I recently redesigned my network configuration from a single /24 address range to multiple /24 ranges with routing done on my core switch. Part of this change meant shutdown the vSphere cluster, and the storage arrays (Synology) and reassigning new IP addresses and...
I’ve had a few questions about my Homelab 2014 upgrade hardware and settings. So here is a follow-up. This is just a photo collection of the various stages of the build. Compared to my previous homelabs that where designed for a small footprint, this one...
After nearly 13 years at LANexpert, a Value Added Reseller and Integrator in the french speaking area of Switzerland, I’ll be starting a new chapter of my professional career. I’ll be joining VMware as a Solutions Architect on the 1st of October. Over the...
In my previous post, I described the building of two Linux virtual machines to benchmark the network. Here are the results. The first blip, is running iperf to the maximum speed between the two Linux VMs at 1Gbps, on separate hosts using Intel I350-T2 adapters....
In this post, I will quickly explain, how I created my Virtual Machine under Linux, that I have and will use to benchmark some aspects of my new 2014 Homelab. First I download from the CentOS website, the latest version of the CentOS 6.5 64bit Net Install .ISO. This...
