The VPSStorages architecture: Proxmox 9, OpenZFS, 40G and Check Point 13500

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This topic summarises the real architecture that VPSStorages runs on.

The currently published components include a Fujitsu Primergy RX2540 M4 for the VPS workload, a Dell PowerEdge R740 for the storage layer, a Supermicro JBOD 45x, OpenZFS, Proxmox 9.1 / KVM, Mellanox ConnectX-3 Pro 40GbE and a Check Point Security Appliance 13500 in front of incoming and outgoing traffic.

This public topic serves as a reference point for discussions about Proxmox, ZFS, storage layout, a 40G network, firewall architecture and real infrastructure maintenance in Bulgaria.

For ongoing changes and practical problems, follow the build log in the same section.

Related topics

• The build log
• Why a 40G internal network matters
• Performance storage versus backup storage

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