HPE EC200A Xeon D-1518 'hybrid server' on ebay ~$150
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Two options:
- I set two 3.5" drives in place, but then used several little stick-on rubber feet on the HD that kept everything snug when the cover was on. Computer isn't going to move around much anyways.
- Second option is using a Corsair Dual SSD Mounting Bracket 3.5" CSSD-BRKT2 (https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Dual-Mounting-Bracket-CSSD-BRKT2/dp/B016498CK0) as a starting frame, cut and bend parts of the bracket to fit the screw mounts on the board. I had two of these and believe they'll work, but opt'd for the easy rubber foot mount.
I'm running pfSense bare-metal on the base model currently; uses about a sixth of the CPU when pushing a gigabit WAN>LAN, albeit my rules are light and there's no IDS/IPS currently active.
Are you able to load it up with a VPN tunnel or similar ?
also how are your bufferbloat results ?
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also how are your bufferbloat results ?
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I would like a copy please
Yes I was able to setup and install pfsnes. I actually had more problems with the Adata SU655 SSDs I bought failing.
The performance is pretty good. I never see any problems.
At an ambient temperature of 92F I can just faintly hear the fan. It is only noticeable when it first starts up.
Has anyone found another cheap source for the communication board (858010-001)?
There's a single fan in the machine, but it's a server-class one. Meaning, it's loud. However, it can probably be replaced by a quiet Noctua one.
Edit: I also have 2 3.5" 7200rpm drives installed, so it's generating more heat that without. No 3.5" drives, it's quiet.
How fast does his "server" post ?
I'm hoping to use it as a pfsense firewall, but I need something that would POST and boot up within a short amount of time. I've had experiences with older HP servers where they too a pretty long time to POST.
Can anyone provide some insight into this ?
I know this might be asking too much, but I haven't seen any videos of this in actual usage. Its a pretty nice form factor that might be just what I need for a Firewall. Hey yall...post vids please
I'm hoping to use it as a pfsense firewall, but I need something that would POST and boot up within a short amount of time. I've had experiences with older HP servers where they too a pretty long time to POST.
Can anyone provide some insight into this ?
I know this might be asking too much, but I haven't seen any videos of this in actual usage. Its a pretty nice form factor that might be just what I need for a Firewall. Hey yall...post vids please
I haven't purchased one as yet, but just in case, Can I get this as well ?
Actually 20-30 seconds might not be bad. Some ML's i've seen take almost 2 minutes to boot to OS
I just tested mine, it takes about a min and a half to go from a cold boot to OS init.
Mine just arrived. What a funky little box!
I personally think the EC200a is far superior to any of the tinyminimicro's, but it isn't sustainable. Once this current supply runs out, it might be hard to find replacements. Also the upgrades for it are few and pretty hard to find at a reasonable cost. But it does have its own niche - having iLO in such a small footprint is pretty damn good.
iLO and Xeon D-1500 series cpu @ ~$150 is what makes it great. Wish it offered a more traditional PCIe slot.