Instigator

instigator

hypervisor for vms
Location
room	FX-1.05
rack	top left
Hardware
model	Dell PowerEdge R420
cpu	Xeon E5-2450L (2x8 cores+HT)
memory	96GB
storage	4x500GB (RAID 10) 2x240GB (RAID1))
Details
os	Proxmox VE 9.1
vms	mail.hfml-felix.nl

instigator

Ethernet device
Location
Room	FX-2.35
IP
DNS name	instigator.fxmnet.hfml-felix.nl (Proxmox VE administrative interface)
Network	Machine network
IP	192.168.14.233
MAC	90:b1:1c:3e:eb:c3
Outlet	FX-2.35:135-01-36-03
Switch port	as-135-2/2/0/9

Instigator is a server that runs Proxmox VE to serve various virtual servers such as mail.hfml-felix.nl.

iDrac at 192.168.14.234 (90:b1:1c:3e:eb:c5) goes over LOM1, i.e. shares the first (green) network interface internally, with fallback to the dedicated iDrac port.

Uplinks

• vLAN 814 outlet FX-1.05:135-01-04-19
• vLAN 14 outlet FX-1.05:135-01-09-15

VMs (in order of autostart)

1. Rcuff-sandbox
2. felix-archive
3. labassistant
4. w10 tia portal v14
5. F40-control

maintenance

• (2022-10-03) PERC battery replaced
• (2023-01-16) TP-LINK TG-3468 NIC installed, uploaded driver via web interface and then added File:Net55-r8168-8.039.01-napi.x86 64.vib with command below (via SSH)

esxcli software vib install -v /full/path/to/net55-r8168-8.039.01-napi.x86_64.vib

• (20250603) reflashed PERC H710 mini to LSI firmware IT mode. restored SAS ID: 5c81f660cf770100
• (20250603) uncoupled SAMSUNG SSD RAID0, installed Proxmox, created ZFS mirror

Electrical and server room

Redundant Array of Independent Disks - a data storage virtualization technology that combines multiple physical disk drive components into one or more logical units for the purposes of data redundancy, performance improvement, or both.

FTA

Internet Protocol - the principal communications protocol in the Internet protocol suite for relaying datagrams across network boundaries.

Domain Name System - the internet "phonebook"

Media Access Control - a unique identifier assigned to a network interface controller.

server - computer program or a device that provides functionality for other programs or devices, called clients

server - computer program or a device that provides functionality for other programs or devices, called clients

Virtual LAN - a local area network that maps devices on a basis other than geographic location, for example, by department, type of user, or primary application. Traffic that flows between different VLANs must go through a router, just as if the VLANs are on two separate LANs.

Secure shell - a cryptographic network protocol for operating network services securely over an unsecured network.