Re: Low Power Linux Server

John Goerzen <[email protected]> Mon, 09 Mar 2015 16:40:58 -0500
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Interesting.  What sort of cameras are those?  And what sort of home
automation/security are you doing?  I'm doing Insteon and Z-Wave here,
but not much of a Linux component to it.

John

On 03/09/2015 04:07 PM, Ryan wrote:
> Ive got a CuBox i4pro
> (http://www.solid-run.com/product/cubox-i4pro/) with a routed IP
> ruining ArchLinux.. Its got a 4TB eSata drive that 4x1080p security
> cameras record 24/7 via FTP on; It runs my home automation, security,
> authentication and host monitoring services like a champ.  It sits
> mostly idle and never hits swap space; I had some stability issues a
> while back that turned out to be due to my cheap uSD card but its been
> running months since I installed a new one without issue.
>
> Ive also got a few beaglebone blacks running for sprinklers, remote
> gpio and gps time server, they have small li-ion batteries wired
> directly to them as they have built in battery charger/backup; but for
> me they were too slow and limited on storage for primary server use so
> they do more simple and dedicated tasks.. the small batteries do keep
> em running for at least 6h, haven't tested it much thankfully.
>
> Cheers,
> -Ryan
>
> On Mar 9, 2015, at 2:08 PM, Dale Hodge <[email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
>> Does anyone have experience using a Raspberry Pi or a Cromebox as a
>> Linux server? I'm not doing anything particularly demanding with my
>> current servers but they're getting long in the tooth and I'd like to
>> replace them with something more power efficient. I'm also
>> considering using a SSD as the primary drive to further reduce power
>> consumption. I think by doing that even a small UPS would keep them
>> running for hours rather minutes during power failures.
>>
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    Interesting.=C2=A0 What sort of cameras are those?=C2=A0 And what sort =
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    automation/security are you doing?=C2=A0 I'm doing Insteon and Z-Wave
    here, but not much of a Linux component to it.<br>
    <br>
    John<br>
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    <div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 03/09/2015 04:07 PM, Ryan wrote:<br>
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      <div>Ive got a CuBox i4pro (<a moz-do-not-send=3D"true"
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.solid-run.com/product/cubox-i4pro/</a>)=C2=A0with
        a routed IP ruining ArchLinux.. Its got a 4TB eSata drive that
        4x1080p security cameras record 24/7 via FTP on; It runs my home
        automation, security, authentication and host monitoring
        services like a champ. =C2=A0It sits mostly idle and never hits swa=
p
        space; I had some stability issues a while back that turned out
        to be due to my cheap uSD card but its been running months since
        I installed a new one without issue.</div>
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      </div>
      <div>Ive also got a few beaglebone blacks running for sprinklers,
        remote gpio and gps time server, they have small li-ion
        batteries wired directly to them as they have built in battery
        charger/backup; but for me they were too slow and limited on
        storage for primary server use so they do more simple and
        dedicated tasks.. the small batteries do keep em running for at
        least 6h, haven't tested it much thankfully.</div>
      <div><br>
      </div>
      <div>Cheers,</div>
      <div>-Ryan</div>
      <br>
      <div>
        <div>On Mar 9, 2015, at 2:08 PM, Dale Hodge &lt;<a
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[email protected]</a>&gt;
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              display: inline !important; float: none; background-color:
              rgb(255, 255, 255);">Does anyone have experience using a
              Raspberry Pi or a Cromebox as a Linux server? I'm not
              doing anything particularly demanding with my current
              servers but they're getting long in the tooth and I'd like
              to replace them with something more power efficient. I'm
              also considering using a SSD as the primary drive to
              further reduce power consumption. I think by doing that
              even a small UPS would keep them running for hours rather
              minutes during power failures.</span></div>
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