apu2c4 with SSDNow mS200

[vikozo]

Hello
i will get the APU2C4 and i wish to build in the MSATA
KINGSTON SSDNow mS200 Drive, 240GB (SMS200S3/240G)

will this be a good Option? What about the size?

have a nice day
vinc

[bartjsmit]

Hi Vinc,

240 GB is exactly double the size that is recommended: https://docs.opnsense.org/manual/hardware.html

Bart...

[vikozo]

jepp, so the disk it self is also ok to support.
and i am ready for the future ;-)

on the end month i will have all parts an be ready to start...

[jachu]

Hello
i will get the APU2C4 and i wish to build in the MSATA
KINGSTON SSDNow mS200 Drive, 240GB (SMS200S3/240G)

will this be a good Option? What about the size?

have a nice day
vinc

Hi ,

Why are you such a big disk. I have a 32 GB SD card and it's quiet enough.

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Jachu

[vikozo]

will be ready for the future, but yes i will resize it to 120GB the Price is not a big difference ;-)

[miroco]

Hi,

I’m also on an APU2C4 with a Transcend 32 GB mSATA SSD (amd64 (64bit) serial image) OPNSense 17.7. Disk usage is about 4%. Apart from an OpenVPN-server, my installation is pure vanilla. How come that the recommended disk size differ that much, (x4) from mine and I still seem to have a vast space for manoeuvring?

P.S. Don’t forget to activate the thermal sensors.


I’d like to take the opportunity to thank the OPNSense team for a great product


Regards,


Miroco

[bartjsmit]

Hi Miroco,

With many web pages running into tens of MB, a squid proxy cache will have a fair appetite for disk space, this also grows with the number of users.

The minimum storage requirement on the page I cited is 4 GB, which is closer to your use case.

Bart...

[franco]

Space for logs is also important. Suricata or Netflow logs can grow quite rapidly.

[miroco]

Hi Bart and Franco,


Thank you both for straightening this out. I’m using this setup in a home environment (5 devices). I’m planning to activate at least Suricata intrusion detection (when I learn how to), does that mean I’m low on storage?


Miroco

[franco]

No, not at all. The recommended disk space is a guideline for a SMB type setup with several activated subsystems and high average traffic from tens or hundreds of devices where you can store traffic history for a while to go back later and analyse if necessary.

For most setups you can get away with the bare minimum of 4 GB, which simply accounts for enough space to upgrade in the future, install a few packages plugins, etc.

So you are good.


Cheers,
Franco