Re: Any good ARM based hardware for NetBSD fileserver

[Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>]

On Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 11:47:16AM +0200, tlaronde%polynum.com@localhost wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'd like to have a fileserver only, running NetBSD, so since it needs
> only a CPU, no floating point unit, no GPU and should not be another
> electric heater, an ARM based one comes to mind.
> 
> I'm playing a little with Raspberry but that's not it since what I'm
> looking for needs internal disks support and efficient ethernet
> interfaces.
> 
> Does anybody know of some such hardware that is reasonably accessible
> (in Europe) and that will run happily under NetBSD (note: I don't care
> much about RAID; I didn't have very satisfying results with built-in 
> RAID 1 so far so it is no prerequisite).

Check the Olimex (olimex.com) A20-based olinuxino boards:
https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/A20/open-source-hardware

I use several lime2 and I'm happy with them.
They have gigabit ethernet and native SATA.
You can add a LiPo battery, and if you power your SATA drive from the
on-board connector (don't forget to order the cable with the board), the LiPo
battery will also power the drive.

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>
     NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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