Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2017 14:03:51 +0200 From: Stefan Hagen <freebsd-stable-list@textmail.me> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: recommendations for file server based zfs appliance Message-ID: <20170818120351.GA37121@shell-jail> In-Reply-To: <61BB2282-5D66-410E-A4E8-CE7D78D8898B@punkt.de> 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>
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* 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 run. 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 Fr= eeBSD =66rom 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 y= our drives. iX-Systems would have been my choice to replace this machine until I found = 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 $280 = 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 mode= in it and I also have SSDs and drives already. The board has only 6 SATA ports. But that would be enough for you. This might be a little big for you. But maybe it gives you ideas. Best Regards, Stefan
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