Hi, new to the homelab area here . i wanna ask you that do you recommend R510 server for homelab use in 2024? i plan to use it as a nas and media player (maybe other things when i get deeper) . Is there any main issue for useing Dell R510 as a homelab? i got R410 n R610 in my list but the former one seems lack of pcie slots and later one only support 2.5 hdds. So what you thinks? thanks!
I have a Dell R415 that is dedicated for firewall with Pfsense. BSD and Linux do no play well with Broadcom NIC so it best to install a Intel NIC and not use the internal NICS. Config the UPnP and DNS resolver for Plex so it will be able to get out. AirVPN has a good how to set up and you should install Snort. The R415 will take SSD and NVME to sata converter. I also have a Dell R510 but with the 12 drive in front and 2 inside version. TrueNAS Core is the OS and on that has the Plex in jails. Again you will need Intel NIC cards and a PERC with a firmware flash into IT mode on the card. Otherwise ZFS doesnt work and TrueNAS will complain. I recommend downloading the SUU update file from DELL to get the most current firmware. It would also be a good idea to get a L2 switch that can do VLANS and then you can also do LAGG. I used a Cisco 3560 for that. Hope this helps.
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Hi, new to the homelab area here . i wanna ask you that do you recommend R510 server for homelab use in 2024? i plan to use it as a nas and media player (maybe other things when i get deeper) . Is there any main issue for useing Dell R510 as a homelab? i got R410 n R610 in my list but the former one seems lack of pcie slots and later one only support 2.5 hdds. So what you thinks? thanks!
I would get the most recent server you can afford . I was given a r710 and it’s much faster. R510 Would my make a great nas though.
I have a Dell R415 that is dedicated for firewall with Pfsense. BSD and Linux do no play well with Broadcom NIC so it best to install a Intel NIC and not use the internal NICS. Config the UPnP and DNS resolver for Plex so it will be able to get out. AirVPN has a good how to set up and you should install Snort. The R415 will take SSD and NVME to sata converter. I also have a Dell R510 but with the 12 drive in front and 2 inside version. TrueNAS Core is the OS and on that has the Plex in jails. Again you will need Intel NIC cards and a PERC with a firmware flash into IT mode on the card. Otherwise ZFS doesnt work and TrueNAS will complain. I recommend downloading the SUU update file from DELL to get the most current firmware. It would also be a good idea to get a L2 switch that can do VLANS and then you can also do LAGG. I used a Cisco 3560 for that. Hope this helps.
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