Proxmox Mini Server: Beelink Mini PC S12 Pro

[@accesser]

Keen for a few more similar comparisons, love small labs like this

[@goodcitizen4587]

Great demo. I was suprised a power sipping N100 would do so good.

[@chrisumali9841]

Thanks for the demo and info, have a great day

[@feo786]

I'd be interested to see how something like this fares against one of the lower power Ryzens like the 5500U or 6600U.

[@cybr774]

I'm currently running proxmox on an Intel nuc 12 and it's been working great. I'm even planning on trying eventually microstack as an alternative to proxmox

[@ZajaxFilms]

Love the video, a note about the RAM - it is DDR4 as you can see in the product page you have in your video. Another note - I was able to install a 32 gb of DDR4 memory without issue - so that should help with the bottleneck! I just got this this week and currently playing around with proxmox 8!

[@ronenaviv]

32gb with the s12 n100 cpu? How Come?

[@vladyno]

If I download the Proxmox 8 ISO, will I install it straight away without any problems?

[@Pinkman443]

Do you think the s12 mini is enought to serve content and hardware decode with the igpu passthrought on jellyfin or plex?

[@AchwaqKhalid]

Onscreen text/description will really help the delivery 💡

[@rodrigomarins273]

Hey, can you tell me please if can i rum windows (basic use) + home assistant with proxmox in n100 16gb?

[@goodcitizen4587]

These cheap but fast nodes could cluster well. Add a 4 TB sdd (cheap) for clustered storage between 3 nodes.

[@ronm6585]

Thank you.

[@JamesGreen-gv4yn]

I have been using Proxmox in my home lab for many years now in a clustered configuration. I started with some mini servers that ended up having issues with disk drive and memory errors. I suspected they were just not high quality systems. I then moved to Intel NUC systems. Later I replaced those with fan-less systems. As I have upgraded my systems, the power consumption is one consideration in my choice of hardware. The others are the maximum amount of memory the system can be configured with and the running noise level during use. I constantly find that I run into memory constraints long before the CPU usage is an issue. I would love to see more people focus on the amount of noise produced by computing equipment in general. After spending a lot of time during my career in loud computer rooms which has significantly damaged my hearing, I am now sensitive to noisy devices. Maybe you could focus some of your reviews on units that are fan-less or as silent as possible. I'm sure many have no idea how damaging fan noise can be on your ears and manufacturers simply don't seem to care very much.

[@VirtualizationHowto]

@jamesGreen-gv4yn, what type of system are you running now? Really like to see what everyone else has discovered. Thanks again for the comment!

[@JamesGreen-gv4yn]

@@VirtualizationHowto I am currently running systems purchased from Protectli. Three VP4670 for my home network and three VP2420 for my test lab. Along with a couple other devices from them running OPNsense as my firewall devices. I am tired of dealing with low quality systems that fail in mysterious ways and cost me more in time and effort than paying for better quality systems backed by a reputable company.

[@jvianneyjr]

Esse MiniPC aguenta a carga ligado direto ?

[@eillylee1205]

Can you test MINIX Z100-0dB ? Fanless mini PC with Intel N100 CPU , 16+512GB SSD and Windows11 Pro pre-installed.

[@themightyapefish]

Installed proxmox on this little computer, I got pretty high IO delay, anything you experienced?

[@deathcometh61]

I'm looking at getting a few(x3) 5700u to make a cluster. 8c/16t 25tdp up, 16gb ram I'll upgrade to 32gb/max64. You can have 1 go down to upgrade/fix the 2 will carry over.

[@riad_ahmed]

what do you think about the reliability of the unit?

[@JonatanCastro]

Proxmox all the way!

[@orkuncanberk6818]

Nice Video! Is a PCi passtrouch possible with the Host GPU? some changes in the Bios is not possible like Enable SVM/Virtualization Mode Enable VT-d Enable SR-IOV Enable IOMMU Got error 43 with the Intel UHD Grapihcs

[@VirtualizationHowto]

@orkuncanberk6818 Thank you for the comment! I have not had very good luck with PCI passthrough on the mini PCs with built-in GPUs. Let me know if this helps. Also, check out the forums if you need help with any other questions you may have in the home lab...thank you again. www.virtualizationhowto.com/community

[@mr.domingues]

Is it normal to get that double courser on the windows VM?

[@VirtualizationHowto]

@mr.domingues that doesn't sound normal to me.

[@MarkConstable]

I've always used ZFS, so it was interesting to see how much LESS ram that LVM uses.

[@VirtualizationHowto]

@markconstable It would be great if you could share your experiences over on the VHT forums: create a topic over on the VHT forums here: www.virtualizationhowto.com/community. Thank you for the comment!

[@diginterface4606]

i try to install proxmox on my beelink mini S, but cannot run installer stuck on ivalid ISO..bla..bla...bla can i get solution ?

[@VirtualizationHowto]

@diginterface4606 I would be curious on what you are seeing in more detail. Sign up on the forums and let's discuss it in more detail: www.virtualizationhowto.com/community

[@leatherwiz]

Do you think a N95 would be ok to use? The N95 uses even less energy than a N100. What about the RAM, I hear it is only a single ram and the new Intel cpu can't support dual.

[@VirtualizationHowto]

Thank you for the comment! Sign up on the forums and let's discuss: www.virtualizationhowto.com/community

[@camaycama7479]

How on earth can you run so many VM at the same time with only 4 threads?? Also, does the s12 support IOMMU?

[@VirtualizationHowto]

@camaycama7479 this is the beauty of a hypervisor. It is scheduling CPU time behind the scenes. However, this is pushing the limitations of this little CPU as you will see the CPU wait time start creeping up by overprovisioning it like this.

[@antoninoromeo4015]

Hi very cool 😀have you tryied to passthrow th IGP ? it should be very nice feature to have. Many thkanks, have a nice day.

[@hotrodhunk7389]

0:11 Yes... yes I am.

[@mcrotbot]

what is the xapng he is talking about?

[@VirtualizationHowto]

@mcrotbot thank you for the comment. It is XCP-ng which is a free Xen-based hypervisor. Reach out to me on the forums: www.virtualizationhowto.com/community

[@afp2003d]

How is is performance of windows 10 virtual os?

[@john_smith_youtube]

I did install proxmox on a beelink and it was a perfect disaster, vm became unavailable very frequently. I moved to a NUC 12 and wonderful!

[@FerTechCH]

Oh, really? What do you think the problem was?

[@rizielv9040]

A lot of these S12pros gets bricked and I think it is the SSD frying itself as there is no fan to cool it.

[@VirtualizationHowto]

@rizielv9040, thank you for the comment! Please share some of your experiences with this unit over on the VHT forums. I would like to hear your insights: www.virtualizationhowto.com/community

[@mattiaippolito1625]

Could you try/take a look at the minisforum npb7?

[@flyguy320]

I just ordered 3x minisforum npb6 for Proxmox Cluster. I really like the dual 2.5Gb nic