OPNsense BlackBox Concept (OBBC)

[vpx23]

Just throwing together a little box for OPNsense.

Case: Inter-Tech S31B

€ 61.77
geniuzcom.de

https://preisvergleich.heise.de/4013915216
https://www.inter-tech.de/productdetails-155/S31B_EN.html

PSU: FSP FlexGURU 300W

€ 69.44
geniuzcom.de

https://preisvergleich.heise.de/fsp-flexguru-300w-fsp300-57fcb-a2203423.html
https://www.fsplifestyle.com/en/product/Flexguru300W.html

Mainboard: Supermicro A2SDi-4C-HLN4F

€ 386.19
Plexcom Hardware For You

https://preisvergleich.heise.de/supermicro-a2sdi-4c-hln4f-bulk-mbd-a2sdi-4c-hln4f-b-a1710120.html
https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/motherboard/A2SDi-4C-HLN4F

ECC RAM: ATP A4B04QG8BLPBSE (2x 4 GB)

2x 53.12 € = 106.24 EUR (Not in stock, just for reference)
Mouser

https://eu.mouser.com/ProductDetail/ATP-Electronics/A4B04QG8BLPBSE?qs=iLbezkQI%252BsjpkBexVW6rQA%3D%3D
https://www.atpinc.com/products/industrial-dram-module-ddr4

M.2 SSD: Swissbit SE2600BC020GI-1TB1-1CB-STD (20 GB SLC)

52.65 € (Not in Stock, I know it's only a pure flash module, just for reference)
DigiKey

https://www.digikey.de/en/products/detail/swissbit/SE2600BC020GI-1TB1-1CB-STD/22320996
https://www.swissbit.com/de/produkte/produktsuche?pn=SE2600BC020GI-1TB1-1CB-STD

Optional: Inter-Tech ST-7238 (4x Intel i350)

€ 89.90
Mindfactory

https://preisvergleich.heise.de/inter-tech-argus-st-7238-lan-adapter-77773010-a2709788.html
https://www.inter-tech.de/produktdetails-198/ST-7238_EN.html

Optional: StarTech/Delock Serial port cable with header

3-5 EUR

https://www.delock.de/produkt/89900/merkmale.html?setLanguage=en
https://www.startech.com/en-eu/cables/pnl9m16

Total price: 676.29 EUR (766.19 EUR with optional Add-On NIC)

[Patrick M. Hausen]

Why such a large case and way oversized power supply for a firewall? A Supermicro A2SDi-4C-HLN4F fits nicely into a Supermicro SC101F, power supply already included.

If you need an additional network card you can go with an SCE300 for the case.

I have both cases, SC101F with exactly the suggested mainboard and the SCE300 with an X10SDV-4C-TLN4F.

[meyergru]

A system like that can be had from Quotom (Q20322G9) with passive cooling, plus it has 4x SFP+ ports on top of 5x 2.5 GbE ports instaed of 5x 1 GbE.

[nero355]

PSU: FSP FlexGURU 300W

€ 69.44
geniuzcom.de

https://preisvergleich.heise.de/fsp-flexguru-300w-fsp300-57fcb-a2203423.html
https://www.fsplifestyle.com/en/product/Flexguru300W.html

Are you 100% sure it's actually a good one ?!

The Power Supply market is one big minefield sadly... :(

Mainboard: Supermicro A2SDi-4C-HLN4F

€ 386.19
Plexcom Hardware For You

https://preisvergleich.heise.de/supermicro-a2sdi-4c-hln4f-bulk-mbd-a2sdi-4c-hln4f-b-a1710120.html
https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/motherboard/A2SDi-4C-HLN4F

Seems expensive for a Firewall and in range of Mini PCs that will do the job just as good ?!

ECC RAM: ATP A4B04QG8BLPBSE (2x 4 GB)

2x 53.12 € = 106.24 EUR (Not in stock, just for reference)
Mouser

https://eu.mouser.com/ProductDetail/ATP-Electronics/A4B04QG8BLPBSE?qs=iLbezkQI%252BsjpkBexVW6rQA%3D%3D
https://www.atpinc.com/products/industrial-dram-module-ddr4

HOLY CRAP BATMAN !!! That's fucking expensive!

RAM prices have really gone INSANE !!! :(

M.2 SSD: Swissbit SE2600BC020GI-1TB1-1CB-STD (20 GB SLC)

52.65 € (Not in Stock, I know it's only a pure flash module, just for reference)
DigiKey

https://www.digikey.de/en/products/detail/swissbit/SE2600BC020GI-1TB1-1CB-STD/22320996
https://www.swissbit.com/de/produkte/produktsuche?pn=SE2600BC020GI-1TB1-1CB-STD

Didn't know you can still buy SLC stuff! COOL! :)

Optional: Inter-Tech ST-7238 (4x Intel i350)

€ 89.90
Mindfactory

https://preisvergleich.heise.de/inter-tech-argus-st-7238-lan-adapter-77773010-a2709788.html
https://www.inter-tech.de/produktdetails-198/ST-7238_EN.html

Why not eBay the thing for like € 35 or so ?!

You might get DELL stuff that needs a piece of tape on certain pins, but hey : If it works = Who cares ?! ;)

Optional: StarTech/Delock Serial port cable with header

3-5 EUR

https://www.delock.de/produkt/89900/merkmale.html?setLanguage=en
https://www.startech.com/en-eu/cables/pnl9m16

I hate DeLock products to be honest!

I have one of these : https://www.aten.com/global/en/products/usb-solutions/converters/uc232a/
And then just a TTY Enabled on it's USB Port at my Raspberry Pi 3B for Serial Console Access :)

[pfry]

[...]Mainboard: Supermicro A2SDi-4C-HLN4F [...] € 386.19[...]

Grrr. ECC RAM and low power are nice, and the BMC if you want it, but the price is pretty painful for a Silvermont Atom. Very slow. I can't think of a good equivalent offhand... Xeon Ds are rare and expensive, and N-series Atoms don't support ECC. Keeping to the power budget in particular is tough (even against the 15W C3558). I'd go with a socketed processor with a standard heat sink mount, but I like to mix and match parts (and I really don't care about size or power budget, but hey).