On 2015-12-01 12:59, PixelDrift.NET Sam wrote: > On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 11:46 PM, Gordan Bobic <gordan at redsleeve.org> > wrote: >> On 2015-12-01 12:36, Karanbir Singh wrote: >>> >>> On 01/12/15 12:32, Gordan Bobic wrote: >>>> >>>> On 2015-12-01 12:12, Karanbir Singh wrote: >>>>> >>>>> On 01/12/15 10:11, Andreas Reschke wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi there, >>>>>> I want to replace some servers (SOHO, Mail-, web-, Infrastructure, >>>>>> X86_64, all with CentOS) with ARM-Servers. I've a /home-Server >>>>>> with >>>>>> Odroid XU4 (Cloudshell) with Fedora running fine. >>>>>> >>>>>> Are there other ARM-Devices running CentOS easy? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> there are -no- ARMv7 grade server hardware available, there are >>>>> single >>>>> board units, none of which are capable of running infrastructure >>>>> services for any reasonable performance. the cubietruck seems the >>>>> most >>>>> 'capable' but still falls well short of reasonable performance. >>>>> >>>>> There are however ARMv8 based server's that are available, the APM >>>>> Mustang class of boards are well supported in CentOS Linux 7 and >>>>> are >>>>> perhaps the most widely available. >>>>> >>>>> this does however take into consideration my own interpretation of >>>>> what >>>>> might be considered 'reasonable performance'. >>>> >>>> >>>> ARMv7 server grade hardware does exist. It wasn't so long ago that >>>> I was helping the guys at Boston get RedSleeve 6 getting up and >>>> running on their Viridis servers: >>>> >>>> https://www.boston.co.uk/solutions/viridis/default.aspx >>> >>> >>> I believe the viridis platform has been discontinued for a few years >>> now, >> >> >> Has it? I seem to recall getting RSEL6 running on it 4 years ago, >> and it has had a refresh since then. If it has been discontinued >> it must have been relatively recently. >> >> And decent ARMv8 hardware is not actually that easily available, at >> least in UK. There's a lot of posturing and press releases but very >> little actual hardware to show for it. And if you can ever find it >> commercially it is disproportionately expensive for what it is. >> >> Gordan >> > > My experience has been identical. > > There appears to be a lot of talk around ARMv8, but I have been unable > to find any hardware at close to reasonable prices (keen for > suggestions). > > I have been considering the Nvidia Shield while I wait for decent > server hardware to turn up, can anyone provide feedback on this > hardware? If you don't mind it being in laptop form factor, the Samsung Chromebook 2 is really quite difficult to beat. I just got the 13" variant (had to order it from US, it's not available in other markets), and I am extremely pleased with it (4+4 cores, 4GB of RAM, 1080p screen). Of other for factors, the top of the line SolidRun Cubox is really good. I have RSEL running on both so getting CentOS working on them should be reasonably trivial. Gordan