Recommendation for a 1u colocated server
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No I have no recommendations I'm afraid. :-
All my pfSense experience has been with second hand equipment.
There seems to be quite a jump from the Alix to some thing faster in price terms. The Supermicro 1U servers seem to get well received on the forum but I've never used one.Steve
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Thanks, I was starting to see that price difference after the many hours of web searching. The next tier looks like + $500 devices unless you diy but the mini pc market looks like a huge mess.
I think I'll try the m1n1wall 2D3. It can't be any worse than the D-Link, and if I somehow manage to max it out, I can always use it for home. Thanks a lot for your time.
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Dont forget it can run on standard hardware too, you could pick up a cheap 1U HP/Dell server on ebay, just check the HW compatibility lists :)
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It would be an option, but I'm trying to stay at 1u. If the m1n1wall doesn't work out then I'll definitely try a used dell 1u. Thanks
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I've just started a similar thread looking for much the same thing.
http://www.idotpc.com/TheStore/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=105
http://www.arbor-usa.com/catalog/network-communications/cat_soho-small-business-server-platforms.html
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Personally I would get something with alot of RAM, I think snort can be very beneficial in this scenario.
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I would go for an IBM X336 1U server with 8gb ram. Works very well and can handle 1gbit throughput…
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=ibm+x336+8gb&_sacat=0&_odkw=ibm+x336&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313
Runs like a charm 24/7/365 :)
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I would go for an IBM X336 1U server with 8gb ram. Works very well and can handle 1gbit throughput…
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=ibm+x336+8gb&_sacat=0&_odkw=ibm+x336&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313
Runs like a charm 24/7/365 :)
Power is a pig on those so if you are paying for VA used you are better off looking elsewhere. But if power is unlimited they will work fine.
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Mine is currently using 160watts….so not a big issue.
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Mine is currently using 160watts….so not a big issue.
My E3-1260L's are humming along at 68 watts (using SSD). In our co-lo that charges $0.70/VA/month that means it's saving me about $95 a month so the payback window is short.
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What hardware do you use then to support those processors?
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What hardware do you use then to support those processors?
Supermicro X9SCL+F board with Intel X520 gig-e SFP+ NIC.
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Update
Hey guys, I ended up getting an alix 2d2 device from here: http://www.xagyl.com/store/product.php?productid=16296&cat=0&page=1. It came with pfsense preinstalled on a 4gb cf-card. I have it set up and it is working great! It was a lot easier to setup than I thought. It has so far been able to handle my server load with no problems at all. I can now use all my allocated public ip's from my colocation provider all on one nic on my server! It's great! I will report back in a month or so with more updates.
Thanks everybody for all the help.
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One other consideration for those that come across the thread..
The Soekris units 5501 & 6501 both now have a 1RU rack mount case option with internal A/C an HD options…
Although I know of a number of installs using the Netgate and SuperMicro solutions mentioned and all I can say is
"if it's PFSense, it's going to work" !!Happy New Year all..
