Hello,
I want to build a lightweight server and install centos. Does anyone have a recommendation for a suitable motherboard?
Thank you, Joe
On 05/16/2014 02:21 AM, Joseph Hesse wrote:
Hello,
I want to build a lightweight server and install centos. Does anyone have a recommendation for a suitable motherboard?
I have a number of Small Form Factor units standing on their sides as servers. I prefer Lenovo these days, HP SFF power supplies have been a problem the past few of those, blowing up after running non-stop for a couple months.
Of course now I am looking at ARM boards for servers. Redsleeve (and Fedora) for now but soon Centos! I perfer the Cubieboard (2 and truck) as ARMv7 units. Not hard to put together your own server with them. THe lower power draw and heat makes them so much better.
On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 7:21 AM, Joseph Hesse joehesse@gmail.com wrote:
I want to build a lightweight server and install centos. Does anyone have a recommendation for a suitable motherboard?
What will the role of the server be? How "lightweight"? How many users, what kinds of services, what (if any) performance requirements, etc? Room for future growth/expansion?
Budget?
Joseph Hesse wrote:
Hello,
I want to build a lightweight server and install centos. Does anyone have a recommendation for a suitable motherboard?
Not sure what you mean by lightweight, but I've been happy with Asus and Gigabyte motherboards. STAY AWAY from Supermicro: we have a bunch of servers with 64 cores - so we're talking high end - which we bought from Penguin, and we've had a *bunch* m/b problems, as in, we've sent back a number of them for repairs, where they replaced the m/b. So, if high-end servers are like that, I do *not* trust their quality control.
mark, hoping nixpam will let this through
On 2014-05-16, m.roth@5-cent.us m.roth@5-cent.us wrote:
Not sure what you mean by lightweight, but I've been happy with Asus and Gigabyte motherboards. STAY AWAY from Supermicro: we have a bunch of servers with 64 cores - so we're talking high end - which we bought from Penguin, and we've had a *bunch* m/b problems, as in, we've sent back a number of them for repairs, where they replaced the m/b. So, if high-end servers are like that, I do *not* trust their quality control.
As one other data point, I've had a few Supermicro motherboards, and have only had one bad one so far. (I'm less enamored of their IPMI implementation.)
--keith
On 05/16/2014 07:21 AM, Joseph Hesse wrote:
Hello,
I want to build a lightweight server and install centos. Does anyone have a recommendation for a suitable motherboard?
Thank you, Joe _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
If it's just for play... a refurbished Lenovo Core 2 Duo Intel V-Pro PC from Microcenter is about $120. And includes a copy of Windows 7 Pro. It's my preferred way to buy Windows 7 and get a free PC. And I keep one around just for parts.
On 16 May 2014 13:21, Joseph Hesse joehesse@gmail.com wrote:
Hello,
I want to build a lightweight server and install centos. Does anyone have a recommendation for a suitable motherboard?
At home I have two of these atom C2750 boards each with 32GB of ECC ram . They are extremely good, powerful and very cheap boards. They use very little power so you don't need fans which is nice. And they have ipmi controllers.
The processors are 8 core and will easily outstrip a 5i or 7i.
http://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=C2750D4I
Highly recommended!!
the supermicro one is quite good also. Comes with and extra pcie x4 slot.
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