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

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X (16 Cores, 32 Threads)
Current Scaling: 2200MHz - 3800MHz (Targeting amd_pstate for better idle/boost control).

RAM: 128GB (4x32GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 ~~ECC~~3200MHz ~~Memory~~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:

LSI 9207-8i HBA (PCIe x8) — ~~Handles~~Driving ~~internal~~the ~~transcoding~~ZFS ~~and~~storage ~~light ML tasks.~~stack. 4-port Gigabit Realtek NIC (PCIe x1) — Currently unused.

🌬️ Cooling (Noctua Standards)

~~Host~~CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-C14S (with dual 140mm fans). 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.

💾 Storage Media

NVMe: 2x 500GB WD Black (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 ~~Chassis:~~ ~~4U Rackmount Server Case~~

⚙️ Core Configuration

Kernel: ZFS-on-Linux (OpenZFS)
~~SSH:~~ ~~Restricted to Public Key Authentication; custom port used for external mitigation.~~

~~Docker:~~ ~~Rootless mode investigation ongoing, currently running as standard daemon with secure ID mapping.~~ ~~Backups:~~Management: Sanoid/Syncoid ~~provides hourly~~for snapshots and ~~local/remote replication features.~~replication.