Proxmox VE 9.1 on AMD EPYC 9124 — Networking and Storage for Oracle Workloads
This article covers the host-level setup of a purpose-built AMD EPYC 9124 tower server for Oracle workload virtualisation using Proxmox VE 9.1. The hardware was purchased with BIOS pre-configured for IOMMU, SR-IOV, and Global C-States. Before creating a single VM, the network bridges, VLANs, and ZFS storage pools must be correct — mistakes here cascade into every VM that follows. 1. Hardware Reference Component Detail Case Fractal Design Define 7 XL Motherboard Supermicro H13SSL-N (E-ATX, AMD SP5) CPU AMD EPYC 9124 — 16C/32T, 3.1 GHz, 125W cTDP RAM 8× 32 GB DDR5-4800 ECC Registered = 256 GB OS NVMe 2× Samsung 990 PRO 1 TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 (ZFS mirror) VM NVMe 4× Samsung PM9A3 1.92 TB U.2 PCIe 4.0 (ZFS pool) 1GbE NICs 2× onboard (H13SSL-N) 10GbE NICs 1× Intel X550-T2 PCIe → 2 ports (SR-IOV capable) PSU SilverStone VERTEX PX-1000 (1000W, 80+ Platinum) BIOS IOMMU on · SR-IOV on · Global C-States on · cTDP 125W 2. Proxmox VE 9.1 Installation 2.1 Boot and Install Download the Proxmox VE 9.1 ISO from https://www.proxmox.com/en/downloads and write to USB: ...