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About Stefan Didak
Hi. I'm Stefan Didak
...and I do not work at NASA
...and also not for the NSA
...not even for the CIA
...and not at CERN either!
The pictures on this page are of my home office desktop which, since I first published these pictures, have been causing a lot of chatter on various web forums and blogs.
The attention my home office has received is quite stunning and way more than I would have expected. Since things have gotten out of control in terms of questions regarding the setup, the hardware, and what on earth I am using all this for, and what kind of electricity bills it results in, I have decided to setup a FAQ and a comments page where you can read what others had to say, or leave a comment of your own.
Swag?
My wife has been trying to convince me that I should start offering crazy-home-office swag like t-shirts and coffee mugs. While I think that would be hilariously funny I'm not sure I should put in the effort to set something like that up. Perhaps I should ask the visitors of this page what they think of that idea. If you like the idea of crazy-office swag, leave a comment.
The Specs
People have asked me to list some specs on the systems in the home office. I will make an attempt at that but am not sure how up to date I can keep it since there are expansions, upgrades, changes, and quite a lot of enhancements taking place every few months.
Summary
The 7.0 office:
- 18 Workstations/Servers
- 4 Laptops
- 548 TB of total storage
- Some stuff not pictured here
The 6.0 office:
- 14 Workstations/Servers
- 5 Laptops
- 125 TB of total storage
- Some systems not pictured here
The old 5.0 office:
- 9 Systems
- 3 Laptops
- 38 TB of total storage
Office 6.0 Specs
SYSTEM 'ARGON'
Base:
Intel S5520HCR
Dual Xeon X5680 6-Core 3.33Ghz
64GB RAM
Chassis:
Chieftec Arena 2000B
Storage:
24 TB RAID-6 storage
2TB Seagate's x 12
Details:
3 x RAID Hotswap Backplane
LSI MegaRAID SAS 9280-16i4e
Network:
Intel E1G44ET
System weight:
A whopping 72 Kg
Power:
1200 Watt PSU
SYSTEM 'INDIUM'
Base:
2 x Intel Xeon W5580
Supermicro X8DA6
64 GB DDR3 ECC RAM
Chassis:
Lian-Li PC-P80
Storage:
13 TB RAID-6 storage
300 GB WD Velociraptor x 4
1000 GB Spinpoint's x 12
Details:
4 x Lian-Li EX-H34 cages
Adaptec 51645 RAID
20 ports SAS PCI-X
With 512 MB Cache
Graphics:
Asus GTX285 HTDI/1GD3
System weight:
A whopping 35 Kg
Power:
Single 1200 Watt PSU
SYSTEM 'PENTANE'
Base:
Intel i7 975 Extreme
Asus P6T7 WS SC
24 GB DDR3 RAM
Chassis:
Chieftec Bravo BA-01B-B-B
Storage:
8 TB of storage
2000 GB x 4
Details:
3 x Nvidia Tesla C2070
Each with 6GB RAM
Graphics:
PNY Quadro FX 5800
System weight:
Only a mere 26 Kg
Power:
A 1200W PSU
SYSTEM 'KRYPTON'
Base:
Intel Core i7-965
Asus P6T Deluxe V2
12 GB DDR3-1600 RAM
Chassis:
Chieftec Bravo BA-01B-B-B
Storage:
12 TB RAID-5 storage
1000 GB Spinpoint's x 12
Details:
1 x RAID Hotswap Backplane
Adaptec 51245 RAID
16 x SAS PCI-e
