ARM server

bibi · 2012-12-14 17:06

Hello,

I'm looking for feedback from people using an ARM board for their server, as i plan to change my dual core Intel server soon.
My needs are (kind of special ^^) :

- linux compatible
- a pci slot for tv tuner
- a pci slot for pci-sata card
- 4 sata connection
- power efficient

It must be powerful enough so it can run : vdr, subsonic, samba, nfs, sabnzb and ssh.

Do you think it exists or must i wait a little more for Haswell device ?

Bibi

j1nx · 2012-12-14 18:02

Check boundary Devices, if they have something that can tick of most of your requirements.
http://boundarydevices.com/products/

**davilla** · 2012-12-14 18:47

going to be hard pressed to find arm hw with pci/pic-e slots. you are better off using intel atom based hw.

cuccuizzo · 2012-12-14 21:54

You may also consider an HP N40L MicroServer. Really nice (and cheap) but no pci slots: 1 pci-e 16x and 1 pci-e 1x, half height.
More infos here

bibi · 2012-12-14 23:25

Just watch your different link. Well i guess i will have to wait a little more... and see what Intel/AMD will propose in 2013.

j1nx · 2012-12-16 15:02

Might not tick ALL boxes, but looks interesting;
http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=2686

SATA-II en mPCIx

dhead · 2012-12-16 19:05

ZyXEL NSA320
Only 2 drives, Armv5, No pci seems to have full linux support (Arch Linux)
http://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv5/zyxel-nsa320
I would start from reading and posting on their forums
http://archlinuxarm.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=27

j1nx Fan Posts: 510 Joined: Aug 2011 Reputation: 22 Location: Netherlands	2012-12-14 18:02 Post: #2 Check boundary Devices, if they have something that can tick of most of your requirements. http://boundarydevices.com/products/ J1nx \| .: Hackable Gadgets :.
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davilla Team-XBMC Developer Posts: 10,399 Joined: Feb 2008 Reputation: 58	2012-12-14 18:47 Post: #3 going to be hard pressed to find arm hw with pci/pic-e slots. you are better off using intel atom based hw. MediaInfo : http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/ Do not e-mail XBMC-Team members directly asking for support. Read/follow the forum rules.
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cuccuizzo Junior Member Posts: 16 Joined: Dec 2010 Reputation: 0 Location: Italy	2012-12-14 21:54 Post: #4 You may also consider an HP N40L MicroServer. Really nice (and cheap) but no pci slots: 1 pci-e 16x and 1 pci-e 1x, half height. More infos here (This post was last modified: 2012-12-14 22:19 by cuccuizzo.)
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bibi Senior Member Posts: 142 Joined: Sep 2009 Reputation: 0	2012-12-14 23:25 Post: #5 Just watch your different link. Well i guess i will have to wait a little more... and see what Intel/AMD will propose in 2013.
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j1nx Fan Posts: 510 Joined: Aug 2011 Reputation: 22 Location: Netherlands	2012-12-16 15:02 Post: #6 Might not tick ALL boxes, but looks interesting; http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=2686 SATA-II en mPCIx J1nx \| .: Hackable Gadgets :.
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dhead Senior Member Posts: 177 Joined: May 2010 Reputation: 0	2012-12-16 19:05 Post: #7 ZyXEL NSA320 Only 2 drives, Armv5, No pci seems to have full linux support (Arch Linux) http://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv5/zyxel-nsa320 I would start from reading and posting on their forums http://archlinuxarm.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=27
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