Virtual Bytes Datacenter Update 2024

Virtual Bytes Datacenter Update 2024 #dellemc #cloud #datacenter

Production Environment & Infrastructure
VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2.1
4 – Dell PowerEdge R70XD – Production Host
All-Flash vSAN ESA Cluster (4 x DellEMC PowerEdge R740s)
2 x Intel Xeon Processor Gold 6138 2.0GHZ 27.5M 384GB RAM 20TB vSAN ESA
Dual Mellanox ConnectX-4 LX 50Gb/s (Data, vSAN)
Quad Intel X710 NDC SFP+ 10Gb/s (NSX Overlay)
Dell PowerEdge R740XD2 – Storage Server
1 x Intel Scalable Silver 4116 12 Core – 256GB RAM – 100TB Storage ( iSCSI, NFS, SMB)
Dual Mellanox ConnectX-3 Pro 40Gb/s (80Gb/s Backbone for NAS/SAN)
Dell PowerEdge R740XD – Archive Storage Server
Intel Scalable Silver 6 Core – 64GB RAM – 50TB Storage ( iSCSI, NFS, SMB)
Dual Mellanox ConnectX-3 Pro 40Gb/s (80Gb/s Backbone for NAS/SAN
Artificial Intelligence Node
Dell PowerEdge R740XD – Production AI Host
2 x Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8158 CPU @ 3.00GHz
VMware ESXi 8.0u2
Dual Mellanox ConnectX-4 LX 50Gb/s (Data)
Quad Intel X710 NDC SFP+ 10Gb/s (NSX Overlay)
Infrastructure
2 x Palo Alto PA-5520 Firewalls
1 x Arista DCS-7050QX-32-F-S 32x QSFP+ (Primary Core Switch)
1 x Arista DCS-7050QX-35-F 40GbE Switch (Secondary Core Switch)
1 x Arista DCS-7050-Q 52x10Gb Switch
1 x Arista DCS-7048T-A Switch 48x GBe
1 x Cisco Catalyst C3750X PoE+
1 x Cisco Catalyst C3650-24-PS PoE+
2 x APC Netshelter 48U SX (Dell)
Network Backbone Specs
Lumen Symmetrical Gigabit Internet Service
Routing Protocols – eBGP, iBGP, Static Routing
Quad 40Gb/s QSFP+ Backbone for Management and vSAN
Quad 10Gb/s SFP+ Backbone for iSCSI Storage
1 Gb/s Network Management, Server Management, Misc, Edge Devices
Isolated DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) for any kind of web hosting. (This website is actually hosted in my home datacenter! 🙂
Power Infrastructure
4 x EATON 1500va UPS (uninterruptible power supply)
4 x APC 7830 20VA 120V PDU ( power distribution units)
2 x 20AMP Circuits A/B topology
Cooling Infrastructure
1 x 14,000 BTU B&D Portable Air Conditioning
1 x AC Infinity Cloudline Inline Duct Fan 8″ for Air Circulation in room (Hot Air Pumped into HVAC)
1 x AC Infinity Cloudline Inline Duct Fan 6″ for Fresh Air (Outside)