With 512 MB Cache
Graphics:
Asus ENGTX280 HTDI
System weight:
A whopping 29 Kg
Power:
Single 1000 Watt PSU
SYSTEM 'HEXANE'
Base:
Intel Extreme Quad QX9650
Asus P5Q WS
8 GB RAM
Chassis:
Lian-Li PC-P80
Storage:
6.4 TB RAID-5 storage
300 GB WD Velociraptor x 8
1000 GB Spinpoint's x 4
Details:
3 x Icy Dock MB454SPF
Adaptec 2820SA RAID
8 x SATA PCI-X
With 128 MB Cache
Graphics:
Asus ENGTX280 HTDI
System weight:
A whopping 28 Kg
Power:
Single 1000 Watt PSU
SYSTEM 'BORON'
Base:
Dual Xeon E5472
Supermicro X7DWA-N
32 GB RAM
Chassis:
Chieftec Bravo BA-01B-B-B
Storage:
6.4 TB RAID-5 storage
300 GB Seagate Cheetah x 8
1000 GB Spinpoint's x 4
Details:
1 x RAID Hotswap Backplane
Adaptec 51245 SAS RAID
16 x SATA/SAS RAID PCI-E x8
With 512 MB Cache
Graphics:
Asus ENGTX280
System weight:
A whopping 42 Kg
Power:
Single 1200 Watt PSU
SYSTEM 'OXYGEN'
Base:
2 x Dual Core AMD Opteron 275
Tyan Thunder K8WE
8 GB RAM
Chassis:
Procase Palo-Alto 501 Blue
Storage:
9 TB RAID-5 storage
750 GB x 12
Details:
3 x RAID Hotswap Backplane
2 x LSI MegaRAID SATA-150 6
6 x SATA150 RAID
With 256 MB Cache
System weight:
A whopping 42 Kg
Power:
A single 800W PSU
SYSTEM 'HYDROGEN'
Base:
Advance VX7670
Intel i7 975 Extreme
CLEVO D900F
12 GB DDR3 RAM
Chassis:
Clevo D900F
Storage:
1.5 TB RAID-0 storage
3 x 500 GB 7200 RPM
Details:
Yes, it's a laptop!
Graphics:
nVidia 280M-GTX 1GB RAM
System weight:
Heavy! 5.5 Kg.
Power:
A 240W Brick PSU.
SYSTEM 'HALON'
Base:
Core 2 Duo E6600
Asus P5W64 Professional
4 GB RAM
Chassis:
Chieftec Bravo BA-01B-B-B
Storage:
6 TB RAID-6 storage
750 GB x 8
Details:
Areca ARC-1220LP
8x SATA300 RAID PCI-E x8
With 256 MB Cache
Graphics:
nVidia EN7950GX2
System weight:
A mere 38 Kg.
Power:
A single 800W PSU.
SYSTEM 'HALON'
Base:
Core 2 Duo E6600
Asus P5W64 Professional
4 GB RAM
Chassis:
Chieftec Bravo BA-01B-B-B
Storage:
4 TB RAID-6 storage
500 GB x 8
Details:
Areca ARC-1220LP
8x SATA300 RAID PCI-E x8
With 256 MB Cache
Graphics:
nVidia EN7900GTX/2PHT
System weight:
A mere 38 Kg.
Power:
A single 650W PSU.
SYSTEM 'NEON'
Base:
Core 2 Quad Q6700
Asus P5E WS Pro
8 GB RAM
Chassis:
Chieftec Bravo BH-01B-B-B
Storage:
4.0 TB RAID-5 storage
1 TB x 4
600 GB RAID-0 storage
150 GB Raptors x 4
Details:
2 x RAID Hotswap Backplane
Areca ARC-1220LP
8x SATA300 RAID PCI-E x8
With 256 MB Cache
Graphics:
EN8800ULTRA/HTDP 768MB
System weight:
About 25 Kg.
Power:
A single 1000W PSU.
SYSTEM 'RADON'
Base:
Dual Xeon 5060
Tyan Tempest i5000PX
16 GB RAM
Chassis:
Chieftec Dragon
Storage:
6 TB RAID-5 storage
750 GB x 8
Details:
AMCC 3Ware 9500S-8
8 x SATA150 RAID
With 512 MB Cache
Graphics:
ATI X800 PCI-E
System weight:
A mere 34 Kg
Power:
A single 800W PSU
SYSTEM 'THUNDER'
Base:
Dual AMD Opteron 254
Tyan Thunder K8WE
8 GB RAM
Chassis:
Chieftec BX
Storage:
1.2 TB RAID-5 storage
150 GB Raptors x 8
Details:
Areca ARC-1220LP
8x SATA300 RAID PCI-E x8
With 256 MB Cache
Graphics:
nVidia EN7900
System weight:
A little under 26 Kg
Power:
A single 700W PSU.
