From owner-freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Thu Nov 14 11:35:16 2019 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2527F17D1DB for ; Thu, 14 Nov 2019 11:35:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from josh@tcbug.org) Received: from out1-smtp.messagingengine.com (out1-smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.25]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 47DKCk6g1Yz4JvD; Thu, 14 Nov 2019 11:35:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from josh@tcbug.org) Received: from compute1.internal (compute1.nyi.internal [10.202.2.41]) by mailout.nyi.internal (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E0D8213F4; Thu, 14 Nov 2019 06:35:13 -0500 (EST) Received: from mailfrontend1 ([10.202.2.162]) by compute1.internal (MEProxy); Thu, 14 Nov 2019 06:35:13 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d= messagingengine.com; h=cc:content-transfer-encoding:content-type :date:from:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version:references :subject:to:x-me-proxy:x-me-proxy:x-me-sender:x-me-sender :x-sasl-enc; s=fm1; bh=oYyLsR8iqhWXFzuLxPYCB4ccdO/MZAeqbIohDDF0K lw=; b=fRWhiRvrERBFhOESfvyh8iZlBGfZuD6/m4rRTKM+9u3FPDLshfbcrMlGE +njYHw4bXVeaV/hby9G0ulOz0WRRBrRdzx+tJozX9230edyVOC+x22DdzNSIzgkZ AQRyxH6GhyqFNlgkna/BqmPLdZx715uG8MW7v3jlEk24R9cV8CQCoIqJijmPGhow YHMTZvjHIUgJoa4cTKvQ9Q04qqF/JxYrB/u5ELWZiKYHCmApwCGar+BvqTfJEe+L AjQe1ZSk1mUBSbfyw14XJ6aaW2HSLMtPXV58hwhYAxn2SdBO3i51PIIoHm3AWPUv 8sck0sNfEXtgKOvp6+1X9GQ0G3l0Q== X-ME-Sender: X-ME-Proxy-Cause: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgedufedrudeffedgfedtucetufdoteggodetrfdotf fvucfrrhhofhhilhgvmecuhfgrshhtofgrihhlpdfqfgfvpdfurfetoffkrfgpnffqhgen uceurghilhhouhhtmecufedttdenucesvcftvggtihhpihgvnhhtshculddquddttddmne cujfgurheptgfghfggufffkfhfjgfvofesthhqmhdthhdtjeenucfhrhhomheplfhoshhh ucfrrggvthiivghluceojhhoshhhsehttggsuhhgrdhorhhgqeenucffohhmrghinheprg hmrgiiohhnrdgtohhmpdgrnhgrnhguthgvtghhrdgtohhmnecukfhppeehtddrvdegjedr leeirdduheeknecurfgrrhgrmhepmhgrihhlfhhrohhmpehjohhshhesthgtsghughdroh hrghenucevlhhushhtvghrufhiiigvpedt X-ME-Proxy: Received: from [192.168.1.26] (50-247-96-158-static.hfc.comcastbusiness.net [50.247.96.158]) by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id F224580059; Thu, 14 Nov 2019 06:35:12 -0500 (EST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: Josh Paetzel Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Subject: Re: Request for Recommendations: media / transcode server Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 03:35:11 -0800 Message-Id: <09D335B0-6323-4626-ABC1-3163C43FA966@tcbug.org> References: Cc: "freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org" In-Reply-To: To: Ravi Pokala X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (17A861) X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 47DKCk6g1Yz4JvD X-Spamd-Bar: ----- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=messagingengine.com header.s=fm1 header.b=fRWhiRvr; dmarc=none; spf=none (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of josh@tcbug.org has no SPF policy when checking 66.111.4.25) smtp.mailfrom=josh@tcbug.org X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-5.38 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; TO_DN_EQ_ADDR_SOME(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[messagingengine.com:s=fm1]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_DN_SOME(0.00)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; MV_CASE(0.50)[]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[tcbug.org]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; RCVD_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[4]; IP_SCORE(-3.48)[ip: (-9.78), ipnet: 66.111.4.0/24(-4.87), asn: 11403(-2.68), country: US(-0.05)]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[messagingengine.com:+]; RCPT_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; R_SPF_NA(0.00)[]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW(-0.10)[25.4.111.66.list.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.1]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; ASN(0.00)[asn:11403, ipnet:66.111.4.0/24, country:US]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[] X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 11:35:16 -0000 >=20 > On Nov 14, 2019, at 12:40 AM, Ravi Pokala wrote: >=20 > =EF=BB=BFHi all, >=20 > For a few years, I've known that my media server's motherboard[1] was pote= ntially 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 ye= ars. >=20 > Either way, I find myself in need of a new motherboard. My requirements ar= e: >=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-Motherbo= ard/dp/B00IRHNKKK/ > [2] https://www.anandtech.com/show/11110/semi-critical-intel-atom-c2000-fl= aw-discovered=EF=BB=BF >=20 >=20 > _ The bad news. No one is making server class boards off the current gen SoC based x86 stuff= like they did with the atom c2000 based stuff. If you look for J4000/J5000 based boards all there is are media server board= s with no BMC, 1 SODIMM slot, two SATA ports, and a single PCI-e slot.=20 You=E2=80=99ll need to step up to something like a SM X11SPA which is a lot o= f board to get what you want. Supposedly the ARM ecosystem was going to fill that void (or pushed x86 out d= epending on who you ask) but I don=E2=80=99t really know if that happened.=20= Thanks, Josh Paetzel=