P.S I went through HotLava Systems for the Intel-based SFP+ NICs to add to those, http://hotlavasystems.com/ (not trying to plug; these are just hard to find)
On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 9:08 AM, Ray Soucy <r...@maine.edu> wrote: > You're right I dropped down to the v2 for pricing reasons: > > - Supermicro SuperServer 5017R-MTRF > - 4x SATA > - 8x DDR3 > - 400W Redundant > - Eight-Core Intel Xeon Processor E5-2640 v2 2.00GHz 20MB Cache (95W) > - 4 x SAMSUNG 2GB PC3-12800 DDR3-160 > - 2 x 500GB SATA 6.0Gb/s 7200RPM - 3.5" - Western Digital RE4 WD5003ABYZ > - Supermicro System Cabinet Front Bezel CSE-PTFB-813B with Lock and Filter > (Black) > - No Windows Operating System (Hardware Warranty Only, No Software Support) > - Three Year Warranty with Advanced Parts Replacement > > FWIW I used Sourcecode as the system builder. They've been great to work > with. > > On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 4:46 PM, Joe Greco <jgr...@ns.sol.net> wrote: > >> > How cheap is cheap and what performance numbers are you looking for? >> > >> > About as cheap as you can get: >> > >> > For about $3,000 you can build a Supermicro OEM system with an 8-core >> Xeon >> > E5 V3 and 4-port 10G Intel SFP+ NIC with 8G of RAM running VyOS. The >> pro >> > is that BGP convergence time will be good (better than a 7200 VXR), and >> > number of tables likely won't be a concern since RAM is cheap. The con >> is >> > that you're not doing things in hardware, so you'll have higher latency, >> > and your PPS will be lower. >> >> What 8 core Xeon E5 v3 would that be? The 26xx's are hideously pricey, >> and for a router, you're probably better off with something like a >> Supermicro X10SRn fsvo "n" with a Xeon E5-1650v3. Board is typically >> around $300, 1650 is around $550, so total cost I'm guessing closer to >> $1500-$2000 that route. >> >> The edge you get there is the higher clock on the CPU. Only six cores >> and only 15M cache, but 3.5GHz. The E5-2643v3 is three times the cost >> for very similar performance specs. Costwise, E5 single socket is the >> way to go unless you *need* more. >> >> ... JG >> -- >> Joe Greco - sol.net Network Services - Milwaukee, WI - http://www.sol.net >> "We call it the 'one bite at the apple' rule. Give me one chance [and] >> then I >> won't contact you again." - Direct Marketing Ass'n position on e-mail >> spam(CNN) >> With 24 million small businesses in the US alone, that's way too many >> apples. >> > > > > -- > Ray Patrick Soucy > Network Engineer > University of Maine System > > T: 207-561-3526 > F: 207-561-3531 > > MaineREN, Maine's Research and Education Network > www.maineren.net > -- Ray Patrick Soucy Network Engineer University of Maine System T: 207-561-3526 F: 207-561-3531 MaineREN, Maine's Research and Education Network www.maineren.net