SYSTEM 'ISIS'
Base:
Asus T2-AE1
Athlon 64 4000+
2 GB RAM
Storage:
320 GB SATA x 2
Details:
Additional Intel Pro 1000+ NIC
Power:
A single 300W PSU
SYSTEM 'OSIRIS'
Base:
Asus T2-AE1
Athlon 64 4000+
2 GB RAM
Storage:
320 GB SATA x 2
Details:
Additional Intel Pro 1000+ NIC
Power:
A single 300W PSU
SYSTEM 'OCTANE'
Base:
HP NW8710w Mobile Workstation
Intel Core2 Duo T7700
4 GB RAM
Storage:
120 GB 7200 rpm HD
500 GB WD Passport
500 GB WD Passport
Graphics:
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M 512MB
17 inch 1920 x 1200 (WUXGA)
System weight:
Very portable at 3.4kg! :-)
SYSTEM 'NITROUS'
Base:
HP NW8240 Mobile Workstation
Intel Pentium M 760
2 GB RAM
Storage:
80 GB HD
500 GB WD Passport
500 GB WD Passport
Graphics:
ATI FireGL5000 Mobile
15.4 inch 1920 x 1200 (WUXGA)
System weight:
Very portable at 2.8Kg! :-)
SYSTEM 'XENON'
Base:
Sony Vaio PCG-809K
1 GB RAM
Storage:
60 GB HD
Graphics:
15 inch 1400 x 1050 TFT
System weight:
Less portable than the HP!
SYSTEM 'ATLAS'
Apple Macintosh:
27 inch iMac
2.93Ghz Quad Core i7
8GB RAM
Storage:
1TB HD
Graphics:
HD5750-1GB
System weight:
Heavier than it looks!
SYSTEM 'HELIUM'
Apple Macintosh:
13 inch MacBook Air
2.13Ghz Core 2 Duo
4GB RAM
Storage:
256GB SSD
1TB WD Passport
1TB WD Passport
System weight:
Like a heavy frisbee!
ADDITIONAL NAS & SAN
38 TB of central storage
Of which 4.8 TB of SCSI storage
And 3.2 TB of XHD storage
TOTAL STORAGE
58.6 TB of central storage
67.4 TB of systems storage
Office 5.0 Specs
SYSTEM 'ARGON'
Base:
Dual Xeon 5080
Tyan Tempest i5000PW
32 GB RAM
Chassis:
Chieftec Arena 2000B
Storage:
Nearly 8 TB of storage
750 GB x 8
400 GB x 2
750 GB x 2
Details:
Areca ARC-1230
12 x SATA300 RAID PCI-E x8
With 1 GB DIMM Cache
Graphics:
ATI X800
System weight:
A whopping 86 Kg
Power:
A 500W and an 800W PSU
SYSTEM 'OXYGEN'
Base:
2 x Dual Core AMD Opteron 275
Tyan Thunder K8WE
8 GB RAM
Chassis:
Procase Palo-Alto 501 Blue
Storage:
3 TB RAID-5 and 1.5 TB RAID-0
750 GB x 4
750 GB x 2
250 GB x 3 (IDE)
Details:
LSI MegaRAID SATA-150 6
6 x SATA150 RAID
With 256 MB Cache
System weight:
A whopping 42 Kg
Power:
A single 800W PSU
SYSTEM 'HELIUM'
Base:
Core 2 Duo E6600
ASUS P5W64 Professional
4 GB RAM
Chassis:
Chieftec Bravo BA-01B-B-B
Storage:
3.2 TB RAID-6 storage
400 GB x 8
Details:
Areca ARC-1220LP
8x SATA300 RAID PCI-E x8
With 256 MB Cache
Graphics:
nVidia EN7950GX2
System weight:
A mere 38 Kg.
Power:
A single 800W PSU.
