On 3/27/2011 10:04 AM, Maxim Khitrov wrote:
On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 9:16 AM, Paul Schenkeveld<[email protected]> wrote:
Hi,
I've been happily using many Soekris network appliances for almost 10
years now but Soekris is not in a big hurry to come with a gigabit
platform :(
In the end, I decided to build my own system, which would meet most of
your requirements. The components are listed below:
Motherboard: Supermicro X7SPA-HF-D525 (Atom D525)
Memory: Crucial CT2KIT25664BC1067 (2x2GB DDR3 1066)
Network Card: Intel E1G44HT (4-port gigabit)
SSD: OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G
Enclosure: Thermaltake Element Q VL52021N2U
The final price for all components was ~$680.
I've had no problems setting up FreeBSD 8.2 amd64 on this box. The
system has 6 gigabit ports total (2 em, 4 igb). There is IPMI with
KVM-over-IP on em0. No issues with my choice of SSD, though I've now
added a hot-swap 3.5" enclosure in the 5.25" bay, which will have a
mechanical drive for backup purposes.
You'll have to look around for a 1U enclosure. My case has a single
fan in the power supply, which I don't mind. It's impossible to hear
and creates a tiny bit of airflow right over the CPU heat sink. If you
don't want any moving parts at all, take a look at picoPSU from
mini-box.com.
For what it's worth:
http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/1U/5015/SYS-5015A-EHF-D525.cfm
is a bundle with that motherboard and a 1U case. I've got the D510 version
and am pretty happy with it. I think it comes with a PCI-E riser card
if you want
the extra NIC.
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