Request for Recommendations: media / transcode server

[Ravi Pokala]

From: <a.petrov at atweb.su>
Date: 2019-11-14, Thursday at 01:15
To: Ravi Pokala <rpokala at freebsd.org>
Subject: Re: Request for Recommendations: media / transcode server

 

Hi.

 

Not exactly MB suggestion, but offer to expand your look on requirements.

6x/8x SATA may be replaced with one SAS board (some of LSI Logic based on PCI-E) and enough number of cables

For example:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0085FT1LQ

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B012BPLYJC

 

Thanks for the pointers.

 

I have a (admittedly idiosyncratic) dislike of SCSI. It's probably because I've been writing code to work with (S)ATA for fifteen years, and haven't really wrapped my head around SAS. 

 

I'll keep that in mind though, if I can't find anything that suits my needs.

 

Thanks again,

 

Ravi (rpokala@)

 

14.11.2019, 11:40, "Ravi Pokala" <rpokala at freebsd.org>:

> Hi all,

> 

> For a few years, I've known that my media server's motherboard[1] was potentially vulnerable to a bricking issue[2]. It looks like that day has come. :-/

> 

> Or it might just be "normal" old-age, since I've had the board for ~4.5 years.

> 

> Either way, I find myself in need of a new motherboard. My requirements are:

> 

> - 2C/4T amd64 (4C/8T preferred)

> - 2x DDR4 slots (4x preferred)

> - 6x SATA ports (8x preferred)

> - 2x 1GbE NICs

> - 1x 80mm M.2 slot (2x preferred, 110mm preferred)

> - 1x PCIe x8 slot (2x preferred)

> - BMC w/ dedicated NIC

> 

> Suggestions?

> 

> Thanks,

> 

> Ravi (rpokala@)

> 

> [1] https://www.amazon.com/Supermicro-A1SAM-2550F-Micro-Processor-Motherboard/dp/B00IRHNKKK/

> [2] https://www.anandtech.com/show/11110/semi-critical-intel-atom-c2000-flaw-discovered

> 

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