Axiomtek is shipping a 1U rack-mountable network appliance platform targeting small- and medium-sized businesses. The NA-820 provides seven gigabit Ethernet ports, supports Intel Core 2 Duo processors, and is available with support for Linux 2.4 and 2.6, according to the company.

(Click here for larger image)

The NA-820 comes with seven gigabit Ethernet ports interfaced via PCI-Express, according to Axiomtek. The device supports two groups of LAN by-pass function through watchdog timer and GPIO pin definitions. The system's Intel 82573 LAN chips support fail-over, load-sharing, and load-balancing functions.

The system provides four USB 2.0 ports — two on the front panel, and two internally on pin headers. An RS232 DB9 console port is also available on the front panel; the BIOS can be be redirected to the console port for headless operation, the company says.

The system accommodates a 2.5-inch IDE or SATA hard drive, as well as CompactFlash. A 32-bit, 33 MHz Mini PCI slot allows for system expansion.

SBC8A820 (Click image to enlarge)

The NA-820 is based on Axiomtek's SBC8A820 SBC (single-board computer). The SBC provides an LGA775 CPU socket, which supports Pentium 4, Pentium D, and Core 2 duo processors, and incorporates a 945G+ICH7R chipset. Two DDR2 DIMM sockets support up to 4 GB of unbuffered non-ECC memory.

Other features of the 8-layer SBC8A820 SBC, according to Axiomtek, include:

• Storage:
  • 4 x ATA 66/100 EIDE channels
  • 4 x S-ATA II channels, with support for RAID 0, 1, 0+1
  • CompactFlash socket
• I/O ports:
  • 7 x gigabit Ethernet
  • 4 x USB 2.0
  • 2 x serial
  • PS/2 keyboard and mouse
  • VGA connector
• Expansion:
  • 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI slot
  • 32-bit, 33 MHz Mini PCI slot
• Dimensions — 12 x 9.6 inches (305 x 244 mm)
• ATX power connector

In addition to Linux 2.4 and 2.6, the NA-820 appliance and its internal SBC8A820 also support Windows CE and Windows XP Embedded.

Both the NA-820 network appliance platform and the SBC8A820 SBC are immediately available, according to Axiomtek Pricing was not disclosed.

 
This article was originally published on LinuxDevices.com and has been donated to the open source community by QuinStreet Inc. Please visit LinuxToday.com for up-to-date news and articles about Linux and open source.