Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2017 09:01:47 -0400 From: Outback Dingo <outbackdingo@gmail.com> To: Stefan Hagen <freebsd-stable-list@textmail.me> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: recommendations for file server based zfs appliance Message-ID: <CAKYr3zz5jYCqv7_j85n7tmLxh4pd4PEmcXcKpBya48jxv5GO%2BQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20170818120351.GA37121@shell-jail> References: <CAEW%2BogYG3Q-ypk8_jvOPZdLjpdN9LUn_-Momt-AroFf6u%2BLjRQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAEW%2BogarVcUisdFA4sR7pNSqHcB-DL0ZukzW3j7WoOcFu1-B7g@mail.gmail.com> <CAEW%2BogaiTs-hCAXJMQ2FsG9OV8_AXpY5R0N8RphS3LkmHX8eNw@mail.gmail.com> <CAEW%2BogZXni1Wf_tLwAQbesUDXOwhX5Sv0o3-POw3HvihHEQ20w@mail.gmail.com> <CAEW%2BogbY-uAWfoTuiu9iKCrnfYphy1KCZTmQb5MH2XwKwXv1og@mail.gmail.com> <CAEW%2Bogb0ohPRLiit5a0Labb0YO5SED6S25-wSFejODdFJ3PSkw@mail.gmail.com> <750ee484-a43e-c96f-bca2-d36825943dde@ingresso.co.uk> <61BB2282-5D66-410E-A4E8-CE7D78D8898B@punkt.de> <20170818120351.GA37121@shell-jail>
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On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 8:03 AM, Stefan Hagen <freebsd-stable-list@textmail.me> wrote: > * Patrick M. Hausen wrote: >>> >>> Am 18.08.2017 um 11:19 schrieb Pete French <petefrench@ingresso.co.uk>: >>> The HP micro servers work very well, and you can pick them up remakably >>> cheaply [...] >>> Not sure about ECC memory support there though. >> >> >> They do support ECC, no problem. >> >> They are available with different CPU configurations from >> as Pete said remarkably cheap Celeron D based systems >> up to Xeon CPUs. > > > I've just sold my Microserver Gen8 (Xeon) just recently. > It's a beautiful little machine, but I didn't make me happy in the long r= un. > > Reasons: > - Limited to 8GB Ram in total > - Only 4 HDDs > - JBOD support is not great > - Harddrives are never going to sleep (not supported) > > Installing FreeBSD was harder than expected. The machine refused to boot > FreeBSD > from the internal non-raid SATA ports. I didn't try FreeNAS though. > > Also, in case you go with a Microserver - I think all non-xeon models do = not > support AES-NI, which will cut the throughput in case you plan to encrypt > your > drives. > > iX-Systems would have been my choice to replace this machine until I foun= d > out > that I can build something myself that suits my needs even better. > > Note, I was looking at the 8 bay model and I would have to add around $28= 0 > for > shipping and tax to Germany. > > I'm now going for this custom build: > - Fractal Design Define R5 > Reason: Silent, enough space for 12 drives > - SuperMicro MBD-A1SAI-2550F-O > Reason: IPMI, ECC, AES-NI, 64GB Ram, Intel NIC, low power consumption > - 4x 8GB Kingson ECC SODIMM > Reason: 16GB modules are not yet available > - Seasonic X-Series Fanless X-400FL 400W passiv > Reason: Fanless -> silent > > The complete order was around 1000=E2=82=AC > > That being said, I'm planning to put an older 3ware controller in JBOD mo= de > in > it and I also have SSDs and drives already. The board has only 6 SATA por= ts. > But that would be enough for you. > > This might be a little big for you. But maybe it gives you ideas. > > Best Regards, > Stefan > Sorry but need to as do yo want some under powered atom system? or a core i3i7 cpu and 16 Gbs memoery, with 8 GB ports and 6 SATA ports in a small custom build. because thats exactly what we sell and we sell it for less the an XL .... by a few hundred bucs, less the drives. it will easly take 6 3.5 drives and 2 2.5..... IF you really want the specs on a sweet low end system with higher specs then the miniXL and cheaper also then say a super micro or HP box let me know. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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