From owner-freebsd-arm@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 6 02:05:07 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4FA6CB64 for ; Sat, 6 Dec 2014 02:05:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from shiny.computing.com (67-198-16-23.static.grandenetworks.net [67.198.16.23]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 28DECAE1 for ; Sat, 6 Dec 2014 02:05:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from shiny.computing.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by shiny.computing.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D99133C33 for ; Fri, 5 Dec 2014 20:05:06 -0600 (CST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at computing.com Received: from shiny.computing.com ([127.0.0.1]) by shiny.computing.com (shiny.computing.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 0mhmXsFstfw3 for ; Fri, 5 Dec 2014 20:05:00 -0600 (CST) Received: from shiny.computing.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by shiny.computing.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 559C233C2C for ; Fri, 5 Dec 2014 20:05:00 -0600 (CST) Received: from jmr@computing.com by shiny.computing.com (Archiveopteryx 3.1.3) with esmtpsa id 1417831499-89403-89402/7/475; Fri, 5 Dec 2014 20:04:59 -0600 From: Jim Rowan Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: best tiny zfs board? Message-Id: Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2014 20:04:58 -0600 To: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1878.6) X-BeenThere: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: "Porting FreeBSD to ARM processors." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2014 02:05:07 -0000 I=92m trying to put together a backup server=85 and thus I=92m looking = for recommendations on the best-fit board I can find right now. It=92s = going to spend it=92s life inside a fireproof safe doing zfs receive, = and basically nothing more. It should have: - lowest possible power; I=92m aiming for 10W (for the board) if possible - inexpensive - single sata port, any speed (working on freebsd; supports > 2T = drives). Two ports would be a bonus, but is far from required - ~1G ram - wired network - don=92t care about zfs root (it will boot from some flash/usb/nanobsd = image) - zfs needs to work=85=20 I=92m new to freebsd/arm, and not familiar with the current state-of-affa= irs. I=92m certainly able/willing to run -current on this device, if = that helps. It looks like a minnowboard max would fit, but it=92s at the top end of = my price and power budget.=20 Anyone have comments on these? Banana pi? (Is sata supported on the A20, on this board yet?) cubox i2ex or hummingboard i1ex? Or other suggestions? Thanks! Jim