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A look at the AcePC Picobox MiniPC powered by the Intel N100. Can it run VMware ESXi? Check out the video as I go through my findings with the AcePC Picobox. Also, check out the special link below. Using the link, you can receive a discount on the AcePC Picobox. Discount link: https://sourl.cn/2LdYkp Check out the written writeup on the Picobox here: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/10/acepc-picobox-mini-pc-review-tiny-esxi-home-server/ ★ Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrxcWtpd1IGHG9RbD_9380A?sub_confirmation=1 ★ My blog: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com ★ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vspinmaster ★ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-lee-vht/ ★ Github: https://github.com/brandonleegit ★ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/VirtualizationHowto/100092747277326/ ★ Discord: https://discord.gg/Zb46NV6mB3 ★ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/brandonleevht/ Introduction to a Black Friday deal - AcePC Picobox - 0:00 Thinking about Black Friday deals - 0:45 Talking about the Picobox specs - 1:10 Onboard network is Realtek based adapters - 1:40 Talking about using USB 3.0 ports for USB network adapters - 1:57 Looking at the physical overview of the Picobox - 2:40 Looking at the port configuration - 3:00 Small footprint - 3:24 Showing the Realtek USB network adapter - 3:55 Good as a starter home lab server - 4:18 Super quiet noise profile - 4:44 For a quiet, low-power mini PC used as a server, it is good - 5:00 The housing of the mini PC has a nice finish - 5:23 Looking at the VMware ESXi host client running virtual machines - 5:28 Intel N100 in VMware ESXi - 6:00 Running 8 virtual machines, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - 6:23 Looking at the CPU graph in the VMware ESXi host client - 6:30 2 CPUs and 1 GB of memory configured on each Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS virtual machine - 7:00 Connecting to the console and working with the VM, it is responsive - 7:08 Thoughts on having 16 GB of memory as opposed to 8 GB - 7:56 Wrapping up thoughts on the AcePC Picobox N100 - 8:14 Check out all of my home lab related posts here: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/category/home-lab/
AcePC Picobox N100 MiniPC: Can it run VMware ESXi?
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Introduction to Kubernetes and persistent storage - 0:00 A deep dive into NFS storage using a Synology NAS as a target for your Kubernetes workloads. Using an open-source NFS provisioner, we can attach to an NFS share on our NAS and then use this as a storage class in our K8s cluster that automatically provisions storage when we spin up pods. You can see the code examples here: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner-connect-your-nas-with-kubernetes/ ★ Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrxcWtpd1IGHG9RbD_9380A?sub_confirmation=1 ★ My blog: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com ★ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vspinmaster ★ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-lee-vht/ ★ Github: https://github.com/brandonleegit ★ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/VirtualizationHowto/100092747277326/ ★ Discord: https://discord.gg/Zb46NV6mB3 ★ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/brandonleevht/ First steps when spinning up Kubernetes - 0:49 Hurdle of needing persistent storage - 1:09 Why persistent storage is important - 1:38 Introducing the NFS subdir external provider - 1:51 Introducing the first step, creating an NFS folder - 2:52 Walking through creating a shared NFS folder in Synology DSM - 3:29 NFS configuration - 4:38 Talking about testing connectivity to the new NFS share - 5:40 Installing NFS client tools to test connectivity - 6:00 Creating a directory for mounting the test NFS connection - 6:38 Running the command to mount the NFS share - 6:52 Overview of the steps to install the NFS provisioner - 7:34 Adding the helm repo - 7:50 Installing the NFS provisioner - 8:05 Looking at storage classes in the Kubernetes cluster after installation - 8:45 Changing the default storage class configuration - 9:13 Setting the other storage class as not the default - 9:55 Overview of testing the NFS provisioner - 10:36 Creating the YAML file for the new pod - 10:54 Running the kubectl command to use the YAML file - 11:39 Checking the persistent volume claims - 12:05 Wrapping up NFS targets with Kubernetes - 12:25 Check out other posts you may like: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/top-home-server-ideas-for-2024-projects-to-start/ Docker Host disk space cleanup: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/docker-overlay2-cleanup-5-ways-to-reclaim-disk-space/
