From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 28 19:21:50 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8ABD0106564A for ; Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:21:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mandrews@bit0.com) Received: from magnum.bit0.com (magnum.bit0.com [207.246.88.226]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 574CB8FC13 for ; Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:21:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from magnum.bit0.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by magnum.bit0.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id E5126FD4A for ; Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:05:20 -0400 (EDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed; d=bit0.com; h=message-id :date:from:mime-version:to:subject:references:in-reply-to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; s=boogity; bh=DdDsg+ubE aDFhmqHzVgaVJPDT4ipGD7ArKfKSfih8pw=; b=voA7TbrsCsOnk/YGlN/tUbEy+ 47K0O4YnkLrNVZNJwd65Xx0TqiE7N5J1x91IojPBuqsLPG7CRjgRw5q7QZt2wTJ6 dvXyw6s0p9OoMfukiQ7WUGxGPhnuNqCxxQU9cFwqfUYQCSK2AqaPSgOJ6QsWaP9/ MS8wiFtx5RDYEaBUyU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=bit0.com; h=message-id:date :from:mime-version:to:subject:references:in-reply-to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; q=dns; s=boogity; b=phV 5Us7MIP6C4jn/lxbbrvtefFQvcNtnrZIGrCdDxkcUi0eqzdjGaP2bFIdUqe2huRK PRNn4XqFOzRBkHoRkuVErQHCDuVD70irdILfIN/hAEe2XF/NoCn+Q62sT/aYiXc0 ffMnhL1FgAdJW3+buhZyhFoBKq5WMfuRzq37FcyU= Received: from [172.27.0.11] (207-246-87-56.dsl.static.blueone.net [207.246.87.56]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by magnum.bit0.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 6EC03FD49 for ; Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:05:20 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <4D90DBD5.4070805@bit0.com> Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:04:53 -0400 From: Mike Andrews User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.14) Gecko/20110221 Thunderbird/3.1.8 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org References: <20110327131643.GA36085@psconsult.nl> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: looking for gigabit network appliances X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:21:50 -0000 On 3/27/2011 10:04 AM, Maxim Khitrov wrote: > On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 9:16 AM, Paul Schenkeveld wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I've been happily using many Soekris network appliances for almost 10 >> years now but Soekris is not in a big hurry to come with a gigabit >> platform :( >> > In the end, I decided to build my own system, which would meet most of > your requirements. The components are listed below: > > Motherboard: Supermicro X7SPA-HF-D525 (Atom D525) > Memory: Crucial CT2KIT25664BC1067 (2x2GB DDR3 1066) > Network Card: Intel E1G44HT (4-port gigabit) > SSD: OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G > Enclosure: Thermaltake Element Q VL52021N2U > > The final price for all components was ~$680. > > I've had no problems setting up FreeBSD 8.2 amd64 on this box. The > system has 6 gigabit ports total (2 em, 4 igb). There is IPMI with > KVM-over-IP on em0. No issues with my choice of SSD, though I've now > added a hot-swap 3.5" enclosure in the 5.25" bay, which will have a > mechanical drive for backup purposes. > > You'll have to look around for a 1U enclosure. My case has a single > fan in the power supply, which I don't mind. It's impossible to hear > and creates a tiny bit of airflow right over the CPU heat sink. If you > don't want any moving parts at all, take a look at picoPSU from > mini-box.com. For what it's worth: http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/1U/5015/SYS-5015A-EHF-D525.cfm is a bundle with that motherboard and a 1U case. I've got the D510 version and am pretty happy with it. I think it comes with a PCI-E riser card if you want the extra NIC.