First, I hope this thread is in the right spot as it hits a couple or more 'check boxes' in terms of subject matter.
To begin....
Has anyone had any experience with single source/bifurcation risers such as the Supermicro RSC-R2UG-2E4E8 ?
(x16 to tripple x16 physical)
Of those that are familiar with such hardware, has anyone had any luck on something such as a Mini-ITX Motherboard, say, for a Home Router Project ? ...and running either Linux or BSD ?
At this point, before I say something stupid, I will upload an image file to reflect on, as my 'Big Boy' words don't have the technical range to cover many of the questions that I would like to ask, so hopefully the simple pic can help clear up some of what I am proposing to accomplish.
Idle Hardware, as with Idle hands, are the Devil's Playground. Rather than get rid of things that I am not using, I figure I would put that which I already own to use....and perhaps add a couple more pieces in the process.
Hardware:
- Asus P8H61-I (ITX, Intel H61 Chipset) Motherboard (supports up to Core i7 3770 4c/8t if needed)
- Core i3 2100 (2C/4T, 3.10Ghz)
- 8GB DDR3 Memory (can add more if required)
- Supermicro RSC-R2UG-2E4E8 Bifurcation Riser *** (everything hinges on this item)
- PCIe x1 Wifi
- PCIe x4 4port Gigabit Ethernet
- PCIe x8 Twin SFP+/10GbE
My goals with this project are to simply add some 10GbE to my home network (at the source) to save from buying a 10GbE switch, and eliminating the direct connection between my media server and main workstation, and simply play with a Firewall/Routing Distro. Everything is within close physical proximity already, I simply want to go back to a single NIC in my workstation and Media Server....and not have to buy a switch.
I guess you could say that I have a BEST and WORST case scenario laid out in my mind already, but am hoping for the best. Please see my attached image to clear anything up that I may have missed, or to put things into greater context.
Thanks in advance,
Allan
To begin....
Has anyone had any experience with single source/bifurcation risers such as the Supermicro RSC-R2UG-2E4E8 ?
(x16 to tripple x16 physical)
Of those that are familiar with such hardware, has anyone had any luck on something such as a Mini-ITX Motherboard, say, for a Home Router Project ? ...and running either Linux or BSD ?
At this point, before I say something stupid, I will upload an image file to reflect on, as my 'Big Boy' words don't have the technical range to cover many of the questions that I would like to ask, so hopefully the simple pic can help clear up some of what I am proposing to accomplish.
Idle Hardware, as with Idle hands, are the Devil's Playground. Rather than get rid of things that I am not using, I figure I would put that which I already own to use....and perhaps add a couple more pieces in the process.
Hardware:
- Asus P8H61-I (ITX, Intel H61 Chipset) Motherboard (supports up to Core i7 3770 4c/8t if needed)
- Core i3 2100 (2C/4T, 3.10Ghz)
- 8GB DDR3 Memory (can add more if required)
- Supermicro RSC-R2UG-2E4E8 Bifurcation Riser *** (everything hinges on this item)
- PCIe x1 Wifi
- PCIe x4 4port Gigabit Ethernet
- PCIe x8 Twin SFP+/10GbE
My goals with this project are to simply add some 10GbE to my home network (at the source) to save from buying a 10GbE switch, and eliminating the direct connection between my media server and main workstation, and simply play with a Firewall/Routing Distro. Everything is within close physical proximity already, I simply want to go back to a single NIC in my workstation and Media Server....and not have to buy a switch.
I guess you could say that I have a BEST and WORST case scenario laid out in my mind already, but am hoping for the best. Please see my attached image to clear anything up that I may have missed, or to put things into greater context.
Thanks in advance,
Allan
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