[Arm-netbook] A10 server dreamboard

[Gordan Bobic]

On 05/29/2012 01:53 PM, Lauri Kasanen wrote:
> On Tue, 29 May 2012 15:24:49 +0300
> Tsvetan Usunov - OLIMEX Ltd<usunov at olimex.com>  wrote:
>
>> What do you think will be most useful (speak as performance not price) for
>> ARM embedded server with A10?
>> ok, ETHERNET is must, I guess HDMI and many USB ports etc are not necessary
>> in this case although they are build in and will not rise the BOM
>> significant
>
> Ethernet, SATA, at least two USB2.
 >
>> cheap LiPo 1.4Ah backup battery for stand alone operation few hours without
>> main power supply instead to use costly UPS?
>>
>> RAM amount 1-2GB?
>> FLASH amount 4-8GB enough?
>
> Max amount of RAM, which I guess is 2gb; flash would be enough at even 2gb, IMHO.

I'd like some confirmation from someone who can categorically confirm 
whether 2GB would actually work with the A10.

>> size factor? what is the best concept to mount in rack?
>
> Standard mounting holes please, *TX would be best. Are you planning to do just the boards, or a rack unit with several of them onboard?

Agreed, *TX would be ideal for a generic board. The smaller the better.

> If the latter, you'd also need the internal power arrangement, and maybe an embedded eth switch too, depending on the goal (shared nothing? Compute nodes?).

And now you're talking about the same blade chassis concept that I was 
talking about. :)

Gordan