Connect Kubernetes to your Synology NAS NFS share
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We take a look at the Acemagician AD15 Core i7-11800H processor with 8 cores and 16 threads. I will show you guys how well it runs Proxmox and home lab workloads, including 32 Ubuntu VMs with 16 GB of memory! ★ Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrxcWtpd1IGHG9RbD_9380A?sub_confirmation=1 ★ My blog: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com ★ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vspinmaster ★ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-lee-vht/ ★ Github: https://github.com/brandonleegit ★ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/VirtualizationHowto/100092747277326/ ★ Discord: https://discord.gg/Zb46NV6mB3 ★ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/brandonleevht/ Introduction to Core i7 mini PC - 0:00 Introduction to Acemagic and mini PCs - 0:45 Looking at the Core i7-11800H processor and TDP, etc - 1:09 Talking about the Realtek network adapter - 1:40 Other hardware features of the AD15 - 2:05 Comparing the Ryzen 7 5800U and the Core i7-11800H - 2:40 Going over the PC Mark values for each processor - 2:54 Talking about idle time and running VMs, etc - 4:14 Looking at the physical overview of the Acemagic AD15 - 4:48 Front of the AD15 - 5:15 Overview of the back I/O configuration - 5:25 Realtek is 1 gig connection and not 2.5 Gbps - 5:34 Not a fan of the flaring of the case on the bottom - 6:00 Looking at how you get access for hardware upgrades - 6:39 Logged into Proxmox and viewing virtual machines running - 7:19 Looking at CPU usage - 8:00 Generating some CPU load with updates - 8:15 Running a couple of Docker containers as well - 8:35 Was actually running on 16 GB of memory instead of 64 GB - 9:00 Looking at the configuration of the Ubuntu 22.04 LTS VMs - 9:35 It runs all the normal processes that most will be interested in for the home lab - 10:00 Summing up my thoughts on the Acemagician AD15 Core i7-11800H mini PC - 10:15 Concluding thoughts - 11:51 Written review of the Acemagician Mini PC - AD15 Core i7-11800H home server: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/10/acemagician-mini-pc-ad15-core-i7-11800h-home-server/ Intel NUC Alternative: GMK Nucbox K10 Ryzen 7 Home Server: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/09/intel-nuc-alternative-gmk-nucbox-k10-ryzen-7-home-server/ Things to know before you buy a mini PC: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/09/mini-pc-server-things-to-know-before-you-buy/ Beelink SER5 Mini PC with the Ryzen 7 5700U processor: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/09/beelink-ser5-mini-pc-amd-ryzen-7-home-server/
Acemagic AD15 Mini PC Review as Proxmox Home Lab Server
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I had a lot of comments about mini pcs that are compatible with VMware ESXi. The GMKtek Nucbox K10 sports the Ryzen 7 5800U process with 16 threads and also has the Intel i225 2.5 Gbps network adapter, making it fully compatible with ESXi, at least from a consumer hardware/home lab perspective. This video takes a look at the GMKtek Nucbox K10 and running workloads that I had ran on an old Supermicro Xeon-D 1541-based host. ★ Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrxcWtpd1IGHG9RbD_9380A?sub_confirmation=1 ★ My blog: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com ★ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vspinmaster ★ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-lee-vht/ ★ Github: https://github.com/brandonleegit ★ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/VirtualizationHowto/100092747277326/ ★ Discord: https://discord.gg/Zb46NV6mB3 Introduction - 0:00 Discussing the mini PC market and VMware options - 0:32 Utilizing onboard networking with VMware - 0:56 i225 or i226 option s- 1:11 Introducing the GMKtek Nucbox K10 - 1:19 It runs the i225 network adapter - 1:49 How viable is this to replace my old Xeon-D 1541? 2:10 Advanced look at the hardware in the GMKtek Nucbox K10 - 3:05 K10 comes with other features you can use for desktop replacement - 3:52 Looking at the GMKtec Nucbox K10 in my vCenter Server inventory - 4:33 Talking about the workloads thrown at the Nucbox K10 - 5:30 Looking at the 2.5 Gbps LAN adapter on the K10 - 6:40 CPU utilization - 7:00 Discussing some of the downsides of the K10 when thinking of it as a server - 7:19 What types of ESXi hosts I think the K10 is good for - 8:40 Concluding thoughts about the GMKtek Nucbox K10 - 8:55 Read the written writeup of the GMKtek Nucbox K10 here: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/09/intel-nuc-alternative-gmk-nucbox-k10-ryzen-7-home-server/ Things to know before you buy a mini PC as a server: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/09/mini-pc-server-things-to-know-before-you-buy/
