[Rdo-list] Cheap, quiet hardware for a small RDO installation?

Wed Dec 3 16:27:58 UTC 2014

Perhaps this would make for a good Wiki page?

List a few "labs" (without specifics regarding a retailer) and some of the advantages/gotcha's of each lab setup.

I had wished that some of the Quick-Start guides were able to provide this type of guidance (but I completely understand why the don't, or shouldn't) but.. if you have a fairly detailed idea of exactly what you are about to commit to, I think it makes it easier.
________________________________
From: rdo-list-bounces at redhat.com [rdo-list-bounces at redhat.com] on behalf of Kodiak Firesmith [kfiresmith at gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2014 11:17 AM
To: Dave Neary
Cc: rdo-list
Subject: Re: [Rdo-list] Cheap, quiet hardware for a small RDO installation?

Here's a cart I put together today for $244 that gives 4 cores, 8GB RAM (add $65 for 16GB RAM), 1TB of slow spinning platters (I paid and extra $5 to get 64MB cache over 32MB, but would be curious to see how well the hybrid drives work as a compromise).

Couple that PC with the HP NC380T 2xGbe cards for $20 each and you've got a decent SOHO openstack node for about $275 with shipping.

Qty.    Product Description     Savings Total Price
1

[APEX TX-373 Black Steel MicroATX Mid Tower Computer Case 300W Power Supply]

APEX TX-373 Black Computer Case<http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16811154079>
Item #:N82E16811154079
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

        $39.99

[Add APEX TX-373 Black Computer Case to cart]<http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/AddToCart.aspx?Submit=ADD&ItemList=N82E16811154079%7c1>
1

[AMD Athlon 5350 Kabini Quad-Core 2.05GHz Socket AM1 25W Desktop Processor AMD Radeon HD 8400 AD5350JAHMBOX]

AMD Athlon 5350 2.05GHz Socket AM1 Desktop Processor<http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16819113364>
Item #:N82E16819113364
Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy

        $59.99

[Add AMD Athlon 5350 2.05GHz Socket AM1 Desktop Processor to cart]<http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/AddToCart.aspx?Submit=ADD&ItemList=N82E16819113364%7c1>
1

[MSI AM1I AM1 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Mini ITX AMD Motherboard]

MSI AM1I Mini ITX AMD Motherboard<http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16813130759>
Item #:N82E16813130759
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

        $34.99
$29.99

[Add MSI AM1I Mini ITX AMD Motherboard to cart]<http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/AddToCart.aspx?Submit=ADD&ItemList=N82E16813130759%7c1>
1

[Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive]

Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive<http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16822148840>
Item #:N82E16822148840
Return Policy: Iron Egg Guarantee Return Policy

        $69.99
$49.99

[Add Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive to cart]<http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/AddToCart.aspx?Submit=ADD&ItemList=N82E16822148840%7c1>
1

[Team  Elite  8GB  240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM  DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)  Desktop MemoryModel TED38G1600C1101]

Team Elite 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory<http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820313472>
Item #:N82E16820313472
Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy

        $64.99

[Add Team  Elite  8GB  240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM  DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)  Desktop Memory to cart]<http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/AddToCart.aspx?Submit=ADD&ItemList=N82E16820313472%7c1>
Grand Total:    $244.95

If anyone has ideas to get better capabilities for a similar price I'm all ears.
(Options might be to look for refurb/liquidated DDR3 PC-1600 DIMMs to shave another ~$20 off each unit)

 - Kodiak

On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 10:44 AM, Kodiak Firesmith <kfiresmith at gmail.com<mailto:kfiresmith at gmail.com>> wrote:
I recently did this using micro-ATX to save money over they shuttle / ITX form factor.  I built around the cheapest low-wattage AMD quad-core APU I could find on Newegg with 8GB RAM on each box and slow 1tb spinning platters.  I think I got down to about $340 / each for all components including PCI-e 2x1GB NICs I got second hand from a parts liquidator.  If you are interested in specifics I can try to compile them after work.

 - Kodiak

On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 10:39 AM, Dave Neary <dneary at redhat.com<mailto:dneary at redhat.com>> wrote:
Hi,

I'm looking for ideas of mini PCs I can use for a small RDO cloud -
looking at maybe 3 shuttle PCs, each with "enough" disk (maybe 800GB
total storage) and RAM (8GB per PC enough?). Also, I'm wondering if 2
NICs is reasonable to ask for. My desired price point is *low* - all 3
for under $1000 would be ideal, failing that, as close to it as possible.

Anyone have recommendations for hardware that would serve this process?

Thanks,
Dave.

--
Dave Neary - NFV/SDN Community Strategy
Open Source and Standards, Red Hat - http://community.redhat.com
Ph: +1-978-399-2182<tel:%2B1-978-399-2182> / Cell: +1-978-799-3338<tel:%2B1-978-799-3338>

_______________________________________________
Rdo-list mailing list
Rdo-list at redhat.com<mailto:Rdo-list at redhat.com>
https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rdo-list

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.rdoproject.org/pipermail/dev/attachments/20141203/bef6c640/attachment.html>