On 03/28/11 13:29, Paul Schenkeveld wrote:
On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 10:04:11AM -0400, 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 :(
So I am looking for for a decent network appliance platform to start
replacing Soekris boxes. Â On my wish list are:
 - Can run FreeBSD>= 8.2 (i386 or amd64).
 - Models with 4 to 8 (or more) network interfaces, at least 4 gigabit
  but all gigabit is better.  Preferrably Intel em or igb chips.
 - Preferrably a choice of low power CPUs (Intel Atom D510/D525?) and
  more powerful CPUs (Core 2/Xeon)
 - Bootable from flash or (SATA 2,5") SSD
 - 1U rackmount models available but preferrably also small passively
  cooled desktop boxes.
 - Serial console preferrable over VGA console.
 - IPMI would be a plus but not absolutely required.
 - Distribution channel in Europe.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance,
Paul Schenkeveld
I spent the past few months looking for the same thing in US.
Unfortunately, I haven't found any existing devices that meet those
criteria. The Soekris net6501 [1] should be out some time this year,
as you may already know, but there has been very little information
about the time frame.
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 been looking at Supermicro too, that would solve the problem when
no more that 6 interfaces are needed. However I have a number of boxes
with 7 (net4801+lan1741) or 8 (net5501+lan1741) interfaces in production
and those are the first ones that need replacement. Anyway, thanks for
sharing your experience!
Axiomtek makes a handful of devices which might interest you. Their
NA-820 is a pretty solid platform for serial console, internal VGA
headers, 7 Intel em(4) gigabit ethernet interfaces, and SATA support:
http://axiomtek.com/products/ViewProduct.asp?view=429
We haven't had any trouble with running FreeBSD on them. I'm not sure
about obtaining them in Europe, however.
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