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_Shaverr reacted to dalekphalm in Crazy idea for a VM work station,help and advice would be appreciated
Okay you need to think this through, and find out if what you want to do is even possible.
1st, You spec the server with 4x Quadro P6000's. Does that mean you're intending on each server hosting 4 VM's, with each VM dedicated to a user, with PCIe Passthrough to give them direct access to the P6000?
Or, are you intending on distributing the power of the P6000 over a number of users (Eg: All 25 users connect to one server, and each of the P6000's are shared between either 6 or 7 VM's)?
If the former (P6000 per user), that's goddamn stupid (no offense), because a P6000 costs like $5000, and is way more expensive by itself compared to the $1900 HP workstation.
If the latter, can your Media software even work in such a scenario where GPU power is shared among multiple VM's?
Personally, I think these types of systems are "neat", but ultimately not good for "production use". It's one thing to host servers on a VM, especially since any business who can afford to do so, is using clusters with failover protection anyway.
But in a classroom, if all 25 students are relying on one "Server" to act as the host for their "VM" workstation, that's one giant point of failure.
Right now, if a single workstation goes down, one student loses a bit of work (perhaps two have to share one station). But if the VM server goes down, well you might as well cancel class, because no one is getting any work done.
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_Shaverr reacted to Ssoele in Network layout showoff
Consumer routers can be a pain to work with, they often do stuff you don't want them to do, or vice-versa.
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_Shaverr reacted to Ssoele in Network layout showoff
This thread is meant to show us your network layout.
Some rules
You must have a proper network diagram; Something made in Microsoft Visio, Gliffy (Free) or something similar. No all-in-one boxes; There is not much to show off if your network only has 1 networking device. It must be your own network; Don't try to impress by showing off a corporate network, we are looking for consumer networks
I will start off with showing my home network
Networks
0.x (Green, 0.0.0.0/0): This is the network directly from the modem, unfiltered. Settopboxes are set on a VLAN so they can communicate with my ISPs interactive services. 1.x (Blue, 172.16.0.0/12): This is our main network, all normal clients are connected via WiFi or on switch 1.2 and 1.3. 2.x (Orange, 192.168.0.0/16): This is our public network, everyone can connect to our public hotspot, but can't access our main network.
Switches
0.1: TP-Link TL-SG3424 1.1: TP-Link TL-SG3424 1.2: TP-Link TL-SG2424 1.3: TP-Link TL-SG3210 2.1: TP-Link TL-SG3424 Gateways
1.1: Ubiquiti EdgeRouter ER-8, this one also does the DHCP for 1.x 2.1: Embedded system based on a APU1C4 running PFSense DHCP
2.1: Embedded system based on a APU1C4 running PFSense DNS
1.1: Supermicro server running Windows Server 2012R2 1.2: Supermicro server running Windows Server 2012R2 2.1: Embedded system based on a APU1C4 running PFSense 2.2: Embedded system based on a APU1C4 running PFSense Portal
2.1: Supermicro server running Windows Server 2012R2 and acting as portal for our hotspot Access points
1.1: Ubiquiti UniFi AP AC 1.2: Ubiquiti UniFi AP LR 1.3: Ubiquiti UniFi AP 2.1: Ubiquiti UniFi AP LR Servers:
1.1: Custom server running Minecraft with dedicated IP 1.2: ESXi running multiple VM's 1.3: Custom server running Windows Server 2012R2 and acting as a NAS -
_Shaverr reacted to Mornincupofhate in Connect routers together
Why would you need 4 routers? You realize switches exist right?