6-in-1: Build a 6-node Ceph cluster on this Mini ITX Motherboard

It's time to experiment with the new 6-node Raspberry Pi Mini ITX motherboard, the DeskPi Super6c! This video will explore Ceph, for storage clustering, since the board has six NVMe SSDs on the bottom, thanks to the video's sponsor, KIOXIA!

Products used in this build (some links are affiliate links):

DeskPi Super6c: https://amzn.to/3psoOmE
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4: https://rpilocator.com
Goodisory MX01 Mini ITX case: https://amzn.to/3AsCtQW
Arctic F12 Silent 120mm fan: https://amzn.to/3AmTOul
SanDisk 32GB Extreme microSD Cards: https://amzn.to/3CaJyXh
Kioxia XG6 NVMe SSD: https://amzn.to/3zXxeHr

Open source code to set up the cluster is in this GitHub repository:

https://github.com/geerlingguy/deskpi...

And the IO shield design: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:546...

My book and YouTube series on Ansible!

Book: https://www.ansiblefordevops.com
YouTube series:    • Ansible 101  

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Contents:

00:00 - It's CLUSTERIN' Time!
00:50 - DeskPi Super6c
03:48 - The build
05:33 - It boots!
06:30 - Ansible orchestration
07:43 - Distributed storage
09:08 - Ceph setup and benchmarks
11:16 - Can it beat a $12k appliance?
11:48 - vs Turing Pi 2
12:35 - What it's good for