DIY clone build, based on pfSense's C2758 1U.
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1U Server:
Server: Supermicro SuperServer 5018D-FN8T
Mainboard: Supermicro X10SDV-TP8F
~$761 (wired zone)
~665 € (Sona)Desktop Server:
Server: Supermicro SuperServer E300-8D
Mainboard: Supermicro X10SDV-TP8F
~$639 (wired zone)
~755 € (Sona)- Enough ports
- Enough power
- An ADI QuickAssist Adapter could be mounted later
- not silent
- high in price for private usage
Togehther with new Switches (L3) D-Link DGS1510-20/24/48 (2 x SFP+) we are thinking about to go with
the Supermicro SuperServer E300-8D all in all for about 1200 € but we are also not really sure about that
because we want to buy two of that units for a HA concept. -
I don't get it, were you addressing one of my earlier posts?
Have you read my most recent posts (& the links in them)? -
Pretty much settled back on C7258, def. keeping Xeon-D & Others on the radar for a sep. NAS/jack-of-all build!
Don't forget it's the C2758.
Anyway, the 2558 is fine for me, and I've bought also for where I work. It's less than 300 euros. Compare that to the boards with the C2758. Then look at the Xeon-D motherboards. Of course they are nice, but only when you have the budget. I spent some extra on proper Intel DC S3510 SSDs.
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Unless you need to build something that's not ready-to-go from the store, it makes not a lot of sense (pun intended) to not buy a product from pfSense/Netgate.
If you have a special case, like, you are re-using what you have, or you need something even bigger than the biggest they have, or maybe you want something that's super cheap (but also performs like shit), then sure, making something yourself makes sense.
You can maybe shave off a few bucks when you try to duplicate what's in the store already, but you're basically saving a tiny amount of money and pfSense gets nothing. The software is free, yes, but buying "known good" hardware from the store is good for you and good for pfSense. They are not overpriced or low quality either, and the free support incidents you get to use are not a bad deal either.
I know it all sounds a bit 'buy stuff!'-advertisement-ish, but I don't work for pfSense or Netgate or ADI or whoever is involved. I'm just slightly worried about the current state of monetary support for pfSense. It's been a great open source project, and free software is all fine and dandy, but they are moving into the prosumer/pro space, and at this quality level you're going to need a commercial-sized cashflow to keep things going and grow. Of course, pfSense's community is a real thing too, and trying to 'make' people buy stuff never works out for anyone. That said, if you really like the project/software/people-spending-time-on-it, maybe get pfSense Gold, even if just for the autoconfigbackup. It's cheap compared to commercial equivalents yet supports the project.
Now back to your topic: instead of duplicating/cloning this build, you may be better off trying to set specs/budget and select parts on that. If you get a mobo where FreeBSD is known to run great on, the rest is somewhat easy. Some motherboards (hell, many!) have bad/broken firmwares and are a PITA to get a working FreeBSD bootloader/kernel working on. There is a FreeBSD HCL somewhere on their wiki you can try, but if you want to be on the safe side, just get a previous-gen board with CSM support in the EFI, then you'll have a really good chance it'll work fine.