loc_az_hci/docs/architecture/hardware-bom.md

Hardware Bill of Materials (BOM)

Complete Hardware-to-Software Mapping

This document provides a complete bill of materials with hardware-to-software mapping for the Azure Stack HCI environment.

Router/Switch/Storage Controller Server

Chassis and Base Components

Component	Specification	Quantity	Software Stack
Chassis	Entry-level Supermicro/Dell mini-server	1	Windows Server Core + Hyper-V OR Proxmox VE
CPU	Intel Xeon E-2100 or similar (6-8 cores), PCIe 3.0	1	OS: Windows Server Core / Proxmox VE
Memory	8× 4GB DDR4 ECC RDIMM = 32GB	8 modules	OS memory allocation
Boot Storage	256GB SSD (OS, configs)	1	OS installation, configuration files
Optional Boot	Mirrored boot drives	2	RAID 1 for redundancy

Network Interface Cards

Component	Specification	Quantity	Software Stack
Intel i350-T4	4× 1GbE ports	1	Intel PROSet drivers, OpenWrt DSA/VLAN, mwan3, SQM/Cake QoS
Intel X550-T2	2× 10GbE RJ45 ports	1	Intel PROSet drivers, OpenWrt network stack
Intel i225 Quad-Port	4× 2.5GbE ports	1	Intel PROSet drivers, OpenWrt firewall zones
Intel i350-T8	8× 1GbE ports	1	Intel PROSet drivers, OpenWrt firewall zones

Network Software:

• Intel PROSet drivers for all NICs
• OpenWrt network stack with DSA/VLAN configuration
• mwan3 for multi-WAN load balancing/failover
• SQM/Cake QoS (optional, for WAN shaping)
• Firewall zones preconfigured (WAN, LAN-2.5G, LAN-1G, uplinks)

Storage HBAs

Component	Specification	Quantity	Software Stack
LSI 9207-8e	SAS2308, IT mode	2	LSI firmware flashed to IT mode, mpt3sas driver
Mini-SAS HD Cables	SFF-8644	6	Physical connectivity (1 per shelf + spares)
External Storage Shelves	SAS JBOD shelves	4	Storage Spaces Direct, optional ZFS on Linux

Storage Software:

• LSI firmware flashed to IT mode (no RAID, pure HBA)
• mpt3sas driver (Linux/OpenWrt) or Windows equivalent
• Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) configuration for shelves
• ZFS on Linux (optional, if shelves used for NAS workloads)
• Monitoring tools: smartmontools, storcli for health checks

Crypto Accelerator

Component	Specification	Quantity	Software Stack
Intel QAT 8970	PCIe 3.0 x16	1	qatlib drivers, OpenSSL QAT engine, IPsec/IKEv2 integration

Crypto Software:

• Intel QAT drivers (qatlib)
• OpenSSL QAT engine for TLS offload
• IPsec/IKEv2 QAT integration for VPN acceleration
• Compression offload modules (zlib with QAT)
• Test utilities: qat_service, openssl speed -engine qat

Ethernet Cabling

Component	Specification	Quantity	Purpose
Cat6a	10GbE capable	2	10GbE uplinks (X550-T2)
Cat6	1GbE/2.5GbE capable	4	WAN connections (i350-T4)
Cat6	2.5GbE capable	4	2.5GbE LAN (i225 Quad-Port)
Cat6	1GbE capable	8	1GbE LAN (i350-T8)

Cabling Software:

• Interface mapping scripts (label NIC ports → VLANs → servers)
• LLDP/Netdisco agents for topology discovery
• Cable labeling scheme documented in configs

Accessories

Component	Specification	Quantity	Purpose
Cable Labels	Standard labeling	As needed	Port identification
Velcro Ties	Cable management	As needed	Cable organization
Rackmount Organizers	Standard rack accessories	As needed	Physical organization

Accessory Software:

• Documentation templates for cabling maps
• Monitoring dashboards (Grafana/Prometheus) with port-to-server mapping

