Today I got some new toys
- A mainboard SuperMicro X10SDV-2C-7TP4F
This board includes a 25W CPU (2C/4HT), 2 x Intel 10G SFP+, 2 x 1G and 16 x SAS/Sata (LSI 2116).
You can add up to 128 GB RAM and 2 PCI-e cards. I paid around 500 Euro for the board.
The boards is also available with 8 or 16 cores.
Then I received an Intel X710 QSFP+ (40G QSFP+ or 4 x SFP+) for around 400 Euro
First impression:
A perfect board for a ZFS storage and All-In-One (beside driver support for 10G)
Currently you can use the 2 x 1G
The size of the Board is Flex ATX, a little smaller than uATX but it fits perfectly in a regular uATX/ATX case
I have tried the following:
Use the napp-it systemimage with a Intel S3510-80: ok
Installation of OmniOS from USB stick: ok
HBA 2116: ok, comes with IT mode firmware
Intel X550: not yet supported
Intel X710: not yet supported
For both drivers are under development, see Illumos mailling list
ESXi 6.0U2
Installation: ok
Pass-through of the LSI 2116: ok
X550: not supported
X710: not supported
Hope that the drivers included soon or they can be installed seperately
Napp-in-One
Deploying the napp-it ZFS storage server template with pass-through: ok
update
A short test with Solaris 11.3
Setup from USB stick: fails
Setup from Sata DVD: fails
I have tried different bios settings regarding USB2/3 settings
- A mainboard SuperMicro X10SDV-2C-7TP4F
This board includes a 25W CPU (2C/4HT), 2 x Intel 10G SFP+, 2 x 1G and 16 x SAS/Sata (LSI 2116).
You can add up to 128 GB RAM and 2 PCI-e cards. I paid around 500 Euro for the board.
The boards is also available with 8 or 16 cores.
Then I received an Intel X710 QSFP+ (40G QSFP+ or 4 x SFP+) for around 400 Euro
First impression:
A perfect board for a ZFS storage and All-In-One (beside driver support for 10G)
Currently you can use the 2 x 1G
The size of the Board is Flex ATX, a little smaller than uATX but it fits perfectly in a regular uATX/ATX case
I have tried the following:
Use the napp-it systemimage with a Intel S3510-80: ok
Installation of OmniOS from USB stick: ok
HBA 2116: ok, comes with IT mode firmware
Intel X550: not yet supported
Intel X710: not yet supported
For both drivers are under development, see Illumos mailling list
ESXi 6.0U2
Installation: ok
Pass-through of the LSI 2116: ok
X550: not supported
X710: not supported
Hope that the drivers included soon or they can be installed seperately
Napp-in-One
Deploying the napp-it ZFS storage server template with pass-through: ok
update
A short test with Solaris 11.3
Setup from USB stick: fails
Setup from Sata DVD: fails
I have tried different bios settings regarding USB2/3 settings
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