Dell OptiPlex 7040

Dell OptiPlex 7040 host /// caption Dell OptiPlex 7040 used as the pve virtualization host. ///

Device Overview

Field	Value
Name	`pve`
Function	Proxmox VE virtualization host
Manufacturer	Dell Inc.
Model	OptiPlex 7040
Serial number	`HLPLRD2`
Asset tag	Not set in firmware; to be assigned
Warranty status	To be verified
Purchase date	To be verified
Physical location	Office server area; exact location to be recorded
Rack position	Not rack-mounted; shelf/position to be recorded

This is the critical compute host for the pfSense firewall VM, Docker Engine LXC, and Pi-hole and Cloudflared LXC.

Component	Verified specification
CPU	Intel Core i7-6700 at 3.40 GHz
RAM	31 GiB usable
Storage	512 GB TEAM T253 SSD; 1 TB WD Blue SSD
Optical	PLDS DVD+/-RW
Network	1 onboard Ethernet plus 2-port adapter; Linux interfaces `enp0s31f6`, `enp1s0f0`, `enp1s0f1`
Power	Manufacturer rating and UPS connection to be verified

The onboard NIC carries the VLAN-aware vmbr0 bridge. The two adapter ports provide vmbr1 and vmbr2 for the firewall WAN interfaces.

Field	Value
Management IP	`192.168.2.10/24` on `vmbr0.2`
Gateway	`192.168.2.1`
Access	HTTPS on Proxmox port `8006`; SSH alias `pve`
OS	Debian 12 with Proxmox VE `8.4.19`
Dependencies	Power, upstream switching, pfSense, and storage

Check host and guest state: pveversion && qm list && pct list.
Check storage: pvesm status.
Check disks: lsblk -o NAME,SIZE,MODEL,SERIAL,FSTYPE,MOUNTPOINTS.
Before shutdown, gracefully stop application guests and confirm the firewall outage window.
After boot, verify startup order: firewall VM, DNS LXC, then Docker LXC.