ESXi Mini PC Server with the GMKtek Nucbox K10
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I try out the Beelink SER5 with the Ryzen 7 5700U processor. This is an 8 core, 16 thread, low-power processor that is a great value. Check out my thoughts on making this little mini PC a home server in the home server lab. ★ Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrxcWtpd1IGHG9RbD_9380A?sub_confirmation=1 ★ My blog: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com ★ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vspinmaster ★ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-lee-vht/ ★ Github: https://github.com/brandonleegit ★ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/VirtualizationHowto/100092747277326/ ★ Discord: https://discord.gg/Zb46NV6mB3 Introduction to a Ryzen 7 mini PC to run a home lab - 0:00 Overview of trying out different mini PCs 0:29 Introducing the Beelink SER5 with 5700U processor - 0:42 Max memory is 64GB of DDR4 memory - 1:08 2280 NVMe slot and a 2.5 inch SSD - 1:29 The problem with many mini PCs and network adapters - 2:05 VMware will not detect the Realtek network adapter - 2:30 Less than desirable to have a LAN port you can't use - 2:42 I wanted to run all hypervisors, the Beelink falls short in this area - 3:00 Beginning the physical overview of the Beelink SER5 5700U - 3:27 Front of the unit - 4:00 Back of the unit - 4:10 Beelink makes their mini PCs to take apart and upgrade - 4:55 Looking at Proxmox 8 console - 5:33 Proxmox overview of CPU details and memory - 5:40 Looking at workloads - 6:12 Talking about cloning Ubuntu Server template - 6:49 Even with a number of VMs, just a bit of CPU usage - 7:00 Talking about the hardware configuration of the virtual machines - 7:28 Opening the console to a virtual machine - 7:47 Thinking about real world home lab workloads - 8:15 No issues interacting with VMs - 9:00 Concluding thoughts on the Beeink SER5 with the Ryzen 7 5700U, is it worth it? 9:37 The written write up of the Beelink SER5 5700U mini pc: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/09/beelink-ser5-mini-pc-amd-ryzen-7-home-server/ XCP-ng home server build with the Citrix Hypervisor: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/09/xcp-ng-home-server-build-with-citrix-hypervisor/ Mini PC - things to know before you buy one for a home server: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/09/mini-pc-server-things-to-know-before-you-buy/
Beelink SER5 - Ryzen 7 Mini PC Home Server
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If you are looking for a power efficient server with a low TDP value, high core count, and 2.5 Gbps networking, the Beelink EQ12 Pro may just be the little mini PC for you. With the i226 network adapters it can run either VMware vSphere or Proxmox, XCP-ng, etc. In this video we take a look at the unit, the processing power, RAM capacities, and running virtual machines using VMware vSphere 8! ★ Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrxcWtpd1IGHG9RbD_9380A?sub_confirmation=1 ★ My blog: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com ★ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vspinmaster ★ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-lee-vht/ ★ Github: https://github.com/brandonleegit ★ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/VirtualizationHowto/100092747277326/ ★ Discord: https://discord.gg/Zb46NV6mB3 Introduction to power efficient mini pc for Home Server - 0:00 Introduction to the Beelink EQ12 Pro - 0:30 Intel N305 processor with 8 cores and 8 threads - 00:45 Comparing to the N100 - 0:56 DDR5 memory - 1:13 Talking about the documented 16 GB Max memory - 1:20 Talking about installing 32 GB of memory - 1:30 Talking about the NVMe 2280 slot - 2:33 Intel i226 controller with dual 2.5 Gbps network - 3:30 Physical look at the Beelink EQ12 - 4:00 Looking at the EQ12 Pro in VMware vSphere - 5:15 Talking about TPM errors and warnings with the EQ12 in vSphere - 5:43 Looking at the variety of servers running on the EQ12 Pro - 6:15 Looking at the performance monitor in the vSphere Client - 6:57 Talking about the responsiveness of the unit - 7:15 Talking about the N305 running virtual machines - 7:44 Concluding thoughts on the Beelink EQ12 Pro with the i3 N305 processor - 8:06 Written write up of the Beelink EQ12 Pro: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/09/beelink-eq12-pro-cheap-home-server-with-8-cores-and-32-gb-ram/ 5 Tips to install ESXi on a Mini PC: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/08/5-tips-to-install-esxi-on-a-mini-pc/ Looking for a Ryzen 7-based mini PC? Check out my write up of the Beelink SER5 here: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/09/beelink-ser5-mini-pc-amd-ryzen-7-home-server/
Beelink EQ12 Pro: Low Power High Core Home Server!