Proxmox VE Hosts (Existing)

HPE ProLiant ML110 Gen9

Component	Specification	Software Stack
CPU	Intel Xeon E5-series	Proxmox VE hypervisor
Memory	Remaining DDR4 ECC RDIMM (after Router allocation)	Proxmox VE memory pool
Storage	Local SSDs/HDDs for OS and VM disks	Proxmox VE storage pools
Networking	1GbE onboard NICs; optional Intel add-in NICs	Proxmox VE VLAN bridges

Software:

• Latest Proxmox VE
• VLAN bridges mapped to network schema
• Storage mounts from Router server exports (NFS/iSCSI)
• Azure Arc Connected Machine agent (Linux)

Dell PowerEdge R630

Component	Specification	Software Stack
CPU	Intel Xeon E5 v3/v4 dual-socket	Proxmox VE hypervisor
Memory	Remaining DDR4 ECC RDIMM (32GB spare pool noted)	Proxmox VE memory pool
Storage	PERC or HBA with SSDs	Proxmox VE storage pools
Networking	1/10GbE depending on NICs installed	Proxmox VE VLAN bridges

Software:

• Latest Proxmox VE
• VLAN bridges mapped to network schema
• Storage mounts from Router server exports (NFS/iSCSI)
• Azure Arc Connected Machine agent (Linux)

Ubuntu Service VMs

Cloudflare Tunnel VM

Component	Specification	Software Stack
OS	Ubuntu LTS	Base OS
Network	VLAN 99 (DMZ)	Network configuration
Services	cloudflared Zero Trust	Cloudflare Tunnel daemon
Management	Azure Arc Connected Machine agent	Azure governance

Reverse Proxy VM

Component	Specification	Software Stack
OS	Ubuntu LTS	Base OS
Network	VLAN 30/99	Network configuration
Services	NGINX/Traefik with mTLS	Reverse proxy
Management	Azure Arc Connected Machine agent	Azure governance

Observability VM

Component	Specification	Software Stack
OS	Ubuntu LTS	Base OS
Network	VLAN 40	Network configuration
Services	Prometheus, Grafana, Loki/OpenSearch	Monitoring and logging
Management	Azure Arc Connected Machine agent	Azure governance

CI/CD VM

Component	Specification	Software Stack
OS	Ubuntu LTS	Base OS
Network	VLAN 50	Network configuration
Services	GitLab Runner/Jenkins	CI/CD pipelines
Management	Azure Arc Connected Machine agent	Azure governance

Software Preload Summary

Router Server Preload

• Windows Server Core or Proxmox VE
• Windows Admin Center (WAC)
• OpenWrt x86 build (virtualized or bare-metal)
• PowerShell DSC modules for HCI cluster automation
• Intel NIC drivers (i350, i225, X550)
• LSI SAS HBA drivers (mpt3sas)
• Intel QAT driver stack

Proxmox VE Hosts Preload

• Latest Proxmox VE
• VLAN bridge configuration
• Storage mount scripts
• Azure Arc Connected Machine agent

Ubuntu VMs Preload

• Ubuntu LTS base image
• Cloudflare Tunnel (cloudflared)
• Azure Arc Connected Machine agent
• Service-specific software (NGINX, Prometheus, etc.)

Driver Matrix

Component	Driver	Version	Source
Intel i350-T4	Intel PROSet	Latest	Intel website
Intel i350-T8	Intel PROSet	Latest	Intel website
Intel X550-T2	Intel PROSet	Latest	Intel website
Intel i225 Quad-Port	Intel PROSet	Latest	Intel website
LSI 9207-8e	mpt3sas	Latest	LSI/Broadcom
Intel QAT 8970	qatlib	Latest	Intel website

Related Documentation

• Complete Architecture - Full architecture overview
• PCIe Allocation - Slot allocation map
• Network Topology - VLAN/IP schema
• Bring-Up Checklist - Installation guide