I would add that for "data center" workloads the apu's may not be the best choice ... Those 8 core atoms are plenty for multi 1gig feeds and the nic's are solid.
Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 5, 2015, at 12:38 PM, Jeremy Bennett <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Jason is correct. Those Supermicro boxes are awesome. Be careful when > ordering though... they want ECC memory. > > The APUs from Netgate are nice too–the year of bundled support has already > saved my bacon a number of times. Well worth the cost. > >> On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 9:19 AM, Jason Whitt <[email protected]> wrote: >> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> >>>> 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. 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