Hardware & OS

Hardware & OS

Terra is the primary compute node for the Flora Family homelab, designed for high-concurrency tasks like AI processing, media transcoding, and ZFS storage management.

🖥️ Physical Specs

• Motherboard: Asus Prime X570-Pro
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X (16 Cores, 32 Threads)
  • Scaling Driver: amd_pstate=active (EPP)
  • Frequency Range: 550MHz - 5000MHz
• RAM: 128GB (4x32GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200MHz CL16 (Non-ECC)
  • Note: Currently running at 2133MHz; XMP/DOCP troubleshooting in progress.
• GPU: Nvidia Quadro P2200 (5GB VRAM)
• Chassis: iStar D-400 with Red Drive Doors (4U Rackmount)
• Power Supply: be quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 650W (80 Plus Platinum)
• **Expansion & Storage Connectivity:
  • LSI 9207-8i HBA: Driving the 4x 12TB HDD stack.
  • Motherboard SATA: Driving the 6x 2TB SSD stack.
  • 4-port Gigabit NIC: Realtek chipset; currently unused.

🌬️ Cooling (Noctua Standards)

• CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-C14S (with dual 140mm fans).
• NVMe Cooling: Both drives equipped with heatsinks including integrated active fans.
  • Note: Active cooling reduced temperatures significantly. Current stats (composite): drive 0400 @ 42C, 0100 @ 37C.
• Case Fans: All stock fans replaced with Noctua units.
• Additional Airflow: Added 40mm fan on the HBA and 2x 80mm fans at the chassis front.

Fan Connectivity Map

💾 Storage Media

• NVMe: 2x 500GB WD Black SN7100 (Used for OS mirrors and ZFS Special VDEVs/L2ARC).
• SSD: 6x 2TB Samsung 870 EVO (Main pool).
• HDD: 4x 12TB Seagate Exos X16 (Bulk pool).

⚙️ OS & Software

• OS: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
• Kernel: ZFS-on-Linux (OpenZFS)
• Management: Sanoid/Syncoid for snapshots and replication.