Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 18:01:44 -0800 From: Ravi Pokala <rpokala@freebsd.org> To: <a.petrov@atweb.su>, "freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org" <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Request for Recommendations: media / transcode server Message-ID: <91CC847A-9B6E-4F3F-9934-57C9FCB8C7BF@panasas.com> In-Reply-To: <27843871573722930@vla1-2bebf6b1c06e.qloud-c.yandex.net> References: <DD067FC6-84A5-4684-8A1F-E72D4369959C@panasas.com> <27843871573722930@vla1-2bebf6b1c06e.qloud-c.yandex.net>
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=20 From: <a.petrov@atweb.su> Date: 2019-11-14, Thursday at 01:15 To: Ravi Pokala <rpokala@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Request for Recommendations: media / transcode server =20 Hi. =20 Not exactly MB suggestion, but offer to expand your look on requirements. 6x/8x SATA may be replaced with one SAS board (some of LSI Logic based on P= CI-E) and enough number of cables For example: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0085FT1LQ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B012BPLYJC =20 Thanks for the pointers. =20 I have a (admittedly idiosyncratic) dislike of SCSI. It's probably because = I've been writing code to work with (S)ATA for fifteen years, and haven't re= ally wrapped my head around SAS.=20 =20 I'll keep that in mind though, if I can't find anything that suits my needs= . =20 Thanks again, =20 Ravi (rpokala@) =20 14.11.2019, 11:40, "Ravi Pokala" <rpokala@freebsd.org>: > Hi all, >=20 > For a few years, I've known that my media server's motherboard[1] was pot= entially vulnerable to a bricking issue[2]. It looks like that day has come.= :-/ >=20 > Or it might just be "normal" old-age, since I've had the board for ~4.5 y= ears. >=20 > Either way, I find myself in need of a new motherboard. My requirements a= re: >=20 > - 2C/4T amd64 (4C/8T preferred) > - 2x DDR4 slots (4x preferred) > - 6x SATA ports (8x preferred) > - 2x 1GbE NICs > - 1x 80mm M.2 slot (2x preferred, 110mm preferred) > - 1x PCIe x8 slot (2x preferred) > - BMC w/ dedicated NIC >=20 > Suggestions? >=20 > Thanks, >=20 > Ravi (rpokala@) >=20 > [1] https://www.amazon.com/Supermicro-A1SAM-2550F-Micro-Processor-Motherb= oard/dp/B00IRHNKKK/ > [2] https://www.anandtech.com/show/11110/semi-critical-intel-atom-c2000-f= law-discovered=EF=BB=BF >=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hardware-unsubscribe@freebsd.or= g"
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