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  • PXE is unnecessary unless you’re going to be creating a reusable boot image. Just faster to use LiveUSB.

    What did you getaid off, and what are you trying to apply to? Maybe help to understand on what you’re trying to learn.

    Just for your own sanity, just install Talos on the 3 machines, understand how to join them to a cluster, then deploy some stuff around the cluster. Get a feel for the basics before you get into the mess of trying to do it all in VMs.

    I’d also check some comparisons on the various flavors of different lube stacks: k3s, microk8s, kubedge…etc. Theres so many now it’s hard to track.















  • I didn’t miss it, but didn’t loop back. Apologies.

    I disregarded that as a solution in my response to that, because it’s not really a solution to OP’s request. Yes, they are cheaper. No, they are not functional for this need due to lack of PCIe. Running SSDs on these devices is not a feature because of the bus speed and connection limitations.

    Sure it’s possible. No, it’s not functional for the needs requested here, or even a good suggestion. If somebody wanted a RELIABLE backup target using SSDs, this is the last possible scenario I would even suggest, and only if working from a box of scraps.

    I’m not discounting your point that it’s cheaper at all, but it’s like…okay…if someone asked me where to get steak, because they need steak for a recipe they are cooking for dinner, my response shouldn’t be “Well, you could get steak right there, but it costs $X, and you can get Chicken wayyyyyyyy over there. It’s not beef, and it’s not what your recipe calls for, but it’s cheaper and possible to get.”

    You’re asserting a position into justification for an argument that doesn’t exist. OP isn’t asking what they could theoretically run backups to. That could be an esp32 board for even cheaper. It’s also an even worse solution than an RPi. It’s just not what they’re asking for is my point.