On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 02:41:41PM -0800, mehma sarja wrote: > To share my experience with the list... > > I decided to go with the super micro bare bones system with the ipmi MB - > Atom 510. It is maxed with 4 GB memory and a 32 GB Patriot Torqx TR8 SSD. > It's been a few days now - running pf 2.0. I'll take it live and then report > my experiences.
I'm running this as a part of a CARP+pfsync cluster (not yet functional) at the colo. I run the previous model (with 2 GBytes and 2x Realtek and a dual-port Intel NIC (WAN and LAN)) at home, in a networking rack (two redundant fans) in the cellar, along with switch, UPS and a G4 Mac mini as a home server. These new Supermicro Atoms boxes are also quite useful as small servers, as you can mount a 1-2 TByte 3.5" drive inside along with 2.5" SSD (mounted with hot glue or two-sided sticky tape), or buy the regular 2x 2.5" mounting bracket. I'm filling a /24 with such an Atom box at about zero load with idling Linux VServer guests containing nginx+postfix+ssh, each their /home mounted on the 1 TByte SATA disk, everything else on an SSD. > So far, this box is not quiet - It is definitely quieter than regular It is of course not fanless, and I wouldn't want to sit next to it in the living room. However, it is the quietest rackmount I know by far. > servers and quiter still w/o a spinning drive. But nothing like the Sun > Ultra desktops. The cpu is really fast - compared with an Atom 330 with 1 GB > ram. I've loaded OpenBSD 4.8 and that runs fast as well. Yes, I'll put it > on-line at home and live with the noise. In all, I've spent $354 for the The only fan there is in the power supply. You can probably operate it open, and disable the fan so the power supply will cool by convection with no ill effects. Another option is a 19" rackmount for noise dampening or a foam labyrinth box with a large, very slow moving fan. > whole thing. > > > > On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 11:46 PM, Eugen Leitl <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 07:46:41PM -0800, Jeppe Řland wrote: > > > > > In my experience, all SSDs are not to be trusted either :-( > > > > > -- Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://leitl.org";>leitl</a> http://leitl.org ______________________________________________________________ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://www.ativel.com http://postbiota.org 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
