[Arm-netbook] EOMA server standard

[Gordan Bobic]

On 10/26/2012 04:29 PM, Mehmet Mersin wrote:

> My reasoning is even for a home server, if it's a file server I want to have
> at least 2 SATA ports for RAID-1. And for a router I want to have at least
> 2 native (not USB) ethernet ports. But these also mean EOMA-68 is not for me :)

Why not instead simply have a SATA port expander on the chassis side and 
run it off the single on-board SATA port? There's nothing to stop you 
from plugging a 5:1 SiliconImage SATA expander into the card's SATA 
port, is there?

>>> I think for a
>>> server version of an EOMA standard, these pins are better used for a
>>> second 1Gb ethernet and a second SATA port and even a second USB3.0
>>> port or PCIe.
>>
>>   yes.  but in doing so, you now force *all* devices to have *exactly*
>> those features.  they can NOT be optional.  so if the standard
>> requires 2x 10/100/1000 Ethernet, then any SoCs which do not have 2x
>> 10/100/1000 Ethernet are automatically excluded.  likewise for any
>> other features.
>
>>> For example Marvell ARMADA 370 SoC has 2 SATA and 2 Gb Ethernet ports
>>> plus 2 1x PCIe port which can be used as USB3.0 with an appropriate
>>> chip. SMILEPlug and Mirabox uses such a configuration.
>>
>>   ok, so that's at least a case for having 2-sata and 2-GbE and at
>> least 2of 1x PCIe.  the ECX-1000 definitely has this level of
>> functionality.
>>
>>   does anyone know of any other SoCs which have 2 SATA, 2 GbE and 2of
>> 1x PCIe?  or anything remotely close to that?
>>
>
> Marvell Armada XP series have 2 SATA, 4 Gb Ethernet and many many PCIe lanes.
> Also multiple cpu cores.
>
> http://www.marvell.com/embedded-processors/armada-xp/

Tegra also has PCIe.

Gordan