Yes it is.
Use to run Arch Linux with ext4. Now run FreeBSD with ZFS.
Yes it is.
Use to run Arch Linux with ext4. Now run FreeBSD with ZFS.
Still using Xeon-E5 v3/4 CPUs in production. No issues.
OPNSense. No issues.
I know you only looking at Gigabyte/ASRock but may want to look at Supermicro. Built-in IPMI and optional 10GbE & SAS built-in. Configurator at wiredzone.com
Motherboard form-factors from mini-ATX to full ATX.
Should be using software-defined storage, like ZFS. Provides snapshots, rollbacks, compression, and optionally deduplication and encryption. ZFS is both a filesystem and volume manager. Good stuff.
For new, Supermicro has motherboards with embedded CPU and optionally 10GbE and SAS controller. Running a Xeon-D 25W CPU with SAS with no issues.
Configurator at wiredzone.com