盘，便宜 ricky119 发表于 28-5-2014 14:05 static/image/common/back.gif
Tomtao+USB移动硬盘，便宜
可以说下，为啥要这许多VM?直接装在WINDOWS里不就行啦？ DDD888 发表于 28-5-2014 14:08 static/image/common/back.gif
可以说下，为啥要这许多VM?直接装在WINDOWS里不就行啦？
主要还是各个VM分工明确，管理起来方便，模拟一个真实的生产环境 DDD888 发表于 28-5-2014 13:08 static/image/common/back.gif
可以说下，为啥要这许多VM?直接装在WINDOWS里不就行啦？
如果只是Coding也许能凑合，但要模拟deployment之类的东西就需要VM啦 ricky119 发表于 28-5-2014 14:30 static/image/common/back.gif
主要还是各个VM分工明确，管理起来方便，模拟一个真实的生产环境
谢谢回答:) 艾瑞克 发表于 28-5-2014 14:54 static/image/common/back.gif
如果只是Coding也许能凑合，但要模拟deployment之类的东西就需要VM啦
:good 直接windows vm player不就完了。。免费 本帖最后由 woodheadz 于 12-6-2014 11:13 编辑
cpu我选e-1220,e-1230系列，价格差不多，性能强不少。关键还省电:lol 尤其如果要开vm，e-1230,e-1231的四核八线程就管用了。
另外最少应该买个ssd做主系统盘啊，那是投资收益比最高的部分。 woodheadz 发表于 12-6-2014 11:11 static/image/common/back.gif
cpu我选e-1220,e-1230系列，价格差不多，性能强不少。关键还省电 尤其如果要开vm，e-1230,e-1231的四 ...
我买了i7 4770k,两个500GB samsung evo ssd drive. 本帖最后由 woodheadz 于 12-6-2014 11:45 编辑
DDD888 发表于 12-6-2014 11:19 static/image/common/back.gif
我买了i7 4770k,两个500GB samsung evo ssd drive.
我得是e-1231 v3, 性能基本和i7 4770k差不多，但价格便宜90刀哦！
http://www.expreview.com/33694.html
你双ssd要是搭个raid，系统就要飞了:lol woodheadz 发表于 12-6-2014 11:37 static/image/common/back.gif
我得是e-1231 v3, 性能基本和i7 4770k差不多，但价格便宜90刀哦！
http://www.expreview.com/33694.ht ...
你的挺好的，你可以买两块插在你的主板上啦
我没用raid,我已经非常满意我的ssd的速度:loveliness: mason00 发表于 27-5-2014 21:46 static/image/common/back.gif
别的我不知道，有一块SSD，速度绝对快很多。很多年前内存是瓶颈，现在哦，硬盘是瓶颈。
应该说，几乎从微机诞生以来，IO尤其是硬盘就一直是TOP 1瓶颈。SSD确实大大缓解了这个问题。
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