SYSTEM 'HALON'
Base:
Core 2 Duo E6600
ASUS P5W64 Professional
4 GB RAM
Chassis:
Chieftec Bravo BA-01B-B-B
Storage:
3.2 TB RAID-6 storage
400 GB x 8
Details:
Areca ARC-1220LP
8x SATA300 RAID PCI-E x8
With 256 MB Cache
Graphics:
nVidia EN7900GTX/2PHT
System weight:
A mere 38 Kg.
Power:
A single 650W PSU.
SYSTEM 'NEON'
Base:
Core 2 Quad Q6700
ASUS P5E WS Pro
8 GB RAM
Chassis:
Chieftec Bravo BA-01B-B-B
Storage:
4.0 TB RAID-5 storage
1 TB x 4
600 GB RAID-0 storage
150 GB Raptors x 4
Details:
Areca ARC-1220LP
8x SATA300 RAID PCI-E x8
With 256 MB Cache
Graphics:
EN8800ULTRA/HTDP 768MB
System weight:
About 36 Kg.
Power:
A single 1000W PSU.
SYSTEM 'RADON'
Base:
Dual Xeon 5060
Tyan Tempest i5000PX
16 GB RAM
Chassis:
Chieftec Dragon
Storage:
320 GB x 4 RAID-5
320 GB x 4 RAID-0
Details:
AMCC 3Ware 9500S-8
8 x SATA150 RAID
With 512 MB Cache
Graphics:
ATI X800 PCI-E
System weight:
A mere 34 Kg
Power:
A single 800W PSU
SYSTEM 'HYDROGEN'
Base:
Dual AMD Opteron 254
Tyan Thunder K8WE
8 GB RAM
Chassis:
Chieftec BX
Storage:
150 GB Raptors x 6
Single RAID-0 Array
Details:
Areca ARC-1220LP
8x SATA300 RAID PCI-E x8
With 256 MB Cache
Graphics:
nVidia EN7900
System weight:
A little under 26 Kg
Power:
A single 700W PSU.
SYSTEM 'ISIS'
Base:
ASUS T2-AE1
Athlon 64 4000+
2 GB RAM
Storage:
320 GB SATA x 2
Details:
Additional Intel Pro 1000+ NIC
Power:
A single 300W PSU
SYSTEM 'OSIRIS'
Base:
ASUS T2-AE1
Athlon 64 4000+
2 GB RAM
Storage:
320 GB SATA x 2
Details:
Additional Intel Pro 1000+ NIC
Power:
A single 300W PSU
SYSTEM 'OCTANE'
Base:
HP NW8710w Mobile Workstation
Intel Core2 Duo T7700
4 GB RAM
Storage:
120 GB 7200 rpm HD
160 GB WD Passport
160 GB WD Passport
Graphics:
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M 512MB
17 inch 1920 x 1200 (WUXGA)
System weight:
Very portable at 3.4kg! :-)
SYSTEM 'NITROUS'
Base:
HP NW8240 Mobile Workstation
Intel Pentium M 760
2 GB RAM
Storage:
80 GB HD
80 GB WD Passport
120 GB WD Passport
Graphics:
ATI FireGL5000 Mobile
15.4 inch 1920 x 1200 (WUXGA)
System weight:
Very portable at 2.8Kg! :-)
SYSTEM 'XENON'
Base:
Sony Vaio PCG-809K
1 GB RAM
Storage:
60 GB HD
Graphics:
15 inch 1400 x 1050 TFT
System weight:
Less portable than the HP!
ADDITIONAL NAS & SAN
12.5 TB of central storage
Of which 1.8 TB of SCSI storage
And 1.2 TB of XHD storage
TOTAL STORAGE
12.5 TB of central storage
30.5 TB of systems storage
Total office: approx. 43 TB.
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An Apple Fundamentalist in the wild. They still exist!
Back in the day there were the PC zealots, a common creature often found bashing and insulting hardware by manufacturers who believed in proprietary hardware designs. And of course there were the Amiga and Atari fanatics that represented two other groups where certain sections of these different groups were always at each other’s throats about who had the better hardware. And, let’s not forget the Apple zealots. Most of these fundamentalist fanatics died out and faded into the background during the late 80’s and early 90’s as their religious sacraments that came in the form of material objects found their way into obsoleteness (or a museum, in many cases).