Ive ran as vm's using vmxnet3's as well as physical on these http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=16-101-837
Both are viable options. Jason Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 5, 2015, at 11:11 AM, Walter Parker <walt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I've used pfSense in a VM on my ESXi application server. This is mostly to > firewall the Windows VMs from the Internet. > > If you want fail-over, I'd suggest getting one of the new Netgate > (http://store.netgate.com/NetgateAPU2.aspx or > http://store.netgate.com/1U-Rack-Mount-Systems-C84.aspx) or pfSense > (https://www.pfsense.org/hardware/#pfsense-store) embedded systems with an > SSD. Then you can run a full install that supports package installs with a > power budget of ~10-15 Watts for the APU units. Then you have a choice of > getting a second HW unit for an additional $400 to $1000, or setting up > pfSense in a VM (not on a separate VMware server, on an existing VM server). > > The higher end HW systems on those pages are 8 core Atom systems built for > run pfSense (of course, the power requirements will be in the 100W range). > With an SSD, these systems should last for a long time with no issues. > > How much firewall horsepower do you need? What are your constrains (time, > money, space)? > > P.S. You can run packages on embedded in 2.2, you just want to be careful not > to run packages that would trash the SD card with too many writes. > > > Walter > >> On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 9:40 AM, Chuck Mariotti <cmario...@xunity.com> wrote: >> Have been using pfSense for years at our datacenter, very happy with it >> running on old dedicate hardware with failover. The hardware is overdue to >> be retired and I’m wondering what people are doing/recommending for a >> datacenter setup. We want to use OpenVPN Server, IDS, dBandwidth, etc… so >> need to keep out option open for the ability to run packages... behind it we >> are running multiple servers and vCenter/ESXI servers. >> >> >> >> What’s the go-to setup for a datacenter these days? >> >> >> >> Do we stick with two dedicated boxes? >> Since we pay for power, nice to have lower power… So do we go as low as >> using embedded hardware? It used to not be recommended for packages… still >> the case I assume? >> >> So I’m leaning towards some of the newer SuperMicro Atom boxes (quad core, >> or 8 core!!??! etc…). >> >> >> >> But then I see so many people running pfSense in VMWare and I wonder if we >> should consider this. Then I think about the hardware needs and VMWare >> Licensing (would like to avoid)… and what else can I run on the hardware >> along side without hurting pfSense from running properly, etc… >> >> >> >> If pfSense is setup to failover, that means the hardware can be cheap…. No >> RAID needed. >> >> If dedicated, do I go with Hard Drives/SSD drives? USB? We need packages… >> can I run it off of USB stick then or do I still need HDD/SSD? >> >> >> >> If setting up new hardware so can run pfSense as Virtual Machines… I would >> need two VM Hosts running pfSense as VM’s so would have the failover... What >> should we consider for the hardware in this case… should I go with RAID >> w/HDD/SSD on ESXI? If pfSense is setup for failover, do I really need RAID? >> But I assume I would need something reliable if I’m going to run other >> non-pfsense VMs on the same hardware… so I would need RAID w/HDD/SSD and it >> would need to be larger… what are other people running in datacenter setups >> along side the pfSense? I don’t want to put it onto our existing vCenter >> infrastructure, licensing/costs and isolation needed. Do I setup one >> hardware as basic, no RAID running ESXI and pfSense, and the other more >> robust setup (RAID, more memory). >> >> >> >> I’m really interested in what people are using in production >> environments/datacenters. >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Chuck >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pfSense mailing list >> https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list >> Support the project with Gold! https://pfsense.org/gold > > > > -- > The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of > zeal, well-meaning but without understanding. -- Justice Louis D. Brandeis > _______________________________________________ > pfSense mailing list > https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list > Support the project with Gold! https://pfsense.org/gold
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