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In testing and playing around with a lot of Mini PCs in the lab envirnoment lately, this video showcases the Beelink Mini S12 Pro which I think will make a great little Proxmox micro server for running a few workloads, containers, virtual machines, and other tasks as a home server. Check out my thoughts and review of the hardware for this type of use case. ★ Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrxcWtpd1IGHG9RbD_9380A?sub_confirmation=1 ★ My blog: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com ★ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vspinmaster ★ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-lee-vht/ ★ Github: https://github.com/brandonleegit ★ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/VirtualizationHowto/100092747277326/ ★ Discord: https://discord.gg/Zb46NV6mB3 Introduction - 0:00 Introduction to the Beelink Mini S12 Pro - 0:37 Hardware specs of the Beelink Mini S12 Pro - 0:51 Overview of the Intel N100 CPU - 1:04 Describing the efficiency of the CPU - 1:22 DDR5 memory and configuration of the S12 Pro - 1:41 NVMe 2280 slot for storage - 2:09 Describing the networking of the Beelink S12 Pro - 2:34 Realtek incompatibility with VMware - 2:51 Talking about the experiment to see what this class fo hardware can run - 3:26 Overview of the Proxmox installation, LXC containers, and virtual machines - 3:48 System resource overview - 4:16 Responsiveness of the unit and running updates in containers for workloads - 4:23 No torture tests but real-world tasks being ran - 4:55 Idle time is desirable for home labs for power efficiency - 5:13 Very good fit for home lab workloads - 5:33 Talking about perhaps spinning up even more workloads - 5:57 RAM is most likely the bottleneck with 16 GB of memory and the N100 - 6:12 What is the sweet spot for this class of hardware in the home lab? 6:43 Why run a hypervisor instead of bare metal on this type of hardware? 7:04 Concluding thoughts on the Beelink Mini S12 Pro - 7:33 Write up of the home server review of the Beelink Mini PC S12 Pro: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/09/beelink-mini-pc-s12-pro-proxmox-home-server/ 5 Tips to install ESXi on a Mini PC: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/08/5-tips-to-install-esxi-on-a-mini-pc/ Mini Server for the Home lab: GMKtec Nukbox G2: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/08/mini-server-for-home-lab-gmktec-nucbox-g2/
Proxmox Mini Server: Beelink Mini PC S12 Pro
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Are you thinking about a home lab refresh this year? The Mini PC market has exploded with many options. In this episode, we take a look at a mini PC I picked up from Amazon, how well it can run VMs, and the possibilities of using mini PCs for home lab hardware moving forward. ★ Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrxcWtpd1IGHG9RbD_9380A?sub_confirmation=1 ★ My blog: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com ★ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vspinmaster ★ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-lee-vht/ ★ Github: https://github.com/brandonleegit ★ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/VirtualizationHowto/100092747277326/ ★ Discord: https://discord.gg/Zb46NV6mB3 Introduction to mini pc home labs - 0:00 A new mini PC that I picked up from Amazon - 0:57 Describing the GMKtek G2 Nucbox - 1:30 Describing the TDP values at idle and turbo - 1:45 Overview of the networking and gotchas with VMware ESXi - 2:25 Using a USB NIC with VMware ESXi and supported Realtek adapter - 2:52 Looking at the storage on the Nucbox - 3:39 Overview of the Nucbox connected using the ESXi host client - 4:09 Looking at vCenter Server monitoring after powering on VMs - 4:40 Looking at the specs in VMware ESXi - 5:13 Powering up additional VMs on the Nucbox - 5:33 Looking at performance metrics after powering on additional VMs - 5:55 Opening virtual machine consoles and looking at performance - 6:12 Pulling down a Docker container and running it in a VM on the Nucbox - 6:49 Thinking about the mini pc as a Docker container host - 7:20 Overview of the cost of the Nucbox - 7:36 Mini pc vs server thoughts on price, value, and power consumption - 8:14 Discussing power efficiency and electric costs - 9:16 Rethinking a home lab refresh with mini pcs? 9:30 Concluding thoughts on mini PC market that is growing and becoming more powerful - 10:03 Check out the following writeups: Mini PC vs Server: Best Home Lab Server in 2024? https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/08/mini-pc-vs-server-best-home-lab-server-in-2024/ Mini Server for Home Lab: GMKtek Nucbox G2 https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/08/mini-server-for-home-lab-gmktec-nucbox-g2/ 5 Tips to install ESXi on a Mini PC: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/08/5-tips-to-install-esxi-on-a-mini-pc/
