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SUPERMICRO SYS-5018A-FTN4 1U Rackmount Server Barebone
With quad Gigabit Ethernet ports, this 1U server barebone system is ideal for file sharing, gateway, firewall and router applications. It incorporates a mini-ITX motherboard with a soldered-down Intel Atom C2758 processor (eight cores), and supports up to 64 GB DDR3 ECC SO-DIMM RAM via four memory slots. It also offers space for 3.5" & 2.5" drives, and has a PCI-E 2.0 x8 slot. The pre-installed 200W power supply is 80 PLUS Gold certified and runs with whisper-level noise, delivering the benefit of lower energy cost and less noise annoyance, which you would value to a great extent in the 24x7 operation.
To complete this system, you need system memory, storage drive and Operating System. All not included.
| Product SKUs | |
| SYS-5018A-FTN4 | SuperServer 5018A-FTN4 (Black) |
| Motherboard | |
| Super A1SRi-2758F | |
| Processor/Cache | |
| CPU |
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| System Memory | |
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| Memory Type |
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| DIMM Sizes | 8GB, 4GB, 2GB |
| Memory Voltage | 1.5 V, 1.35 V |
| Error Detection |
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| On-Board Devices | |
| Graphics | BMC integrated ASPEED AST2400 |
| SATA |
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| IPMI |
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| Network Controllers |
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| USB 3.0 | Renesas uPD720201 |
| Input / Output | |
| Serial ATA |
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| LAN |
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| USB |
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| VGA | 1x VGA Port |
| Serial Port / Header | 2x Fast UART 16550 Serial Port (1 rear, 1 via header) |
| DOM | 1x SATA DOM (Disk on Module) power connector |
| Others | TPM 1.2 header |
Pros:
Quiet
Fast
Easy
Cons:
Needs parts
MAC address (at least on port 0) changes from post to system boot and it makes it tricky for some gateways to assign an IP address
Other Thoughts: I'd still recommend.
Pros: Using it as a PFSENSE router and pushing 300Mbps out and 40Mbps in as IPESC traffic and CPU is only at 9%. Some testing before I placed it in production I was able to push 950~ each way with only 40 - 50% CPU used so a good 1.5 Gbps router!
Cons: None
Other Thoughts: None
Pros: IPMI, lots of ethernet ports, quiet, low power
Cons: Not so easy to find compatible memory. Ethernet ports were on the wrong side of the box for our application.
Other Thoughts:
We used Kingston memory (Newegg Inv #137015908) and it worked fine. The bracket to install 2.5" drives is MCP-220-00044-0N. It looks like Newegg has started to mention these on the same page as the computer. That may be chance, but if it is policy, then that bodes well for Newegg customers.
The cooling arrangment appears to meet a concern that the disk drives might catch cold from a draft. There is a tiny fan on the CPU, and one in the power supply, but no baffles to direct air across the drives and CPU heat exchanger. I poked a bit of sponge in the box to prevent air from going to the exhaust fan without passing over any components. I expect that helped, but curiously the BIOS doesn't show any temp data.
Pros: silent, low power, intel quad nic, 8 threads, 4 slots for memory, and out of band management.
Cons: n/a
Other Thoughts:
Running anywhere from 4-8 virtual machines on a given day in a multipurpose home lab (security, network, dev) on vmware esxi 6.5.
Intel nic is compatible with esxi (most realtek on board networking will not work). With 32GB RAM this is a very flexible platform for multiple smaller vms as long as nothing requires too much compute. May be purchasing another soon for playing with vmotion.
Pros:
- Great price point for the purpose I needed.
- Has built-in IPMI so no need for a keyboard or monitor, just use the network cable on that and give it an IP.
- Stone quiet which is always good!
Cons: None.
Other Thoughts: This is currently serving as a pfsense router and IDS/IPS box. It works really well. Super quiet and stable. Have recommended it to a bunch of my peers and friends who are security folks. Has 1 NIC for IPMI and 4 NIC's for other functions so lots of room for growth.
Pros:
4 Intel NICs
8 cores.
4 DIMMs
1U Shallow Depth
Works with VMware ESXi 5.5 U2 and 6.0.0
Cons:
6 SATA ports, only room for 4 bays.
I wish this was 16-17" long which would still fit in most shallow depth wall-mounted network racks which would allow it to support an additional 2 drives and PCIe card.
Other Thoughts:
I run VMware ESXi 6.0 on this box with 6 VMs. I might buy another for pfSense/Snort/OpenVPN
Kingston 32GB DDR3
2 x 256GB SSD (Samsung 850 Pro)
2 x 750GB HDD (WD Black)
Pros:
- Quad Intel NIC. Great for firewalls and routers.
- 8 Logical Cores
- 4 DIMMs for RAM
- VMWare Compatable (Sort of)
- Small Size
- Expandable via PCIe
Cons:
- USB3 doesn't work with VMWare. USB2 Does.
- Out of the 5 units purchased so far, 3 have had to be replaced for either bad ram slots or electrical shorts on the motherboard. After a fulling working unit is received, they are rock solid.
- No RAID
Other Thoughts:
I have yet to find a smaller, more versatile package for virtualization.
I am using the units as firewalls. They are loaded with VMWare 5.5 and then with PfSense running on top. For ~$700 with RAM and a cheap disk, they are beastly firewalls or routers.
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Pros: Running 5 VMware VMs. It runs the PBX and pfsense router without a single problem.
Cons: The memory is the worst part. Good luck finding DDR3 ECC SO-DIMMs. We tried running non-ECC and it would not boot.