I felt it worthwhile to document the hardware I recently setup for Triton development. If for no other purpose than to have a new Notes entry since migrating the site from hand-rolled HTML to Obsidian + Quartz.
My “mobile” Triton dev setup at our solar powered off-grid cabin during a Thanksgiving visit.
Hardware
My head node and compute nodes are SuperMicro SYS-E300-8D’s. Their disk and memory differ a bit, for no particular reason other than trying to maximize use of some available spare parts. I also have a standalone SmartOS machine that I use mostly for CoaL on Bhyve
Headnode
| Part | Model | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Chassis | CSE-E300 | Mini-1U Form Factor |
| Motherboard | Super X10SDV-TP8F | |
| CPU | Intel Xeon D-1518 | 2.20GHz (4 cores 8 threads) |
| Memory | Hynix HMA42GR7MFR4N-TF (x4 @16GB) | 64 GB total, ECC, 2133 MHz |
| Boot pool | Micron 5300 (x1) | 480GB mSATA |
| Zones pool | Samsung 990 EVO Plus (x2 mirror) | 1TB NVMe (via PCIe adapter) |
Compute Node 1
| Part | Model | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Chassis | CSE-E300 | Mini-1U Form Factor |
| Motherboard | Super X10SDV-TP8F | |
| CPU | Intel Xeon D-1518 | 2.20GHz (4 cores 8 threads) |
| Memory | Kingston 9965596-019.B01G (x4 @4GB) | 16 GB total, ECC, 2400MHz operating at 2133 MHz |
| Boot pool | Micron 5300 (x1) | 480GB mSATA |
| Zones pool | Samsung 990 EVO (x2 mirror) | 1TB NVMe (via PCIe adapter) |
Compute Node 2
| Part | Model | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Chassis | CSE-E300 | Mini-1U Form Factor |
| Motherboard | Super X10SDV-TP8F | |
| CPU | Intel Xeon D-1518 | 2.20GHz (4 cores 8 threads) |
| Memory | Micron 9ASF1G72PZ-2G6D1 (x4 @8GB) | 32 GB total, ECC, 2667 MHz operating at 2133 MHz |
| Boot pool | Crucial CT500MX500SSD4 (x1) | 480GB mSATA |
| Zones pool | WD Black SN7100 (x2 mirror) | 1TB NVMe (via PCIe adapter) |
Standalone SmartOS / CoaL
As part of what I consider my core Triton dev setup I also have a standalone SmartOS machine (I have two others but they’re more for personal use than intentionally for Triton development.)
| Part | Model | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Chassis | Lenovo ThinkCentre M910q Tiny | |
| CPU | Intel Core i7-7700T | 2.90 GHz (turbo 3.80 GHz, 4 cores 8 threads) |
| Memory | ? | 32 GB (non-ECC) |
| Boot pool | WD Blue WDBNCE5000PNC | 500 GB SATA |
| Zones pool | Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus | 500GB NVMe |
Network
At some point in the near future I’d like to put all the Triton networks on one switch but again, I’m trying to re-purpose what I already have and I know at least one other person that also uses 3 Netgear switches (so I’m not entirely crazy.) The travel router was a new addition and has proven useful and verified I can easily pack up the whole kit in a milk crate and use it several states away on another network.
| Model | Role |
|---|---|
| GL.iNet GL-BE3600 | External Network Gateway |
| Netgear GS105E | Admin Network |
| NetGear GS108Ev3 | External Network |
| Netgear GS305E | Fabric Network |