New server motherboard

[evarie]

There are so many motherboards that I cannot choose very well. What is a good enough motherboard for a great server-box: a RAID6 system and a Gigabit network interface. It is for storage data with sftp and Apache httpd.

 

[vermaden]

This one seems to be great choice for your needs:
http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/ATOM/ICH9/X7SPA-HF-D525.cfm

It has 2 Atom cores (4 threads) with 6 SATA ports, it's fast enough for sftp/httpd and consumes small amounts of power.

 

[evarie]

I am a Linux/FreeBSD fan. This is the problem of that mainboard:

Number 5

    6x SATA (3.0Gbps) Ports
     RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 (Windows Only)

Is it cool that price € 187,90?

 

[vermaden]

This is the problem of that mainboard:

Number 5

6x SATA (3.0Gbps) Ports
RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 (Windows Only)

What problem?

ZFS takes RAW disks to create pools, so you do not need any other mostly cheap and unreliable solutions.

Is it cool that price € 187,90

That is a price for well tested and crafted Supermicro boards.