Hardware Inventory

Physical hardware that makes up the homelab.

Rack

StarTech RK15WALLOA

Wall-mounted in a network closet. All equipment except the Dream Router 7 is installed here.

Spec	Detail
Model	RK15WALLOA
Type	19" open-frame, 2-post wall-mount
Rack units	15U
Depth	Adjustable 12-20"
Weight capacity	198 lb (90 kg)
Material	SPCC cold-rolled steel

Rack Layout

The Dream Router 7 sits on the main floor and connects to the closet via a single Gigabit Ethernet uplink.

graph TD
    subgraph main_floor ["Main Floor"]
        APC["APC Back-UPS 1500"]
        FIBER["Google Fiber ONT"] --> APC
        DR7["UniFi Dream Router 7"] --> APC
    end

    subgraph rack ["Network Closet"]
        direction TB
        UPS["CyberPower CP1500PFCRM2U"]
        PDU["USP PDU Pro"]
        SW["USW-16-PoE"]
        NAS["UNAS Pro"]
        MS01["Minisforum MS-01"]
        UPS -->|"battery outlet"| PDU
        PDU --> SW
        PDU --> NAS
        PDU --> MS01
    end

    DR7 -->|"GbE uplink"| SW
    UPS -->|"USB-B"| MS01

Compute

Minisforum MS-01 (homelabpve01)

Proxmox VE hypervisor. Runs all Kubernetes VMs.

Spec	Detail
Model	MS-01-S1390 (barebones)
CPU	Intel Core i9-13900H (6P+8E / 20T, up to 5.4 GHz, vPro Enterprise)
RAM	Crucial CT2K32G52S42U5 (2x32 GB DDR5-5200 SO-DIMM, dual-channel)
Storage	WD Black SN850X 2TB NVMe (PCIe 4.0 x4, M.2 2280 slot 1)
iGPU	Intel Iris Xe (i915, PCI 0000:00:02.0, passed through to K8s via VFIO)
NICs	2x Intel X710 10G SFP+, 1x Intel I226-V 2.5G RJ45 (nic0), 1x Intel I226-LM 2.5G RJ45 (nic1, vPro/AMT)
Expansion	1x PCIe 4.0 x16 (half-height single-slot), 2x M.2 NVMe (slot 2: PCIe 3.0 x4, slot 3: PCIe 3.0 x2)
Other I/O	2x USB4 (40 Gbps), 3x USB 3.2, 2x USB 2.0, HDMI 2.0
Wireless	Intel AX211 (Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2) -- unused
Management	Intel AMT (vPro Enterprise) -- enabled on Management VLAN 99, DHCP, TLS only (ADR-017)

In use: 2x 2.5G RJ45 to USW-16-PoE (nic0: Proxmox host bridge, nic1: Intel AMT). NVMe slot 1. iGPU via VFIO passthrough.

Available: 2x 10G SFP+, PCIe x16 slot, 2x M.2 NVMe slots.

VM Allocation

Node	Role	vCPU	RAM	PCI Passthrough
homelabk8s01-node-1	Control plane	2	8 GB	--
homelabk8s01-node-2	Worker	4	24 GB	--
homelabk8s01-node-3	Worker	4	24 GB	Intel Iris Xe (i915)

Total allocated: 10 vCPU / 56 GB of 14C / 64 GB physical.

Networking

UniFi Dream Router 7

Router, firewall, and UniFi Network controller. Located on the main floor with a Gigabit Ethernet uplink to the USW-16-PoE in the network closet.

Spec	Detail
Model	UDR7
WAN	1x 10G SFP+, 1x 2.5G RJ45
LAN	1x 2.5G RJ45 (WAN/LAN), 3x 2.5G RJ45 (1x PoE)
Wi-Fi	Tri-band Wi-Fi 7 (2.4 / 5 / 6 GHz, up to 10.6 Gbps aggregate)
IDS/IPS	2.3 Gbps throughput
Storage	64 GB microSD (pre-installed, UniFi Protect NVR)
Power	Internal 50W AC/DC, 26W max draw (excluding PoE)

WireGuard VPN server and UniFi Teleport are enabled.

USW-16-PoE

Spec	Detail
Model	USW-16-PoE
Ports	16x GbE RJ45 (8x PoE+), 2x 1G SFP
PoE budget	42W (802.3af/at, 32W max per port)
Switching capacity	36 Gbps

U6 Extenders

Wi-Fi 6 access points deployed throughout the house. Plug into a standard wall outlet.

Spec	Detail
Model	U6-Extender
Wi-Fi	Dual-band Wi-Fi 6 (2.4 GHz 2x2 / 5 GHz 4x4, up to 5.3 Gbps aggregate)
Coverage	~1,250 ft² per unit
Power	Wall outlet (100-240V AC)

Storage

UNAS Pro

Spec	Detail
Drive bays	4 (3.5" SATA)
Installed	1x WD80EFPX (WD Red Plus 8 TB, 5640 RPM, 256 MB cache, CMR)
Pool	Single drive
Export	NFS at 192.168.1.158:/mnt/media
Network	GbE RJ45 to USW-16-PoE

Serves all NFS-backed PersistentVolumes for the Kubernetes cluster via the nfs-client StorageClass.

Power

CyberPower CP1500PFCRM2U

Pure sine wave rackmount UPS protecting all rack equipment via the PDU.

Spec	Detail
Model	CP1500PFCRM2U
Capacity	1500VA / 1000W
Output	Pure sine wave
Outlets	8x NEMA 5-15R (all battery + surge protected)
Interface	USB-B (HID), serial DB9
Display	Color LCD
Rack size	2U

APC Back-UPS Pro BN1500M2

Battery backup for the internet uplink and router. Located on the main floor.

Spec	Detail
Model	BN1500M2
Capacity	1500VA / 900W
Output	Stepped approximation to sine wave
Outlets	6x battery + surge, 4x surge only
Protected devices	Google Fiber ONT, UniFi Dream Router 7

USP PDU Pro

Per-outlet power monitoring and remote switching for all rack equipment. Powered by the CyberPower UPS.

Spec	Detail
Model	USP-PDU-Pro
Outlets	16x NEMA 5-15R (individually switchable, 125V/15A, 1875W max total)
USB	4x USB-C (20W max total)
Network	1x 100M RJ45, 3x GbE RJ45
Rack size	2U