perfSONAR User Q&A and Other Discussion

["Hans Kuhn" <>]

On 3 Aug 2018, at 15:26, 

 wrote:

> Hi All, We're looking for a lower cost hardware config for a 10G tools
> platform. What tested motherboard/proc/NIC/RAM combo are any of you 
> using that
> comes in at around the $1000 price point? Thanks!
> Sal.
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Hi Sal,

I built a platform like that a while back and ESnet put it on their 
website as an example for lower-cost solutions. Several of these have 
been deployed, but at least one of the components is no longer available 
(10Gig nic, X520DA2). The X710-DA2 is it's replacement and runs about 
$300. I don't know if there's an even more recent NIC available.

From https://docs.perfsonar.net/deployment_examples.html you can find 
the part list:

Supermicro CSE­510­203B 1U rack 2x 2.5” Hot­swap 1x FH 200W 
­­CS8634
Intel CM8064601482522 Pentium G3420 Tray Processor LGA1150 3.2GHz 3MB 
Cache Dual Core DDR3 Up to 1600MHz
Supermicro SNK­P0046P 1U Passive­Heatsink for LGA1156 CPU­­FN4063
Micron MTFDDAK128MBF­1AN12ABYY SSD M600 128GB SATA MLC 2.5” 7mm 6Gb/s 
AES­ 256 Encryption
Supermicro MCP­220­00044­0N Dual 2.5” fixed HDD bracket
Crucial CT102472BA160B Memory 8GB DDR3 1600 ECC 1.5v Dual Rank
Supermicro X10SLL­F Motherboard Single E3­1200 v3 LGA1150 C222 4xDIMM 
32GB DDR3 1600MHz 3xPCI­E 6xSATA 2xGbE
Supermicro RSC­RR1U­E16 1U PCI­e Riser Card with PCI­E x16 output
Intel E10G42BTDA Network Adapter X520­DA2 Dual Port 10Gb/s SFP+

My goals for the build were cost, reliablity, power consumption, and 
small form-factor. My one wishlist would be for dual-power supply, but 
that isn't really possible at the price point I was shooting for.

Hans