Hi guys. I’m just starting to build my homelab server for pentesting lab.

Server will be running a pfsense box and other 3 to 6 vm (1-2 gb ram each)

I’d like to know how noisy it is but no videos on yt about it. If anyone has a r640, can you place a video of the server running, so I can decide between place in my room or in the room next to it. I’d really appreciate if you could or any reference is very helpful.

  • Simmangodz@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    It’s not the same, but we have a bunch of r650s as work and they are loud as hell. I don’t know if they’re all like that or if it’s just their specific configuration, but the fans are pretty damn loud. We also still have an r620 in the Room. That one isn’t ass bad, but still annoying.

    We have a bunch of r730s and r740s, those are pretty chill.

    • Jssn2325@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      What are the specs of those r640? I’m wondering if esxi 6.7 will stress it

    • Jssn2325@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      What are the specs of those r640? I’m wondering if esxi 6.7 will stress it

    • Jssn2325@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      What are the specs of those r640? I’m wondering if esxi 6.7 will stress it

  • ChaoticWeaponry@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    The 600 series are all 1U, they will be obnoxious if the fans are spun up high.

    That said, if you’re not going to be hitting the CPUs very hard, you can use iDRAC/ipmitool to control the fans and bring them down to 10-15%. At that level, they will be an audible hum, not super loud.

    I would recommend a R700 series since it’s 2U, more heatsink, larger fans, you can get away with turning the fans down more.

    • Jssn2325@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Thank you, I will check that option as I red that on some iDRAC versions you can’t modify fans versions or use ipmitool

  • Trashrascall@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    What else are you running on the server? Most would suggest not running certain other things on your pfsense unit, and some don’t even thing running it as a VM is a good idea. Seems to be a big debate though so it’s not necessarily cut and dry, but if you run a bunch of VMs alongside it just make sure you know how to keep everything stratified and protected.

    • Jssn2325@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      It’s a temporqry solution while I got the true pfsense box. I’ll be running a couple of AD with 2 computers apart from DC, and standalone boxes windows/linux.

      All connected to my switch with configured vlans so all secure

      • Trashrascall@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        Cool sounds dope man! Just making sure you knew, but sounds like you got a solid handle on it!

        • Jssn2325@alien.topOPBEnglish
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          10 months ago

          Thanks man!! And more less solid handle, I’m for sure that something will slip through loool