Mini PC vs Server for running virtual machines
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Easy Kubernetes Storage with Microk8s Rook and Ceph. Who would have thought we could say that Kubernetes storage was easy? In this video we explore Microk8s and shared storage using rook and microceph. We then create a pod to test creating a persistent volume claim for persistent storage. You can check out the written write up of this process here: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/08/kubernetes-persistent-volume-setup-with-microk8s-rook-and-ceph/ ★ Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrxcWtpd1IGHG9RbD_9380A?sub_confirmation=1 ★ My blog: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com ★ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vspinmaster ★ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-lee-vht/ ★ Github: https://github.com/brandonleegit ★ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/VirtualizationHowto/100092747277326/ ★ Discord: https://discord.gg/Zb46NV6mB3 Introduction - 0:00 Learning Kubernetes and persistent storage - 0:42 Microk8s - 0:57 Microceph - 1:08 Installing Microk8s - 1:32 Checking the status of Microk8s - 2:03 Repeating the process of installing Microk8s on additional nodes - 2:14 Adding the additional nodes to the cluster - 2:35 Pasting the command on 2nd node - 3:00 Generating a new token - 3:10 All nodes are joined to the cluster - 3:28 Getting the nodes in the cluster - 3:35 Beginning to install Microceph - 3:52 Installing it on additional nodes - 4:14 Bootstrapping the microceph cluster configuration - 4:34 Creating the join token for the additional microceph cluster nodes - 4:55 Copying the join token and joining them to the ceph cluster - 5:19 Looking at the status of the ceph cluster - 5:52 Overview of allocating disks to the ceph cluster - 6:20 After adding the disks we check the disks are added to the nodes - 7:15 Wiping the disk and adding to storage pool - 7:40 Checking the status of ceph once again - 8:05 Summarizing where we are currently - 8:29 Overview of enabling rook-ceph plugin - 8:42 Steps to enable rook-ceph in Microk8s - 8:56 Connecting to the external ceph - 9:30 Viewing the default storage provider - 9:40 Overview of creating a pod to take advantage of the persistent storage - 9:53 Creating a pod with a pvc - 10:08 Running the kubectl create command to create the pod with a PVC - 10:55 Looking at persistent volume claims - 11:18 Concluding thoughts on Microk8s and persistent storage with rook and ceph - 11:35 Other posts you may like, including Microk8s with Portainer: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/05/mikrok8s-automated-kubernetes-install-with-new-portainer-feature/ Proxmox and Ceph storage: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/06/mastering-ceph-storage-configuration-in-proxmox-8-cluster/
Kubernetes Home Lab Storage with Microk8s Rook and Ceph
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If you are wanting to get started with Kubernetes in the home lab, which Kubernetes distribution is the best for home lab? I take a look at k0s and k3s, two very lightweight distributions you can use to easily get started with Kubernetes. We look at installing both in a home lab cluster! ★ Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrxcWtpd1IGHG9RbD_9380A?sub_confirmation=1 ★ My blog: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com ★ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vspinmaster ★ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-lee-vht/ ★ Github: https://github.com/brandonleegit ★ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/VirtualizationHowto/100092747277326/ ★ Discord: https://discord.gg/Zb46NV6mB3 Kubernetes in the home lab - 0:00 k0s vs k3s - 0:45 k0s introduction - 1:25 Looking at features of k0s - 1:50 Versions, container runtime, etc - 2:20 k0s architectures - 2:35 k0s demo and documentation - 2:50 k3s Kubernetes - 3:00 Open source k3sup, kubevip, kubespray, and others with k3s - 3:15 Looking at the k3s site - 3:48 k3s optimized for ARM like Raspberry Pi devices - 4:20 k3s getting started documentation - 4:48 Introduction to installing Kubernetes using k0s vs k3s - 5:17 Getting started installing k0s - 5:50 Pulling down and installing k0s on the control node - 6:12 Designating the k0s control node - 6:45 Starting k0s and status - 7:00 Creating the join token in k0s - 7:35 Copying the join token - 7:55 Creating a token file on the worker nodes to join them - 8:10 Enabling k0s on the worker nodes as worker nodes using the token file - 8:26 Starting k0s on the worker