mine is a dual atom mini itx box, with two mirrored disks - though i have an ssd to add when i get a chance.
the server is a combined auth/cpu/venti/fossil/mail/domain/web server. it consumes 26watts which could be better but is not bad. a pi with a few sata3 interfaces would be interesting. -Steve > On 12 Oct 2016, at 16:31, California Electric <californiaelect...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Jim, > > There are other low cost alternatives than an rpi. Higher kilowatt-hour cost > for sure than an rpi, but cheap... > > My current 32bit bell labs distro file server is a Lenovo (IBM) m58p small > form factor. It has a 3.33 ghz intel core2 duo cpu, upgraded from it's stock > 3.0ghz core2 duo. I have also tested it with a 3.0ghz core2 quad cpu, and > that works. With AHCI set to native everything works, including multiple > cores and built in gigabit ethernet. I boot off a USB stick, and it runs a > 512GB fossil from SSD. I bought mine for 60 $US on eBay. I just checked and > they are as low as half that now. Tilted on its side it doesn't take up much > shelf space at all. > > The fossil is backed by a very large venti running under plan9port on a mac > that does other things, too. > > My auth server is an rpi though, the original, and it sits on top and gets > its power from one of the USB ports on the fs, so it's all pretty compact and > a single switch. > > Greg > > > > Sent from my iPhone >> On Oct 11, 2016, at 5:33 PM, James A. Robinson <jim.robin...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Folks, >> >> One of the things I'm thinking about is setting up a full Plan 9 >> cluster, meaning one of the components would be a stand-alone >> fileserver hooked up to a decent amount of storage. >> >> I was wondering what experience people have had with slower or faster >> machines in this role? >> >> I was wondering whether or not it'd be feasible to hook up something >> like http://tinyurl.com/jgov5gc (Amazon.com) to something small like a >> Raspberry Pi 3, or if the I/O would be too much for that kind of >> computer to handle. >> >> Does anyone here run a fileserver on a small computer like a >> raspberry pi 3, or perhaps something like an Intel nuc? >> >> I wouldn't be supporting multiple users, just myself moving between >> a couple of devices. >> >> Jim >> >
