Smitty2k1 Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 (edited) I primarily use my unraid server as a NAS. It runs just a few dockers - plex and emby and logitech mediaserver for local (within the house) streaming only. No transcoding. I've currently got 7 data drives, 1 parity, and a SSD cache drive. With the exception of the SSD cache, the drives are plugged into an IBM M1015 9220-8i 8 port PCIe controller. My current motherboard is a Gigabyte MB10-DS1 - a mitx board with integrated Xeon-D 1521 CPU. I'm under the impression this CPU is underpowered even for basic file transfers with parity. Indeed, I can't even saturate a 1Gbps Ethernet connection. Additionally, the IPMI software uses outdated Java and I'm finding it less and less usable. I'm just looking for a basic IPMI motherboard/CPU/RAM combo that is inexpensive to replace my existing motherboard with. My house is currently only wired with Cat5e so I don't think I need anything special like a 10Gb or even 2.5Gb ethernet controller. I've got a large rackmount case, so full size ATX is an option. I'm fine buying used or new. Thanks for any suggestions! Edited July 31 by Smitty2k1 Quote Link to comment
nerbonne Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 I'm looking for the same thing but inexpensive and IPMI dont really go together, sadly. Hopefully someone will chime in and we can both find something. Quote Link to comment
Hoopster Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 (edited) If you don't mind used and not latest tech, here is a good option: UPDATE: Oops, scratch that. Listing is for the C226 version even though I searched for C246 https://www.ebay.com/itm/204906477773?itmmeta=01J451SK7NWF9ZE08VK1HQK0KE&hash=item2fb560b8cd:g:LDYAAOSw7w9mifVq&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAAwD%2BfXGso7VLtEp2X4%2ByKaUFI%2BeJvhrUueu8v%2FRAqCJQEaLfy9LXFO%2BCZr9gOxr%2B6kHPiJo008l4FCIJGrSQ6g3CG%2FAfXYSGNnppyKHJGravJJgy4oHsuMunmeGD5XH%2FOs69vzImDaz2tcAUOyajK8jV3sMYabN7xon9soF1vxK%2BYZxlBlHTWMAxrMUDDiKV02F5Ouh%2BQI4vPLkY8pe%2F0OuYeUZphRrzSJwv9ow4Ur9OxpzIL7k6WJjOjaNB9XypTvQ%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR_az5qGhZA I have this Mini ITX board in my backup server (see sig for specs) and it is fantastic. IPMI uses HTML5 not that Java garbage. It supports up to E-2100 and E-2200 Xeon CPUs (also 8th/9th generation Core i3/i5/i7/i9, Pentium and Celeron) Personally, I have the E-2246G in the backup server. My main server uses the mATX version of the board (E3C246D4U) with an E-2288G CPU. Integrated graphics in these things is more than enough for 5 simultaneous transcoding streams. That is just the most I have ever had, not necessarily the limit. Edited July 31 by Hoopster Quote Link to comment
Hoopster Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 (edited) I bought my E3C246D2I about two and a half years ago at nextwarehouse. They often seem to have "no longer available" boards in stock. Of course, they have the latest and greatest as well. Edited August 1 by Hoopster Quote Link to comment
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