nodes - 8:53 Viewing the nodes in the k0s cluster - 9:00 Beginning the installation of k3s on our nodes - 9:31 Pulling down the k3s installation - 9:49 Getting the status of the k3s service on the master control node - 10:18 Getting the worker node join token - 10:31 Copying the token file - 10:55 Replace the IP for the k3s control node in your environment - 11:30 On worker nodes, we are issuing the command to join the k3s cluster - 11:46 Looking at the status of the worker node service - 12:25 Running the kubectl get nodes command in k3s to see the nodes in the cluster - 12:56 Concluding thoughts about k0s vs k3s - 13:11 Written blog post covering k0s vs k3s: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/07/k0s-vs-k3s-battle-of-the-tiny-kubernetes-distros/ What about k3s vs k8s? https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/07/k3s-vs-k8s-the-best-kubernetes-home-lab-distribution/ Virtual machine vs container: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/07/virtual-machine-vs-container-which-is-best-for-home-lab/
k0s vs k3s - Which is best for home lab?
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Are you looking to setup a server cluster in your home lab? Proxmox is a great option along with Ceph storage. In this video we take a deep dive into Proxmox clustering and how to configure a 3-node Proxmox server cluster with Ceph shared storage, along with Ceph OSDs, Monitors, and Ceph storage Pool. In the end I test a migration of a Windows Server 2022 virtual machine between Proxmox nodes using the shared Ceph storage. Cool stuff. ★ Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrxcWtpd1IGHG9RbD_9380A?sub_confirmation=1 ★ My blog: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com ★ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vspinmaster ★ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-lee-vht/ ★ Github: https://github.com/brandonleegit ★ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/VirtualizationHowto/100092747277326/ ★ Discord: https://discord.gg/Zb46NV6mB3 Introduction to running a Proxmox server cluster - 0:00 Talking about Promox, open-source hypervisors, etc - 0:48 Thinking about high-availability requires thinking about storage - 1:20 Overview of creating a Proxmox 8 cluster and Ceph - 2:10 Beginning the process to configure a Proxmox 8 cluster - 2:24 Looking at the create cluster operation - 3:03 Kicking off the cluster creation process - 3:25 Join information to use with the member nodes to join the cluster - 3:55 Joining the cluster on another node and entering the root password - 4:15 Joining the 3rd node to the Proxmox 8 cluster - 5:13 Refreshing the browser and checking that we can see all the Proxmox nodes - 5:40 Overview of Ceph - 6:11 Distributed file system and sharing storage between the logical storage volume - 6:30 Beginning the installation of Ceph on the Proxmox nodes - 6:52 Changing the repository to the no subscription model - 7:30 Verify the installation of Ceph - 7:51 Selecting the IP subnet available under Public network and Cluster network - 8:06 Looking at the replicas configuration - 8:35 Installation is successful and looking at the checklist to install Ceph on other nodes - 8:50 The Ceph Object Storage Daemon (OSD) - 9:27 Creating the OSD and designating the disk in our Proxmox hosts for Ceph - 9:50 Selecting the disk for the OSD - 10:15 Creating OSD on node 2 - 10:40 Creating OSD on node 3 - 11:00 Looking at the Ceph dashboard and health status - 11:25 Creating the Ceph pool - 11:35 All Proxmox nodes display the Ceph pool - 12:00 Ceph Monitor overview - 12:22 Beginning the process to create additional monitors - 13:00 Setting up the test for live migration using Ceph storage - 13:30 Beginning a continuous ping - 14:00 The VM is on the Ceph storage pool - 14:25 Kicking off the migration - 14:35 Only the memory map is copied between the two Proxmox hosts - 14:45 Distributed shared storage is working between the nodes - 15:08 Nested configuration in my lab but still works great - 15:35 Concluding thoughts on Proxmox clustering in Proxmox 8 and Ceph for shared storage - 15:49 Proxmox 8: New Features and Home Lab Upgrade Instructions: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/06/proxmox-8-new-features-and-home-lab-upgrade-instructions/ Proxmox 8 and Ceph: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/06/mastering-ceph-storage-configuration-in-proxmox-8-cluster/ Top VMware vSphere Configurations in 2023: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/06/top-vmware-home-lab-configurations-in-2023/
Proxmox 8 Cluster with Ceph Storage configuration
