Calxeda's ARM server tested

Posted Mar 15, 2013 19:06 UTC (Fri) by dlang (guest, #313)
In reply to: Calxeda's ARM server tested by geuder
Parent article: LC-Asia: Facebook contemplates ARM servers

I think that ARM servers are here to stay.

However, I am NOT saying that ARM servers will replace amd64 servers in the datacenter.

ARM servers are here to stay for home/small office environments where a small ARM box (including many current wireless access points) provides all the power needed to be a fileserver, mail server, web server, etc.

I agree with you that it's an open question if ARM servers are going to scale up to replace the high-density datacenter nodes or not.

But distros should be supporting ARM anyway, because there are already many places where they are 'good enough', and as they get more powerful, the number of places where they will be 'good enough' is going to grow.

Low power home server

Posted Mar 18, 2013 21:36 UTC (Mon) by man_ls (guest, #15091) [Link]

Well said. I have had a SheevaPlug server for my home for several years and I am very happy with it. Now I am planning to change it with a Raspberry Pi, which might also be used as a desktop if the need arises. They are versatile computers that waste very little energy and can be left on 24/7.

ARM is the third most popular architecture for Debian after amd64 and i386. Interestingly, armel appears to have reached a plateau lately, with the highest point around late 2011.