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building a custom cloud solution
building a custom cloud solution
The Cobra Cloud project is an ongoing initiative where we are leveraging Dell PowerEdge servers to construct a scalable and secure cloud infrastructure. Our goal is to design a cloud environment that can efficiently meet a variety of computing needs, focusing on both performance and flexibility. This section will evolve as the project progresses, documenting each milestone, from initial hardware setup to the deployment of services and beyond.
Currently, we are in the early stages, configuring the servers and establishing the foundational architecture. As we continue to work on Cobra Cloud, updates will be added here to showcase our achievements, challenges, and solutions in building a robust cloud solution from the ground up.
Unboxing and Initial Setup of Dell PowerEdge R760xs Servers
Unboxing and Initial Setup of Dell PowerEdge R760xs Servers
The unboxing of the Dell PowerEdge R760xs servers marked an exciting beginning for our cloud infrastructure journey. After unboxing, our first task was to prepare the installation media. We downloaded the latest version of Proxmox and used Rufus to create a bootable USB drive. This step went smoothly, and we were ready to begin setting up the servers.
However, we encountered an issue with the servers not detecting any hard disks during the installation process. After troubleshooting, we determined that the RAID configuration needed to be adjusted. We changed the RAID setting to RAID 0, which allowed the hard disks to be detected. Although RAID 0 does not provide redundancy, this configuration was acceptable for our needs as we have 4 terabytes of storage available per server. This decision allows us to proceed with the setup, understanding that while we gain maximum storage capacity, we will not have fallback protection if a disk fails.
With the RAID configuration adjusted, we were able to proceed with the installation of Proxmox, and the servers are now ready for the next steps in building our cloud infrastructure.
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