Where's the "take my money" button?

On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 9:43 AM, Mark Nelson <[email protected]> wrote:

> How about drives that run Linux with an ARM processor, RAM, and an
> ethernet port right on the drive?  Notice the Ceph logo. :)
>
> https://www.hgst.com/science-of-storage/emerging-
> technologies/open-ethernet-drive-architecture
>
> Mark
>
> On 04/09/2015 10:37 AM, Scott Laird wrote:
>
>> Minnowboard Max?  2 atom cores, 1 SATA port, and a real (non-USB)
>> Ethernet port.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 9, 2015, 8:03 AM [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>
>>     Rather expensive option:
>>
>>     Applied Micro X-Gene, overkill for a single disk, and only really
>>     available in a
>>     development kit format right now.
>>
>>     <https://www.apm.com/products/__data-center/x-gene-family/x-
>> __c1-development-kits/
>>     <https://www.apm.com/products/data-center/x-gene-family/x-
>> c1-development-kits/>>
>>
>>     Better Option:
>>
>>     Ambedded CY7 - 7 nodes in 1U half Depth, 6 positions for SATA disks,
>>     and one
>>     node with mSATA SSD
>>
>>     <http://www.ambedded.com.tw/__pt_list.php?CM_ID=20140214001
>>     <http://www.ambedded.com.tw/pt_list.php?CM_ID=20140214001>>
>>
>>     --phil
>>
>>      > On 09 April 2015 at 15:57 Quentin Hartman
>>     <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
>>      > wrote:
>>      >
>>      >  I'm skeptical about how well this would work, but a Banana Pi
>>     might be a
>>      > place to start. Like a raspberry pi, but it has a SATA connector:
>>      > http://www.bananapi.org/
>>      >
>>      >  On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 3:18 AM, Jerker Nyberg
>>     <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
>>      > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote:
>>      >    > >    Hello ceph users,
>>      > >
>>      > >    Is anyone running any low powered single disk nodes with
>>     Ceph now?
>>      > > Calxeda seems to be no more according to Wikipedia. I do not
>>     think HP
>>      > > moonshot is what I am looking for - I want stand-alone nodes,
>>     not server
>>      > > cartridges integrated into server chassis. And I do not want to
>>     be locked to
>>      > > a single vendor.
>>      > >
>>      > >    I was playing with Raspberry Pi 2 for signage when I thought
>>     of my old
>>      > > experiments with Ceph.
>>      > >
>>      > >    I am thinking of for example Odroid-C1 or Odroid-XU3 Lite or
>>     maybe
>>      > > something with a low-power Intel x64/x86 processor. Together
>>     with one SSD or
>>      > > one low power HDD the node could get all power via PoE (via
>>     splitter or
>>      > > integrated into board if such boards exist). PoE provide remote
>>     power-on
>>      > > power-off even for consumer grade nodes.
>>      > >
>>      > >    The cost for a single low power node should be able to
>>     compete with
>>      > > traditional PC-servers price per disk. Ceph take care of
>>     redundancy.
>>      > >
>>      > >    I think simple custom casing should be good enough - maybe
>>     just strap or
>>      > > velcro everything on trays in the rack, at least for the nodes
>>     with SSD.
>>      > >
>>      > >    Kind regards,
>>      > >    --
>>      > >    Jerker Nyberg, Uppsala, Sweden.
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