looking for gigabit network appliances

[Mike Andrews]

On 3/27/2011 10:04 AM, Maxim Khitrov wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 9:16 AM, Paul Schenkeveld<freebsd at psconsult.nl>  wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've been happily using many Soekris network appliances for almost 10
>> years now but Soekris is not in a big hurry to come with a gigabit
>> platform :(
>>
> In the end, I decided to build my own system, which would meet most of
> your requirements. The components are listed below:
>
> Motherboard:  Supermicro X7SPA-HF-D525 (Atom D525)
> Memory:       Crucial CT2KIT25664BC1067 (2x2GB DDR3 1066)
> Network Card: Intel E1G44HT (4-port gigabit)
> SSD:          OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G
> Enclosure:    Thermaltake Element Q VL52021N2U
>
> The final price for all components was ~$680.
>
> I've had no problems setting up FreeBSD 8.2 amd64 on this box. The
> system has 6 gigabit ports total (2 em, 4 igb). There is IPMI with
> KVM-over-IP on em0. No issues with my choice of SSD, though I've now
> added a hot-swap 3.5" enclosure in the 5.25" bay, which will have a
> mechanical drive for backup purposes.
>
> You'll have to look around for a 1U enclosure. My case has a single
> fan in the power supply, which I don't mind. It's impossible to hear
> and creates a tiny bit of airflow right over the CPU heat sink. If you
> don't want any moving parts at all, take a look at picoPSU from
> mini-box.com.

For what it's worth:

http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/1U/5015/SYS-5015A-EHF-D525.cfm

is a bundle with that motherboard and a 1U case.  I've got the D510 version
and am pretty happy with it.  I think it comes with a PCI-E riser card 
if you want
the extra NIC.