I took another look at the Tometek TC300-TTG to use as a Proxmox server now that a longstanding Linux kernel v6.x bug has been fixed.
Prior to August 2024 and kernel version 6.8.12-1, connecting the X553 SFP+ 10G interface to a network switch would not work properly (but connecting another PC directly to the X553 worked properly). To work around this issue, you would have to compile the Intel X553 driver which has its own set of issues (every kernel update requires a recompile and the driver could break when there are major kernel version changes).
At the time of this video with the Proxmox v8.2-2 download, you will have to update to the latest in the repository in order to get kernel version 6.8.12-1 or newer in order to be able to connect your 10G interfaces to a network switch without issue.
So that is great news for everyone with the Intel Atom C3000 series CPUs as I know they are popular among homelabbers!
Disclaimer: This video is sponsored by Tometek but I had full editorial control over the content in the video. I used most of the sponsored money to upgrade the TC300-TTG to make it more viable as a nice Proxmox server with lots of RAM (ECC RAM as well since it supports it!) and more storage.
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Chapters:
00:00 Let’s give it another go!
00:39 Issues previously encountered
01:08 Disclosure
01:25 Hardware upgrades
02:57 For your awareness
04:55 Physical interface order
05:33 Proxmox installation
11:59 Proxmox web UI
13:07 Configuring Proxmox network interfaces
16:02 Upload OPNsense ISO image
16:43 Add storage for VMs/CTs
17:45 Create VM for OPNsense
21:48 Install OPNsense in VM
25:04 OPNsense configuration
29:28 Speed testing
32:08 Performance tweak
33:10 Update Proxmox
34:40 Download CT template
35:27 Create CT for Nextcloud
39:53 Install Nextcloud in CT
40:29 Nextcloud web UI
EP57
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