Shuttle XPC SZ170 R8 V2
After Many research about new home lab HW for a VMWare Cluster a finished to buy this Hardware components.
I am running 3 of this Cubes with VMWare ESXi 6.7.
Pros:
- Low power consume (CPU 65W - 3 of this cubes, 1x 24Port-PoE 16Port-10Gbit Switch and a 8Bay NAS = 200Watt)
- 64Gb Memory
- 2x 1Gbit Intel NIC onboard - Fully supported in VMWare ESXi 6.7
- SATA and M2 Storage support.
- Extremely quite
- Enough PCI-Express Slots for NICs or other
Cons:
- No IPMI
- No Intel® Active Management Technology - like IMPI
Parts List for the SZ170 R8 V2
Needed Parts for running VMWare 6.7
| Item | Part Number | Qty | Part Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case Barbone | SZ170R8V2 | 1 | Shuttle XPC SZ170 R8 V2 |
| CPU | BX80677I77700 | 1 | CPU Core i7-7700 3.6 GHz |
| Memory | CMK32GX4M2A2400C16 | 1 | Corsair Vengeance LPX Black (2x, 16GB, DDR4-2400, DIMM 288) |
| Hadisk (local Storage) | MZ-75E500B/EU | 1 | Samsung 850 EVO Basic |
Costs
I spend over a full year €2576 for the 3 Hosts.
So about €860 for 1 Host.