Description
Inspired by some reports, videos and finaly this page, I have created this small server playground.
A nice mix of Windows, Linux and virtualization solution, partly powered via POE.
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— DeskPi RackMate T1— |
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| U | Component | Purpose / Notes |
| Top | FRITZ!Box 4020 | Router (LAN + wireless) |
| 8 - 7 | LabStack Mini - 4x LabStack Module | |
| Radxa X4 – Intel N100 – 8 GB RAM – 256 GB NVME - POE Hat | Windows Server | |
| Radxa X4 – Intel N100 – 8 GB RAM – 256 GB NVME - POE Hat | Windows Client | |
| Raspberry Pi 5 – 4 GB – GeeekPi P33 M.2 M2-NVME + PoE+ Hat | NextcloudPI | |
| Raspberry Pi 4 – 4 GB | Pi OS - Squid Proxy | |
| 6 | Netgear GS308EPP PoE+ Gigabit Switch | |
| 5 | DeskPi Mini ITX Shelf | VMware ESXi – Server |
| CWWK Intel i3-N305 Mini-ITX Board | ||
| 4 | Inline 5 Port HDMI-Switch | |
| 3 | DeskPi Mini ITX Shelf | Windows Client |
| ASUS N100I-D D4 | ||
| 2 | DeskPi Rack Cable Entry Panel with Brush Strip | |
| DeskPi 12 Port Patch Panel | ||
| 1 | DeskPi Blank Panel - DIGITUS 10" Aluminium Outlet Strip | |
Everything mounted in this tiny 8U DeskPi Rack with the help of several creative guys like JaredC01who shared there work for all this 3D printed mounts. A special thanks to my workmate who printed all this stuff for me.
The two x86 boards are powered by PicoPSUs connected to power supplies that occupies the lower 1-1.5U part of the rack. Also the power supply for the Netgear POE-Swicht is laying down there. The 4 SBCs are POE-powered.
Parts also come from AliExpress, where you can always find the coolest little gadgets like the powerswitches for the boards. A BliKVM together with there 4 Port HDMI-switch for remote access is still on the to-do list.
The final tuning will be the integration of some RGB LED strips, because as we have all heard from Techno Tim, they make the whole thing even faster.
And now it’s time to find the problems i can solve with this solution.
;-)