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Ever need out-of-band management for your home server in the home lab environment? How can you enter the BIOS and change settings remotely? Can you even reload your operating system remotely if needed and stay connected to your server or workstation? Michael Lynch of Tiny Pilot sent me a test unit of the Tiny Pilot Voyager 2a to review. I have had it running in the home lab a few weeks now and this video covers my thoughts on the unit. Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrxcWtpd1IGHG9RbD_9380A?sub_confirmation=1 My blog: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com If you need to control your home server in your home lab from the console, I take a look at the Tiny Pilot Voyager 2a and the Tiny Pilot Pro operating system. _____________________________________________________ Discord: https://discord.gg/Zb46NV6mB3 Social Media: https://twitter.com/vspinmaster LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-lee-vht/ Github: https://github.com/brandonleegit Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/VirtualizationHowto/100092747277326/ 0:00 - Introduction 0:37 - Catching up on things going on 1:17 - The need for a KVM device 1:45 - Discussing the Overview of the Tiny Pilot Voyager 2a 2:15 - Detailed features listed 3:00 - My point of view in describing the unit 3:24 - Discussing the price of the Tiny Pilot Voyager 2a 3:55 - Describing the value of the unit 4:43 - I think it is worth the cost for the value 5:10 - Single device control 5:40 - Compatible companion HDMI switches to allow controlling multiple devices 6:25 - Looking at the Tiny Pilot Voyager 2a up close 7:28 - Looking at the cabling used with the Tiny Pilot 7:40 - HDMI to VGA adapter 9:02 - Overview of looking at the software side and interface 9:19 - Connection to a Supermicro server 9:33 - No plugins popping up or prompts to install plugins 10:24 - Looking at the System menu 10:46 - Looking at the Video settings 11:09 - Update option to update your software from the interface 11:30 - Security settings allow configuring web access, SSH, and TLS 11:52 - Virtual Media configuration and looking at booting from virtual media 12:30 - Add disk image from computer or URL 13:25 - Actions menu including Wake on LAN 13:43 - View settings including to show or remove keyboard 13:54 - Help menu 14:22 - Possible use cases and who would it it? 14:41 - Wrapping up and thoughts on the Tiny Pilot Voyager 2a Read my written write up of this review here: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/06/tinypilot-raspberry-pi-kvm-over-ip-solution/
Control your home lab server from anywhere! - Tiny Pilot Voyager 2a Review
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Following up on a blog post that is hot off the press on my site, I wanted to create the video form of this topic. I have been playing around with Proxmox and Docker containers in the lab. With my SuperMicro E300-9D hardware with 16 cores and 128 GB of memory, how many containers can you run? Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrxcWtpd1IGHG9RbD_9380A?sub_confirmation=1 My blog: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com _____________________________________________________ Social Media: https://twitter.com/vspinmaster LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-lee-vht/ Github: https://github.com/brandonleegit Introduction - 0:10 How many containers can you run? 0:50 Docker Swarm to initialize thousands of containers - 1:00 Creating a Docker host template - 1:20 Experimenting with LXC vs virtual machines - 1:39 The memory configuration and what I settled upon - 2:15 Creating a single node Docker swarm host and service, as well as scaling replicas - 2:34 Alterating between nginx and redis containers - 3:00 How did I decide on 1000 containers for each virtual machine? 3:38 Workaround for the maximum connections to the Linux bridge - 4:29 Bringing up the 10th and 11th hosts up - 5:00 Initializing the Docker Swarm host - 5:40 Scaling the host to 1000 containers - 6:40 Containers starting to scale up - 7:10 Checking out the host hardware performance - 7:23 Reached 10000 Docker containers running on the Proxmox host - 8:00 We hit 10000, can we go higher? 8:23 Bringing up the additional Docker container hosts - 8:50 Also spun up host 11, on way to 13000 containers - 9:17 CPU is pegged at 100% but still have memory headroom - 9:34 100% CPU usage and over 90% memory usage - 10:17 We made it! 13000 containers - 10:35 Proxmox allows you to run Docker, LXC, and even Docker on the host itself - 11:20 Can't believe achieved 13,000 containers, concluding thoughts - 11:50 Read the written blog post covering this experiment in the home lab! https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/04/proxmox-docker-containers-monster-13000-containers-on-a-single-host/
Proxmox Docker Monster! Running 13000 containers on a single host!
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I find that many are challenged with understanding basic networking when it comes to building their home labs. I use VMware vSphere in my home lab environment. In the video we walk through understanding the basic constructs of VMware vSphere networking, VLANs, the vSphere standard switch, and networking with nested ESXi virtualization. Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrxcWtpd1IGHG9RbD_9380A?sub_confirmation=1 My blog: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com _____________________________________________________ Social Media: https://twitter.com/vspinmaster LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-lee-vht/ Github: https://github.com/brandonleegit Introduction to vSphere networking for home labs - 0:00 Introducting the features of the VMware networking stack - 1:24 How do you do things like tagging VLANS? - 2:00 How do you view the physical layer? - 2:20 Overview of the underlying configuration - 2:31 Describing my nested VMware ESXi environment - 2:50 Looking at the physical network adapters that uplink the ESXi hosts - 3:45 Speed of the network connection and other information - 4:36 Moving on to the default virtual switch and port group - 4:57 Describing vSwitch0 - 5:30 Looking at the management network and VMkernel port - 6:00 Looking at the DCUI to correlate information - 6:25 Looking at the management network in the DCUI - 6:45 Looking at which physical adapters are configured for management access - 7:00 Looking at the IP address configuration in the DCUI - 7:47 Matching up what we see from the DCUI in the vSphere Client - 8:07 Reviewing the overall picture of ESXi networking - 8:19 How do you create VLANs and connecting VMs to VLANs - 9:00 Describing the vSphere port group - 9:23 Looking at the default vSphere port group - VM network - 9:51 No VLAN tag associated with the default VM Network - 10:18 Creating a new port group - 10:37 Assigning a VLAN - 10:54 Assigning a port group to a virtual machine - 11:15 Overview of nested virtualization and networking considerations - 11:46 Describing nested virtualization - 12:43 How to think about nested ESXi networking - 13:30 Talking about tagged VLAN frames - 14:17 The requirements for the physical uplinks tagged with the appropriate VLAN frames - 15:31 Wrapping up the networking basics class for vSphere networking basics - 16:03 My VMware Home lab: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2020/06/supermicro-vmware-home-lab/
VMware ESXi Networking Class for Home lab - the basics
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Have you ever been frustrated trying to figure out if you have connectivity between various containers running in your environment? Troubleshooting Docker or Kubernetes networking issues can be complicated without the right tools. Netshoot is a really cool utility providing the network troubleshooting tools you need to verify connectivity and see network traffic from within the Docker network. Netshoot GitHub page: https://github.com/nicolaka/netshoot Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrxcWtpd1IGHG9RbD_9380A?sub_confirmation=1 My blog: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com _____________________________________________________ Social Media: https://twitter.com/vspinmaster LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-lee-vht/ Github: https://github.com/brandonleegit Introduction to awesome Docker troubleshooting tool - 0:00 Introducing Netshoot - 0:31 Deeper overview of Netshoot, finding the tool, documentation, etc - 1:29 Looking at the network utilities contained in Netshoot - 3:00 Pulling down the Netshoot Docker container - 4:14 Talking about running command line commands - 4:55 Running commands using Netshoot - 5:00 Looking at Docker networks we have configured - 5:20 Describing how I have the test host configured - 5:40 Looking at Docker Compose code - 6:15 Looking at containers and connecting as a specific container - 6:49 Connect to the same network as running container - 7:00 Netshoot allows you to have those tools from the exact IP address - 7:11 Looking at the IP addresses of Docker containers - 7:30 Running the Netshoot Docker container as the Pihole container - 7:52 Running commands to establish connectivty - 8:05 Looking at ip neighbor output - 8:31 Launching a speedtest from within our Docker environment with Netshoot - 8:56 Concluding thoughts on Netshoot - 9:16 Written blog post covering the Netshoot Docker network troubleshooting tool: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/03/netshoot-troubleshoot-docker-networking-issues/
Netshoot Docker container for Docker compose networking host troubleshooting
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