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SOPHOS XG - ROCK PI X

Hi All,

After extensive research I'm planning to use Sophos XG HOME for my home lab. I tested on vmware workstation about it first, then I deployed on VMWARE ESXI and used there, my homelab vms are not always on but I have to keep the Sophos XG on server as it also handling my multiple raspberry pi devices, IP Camera, NAS, Alexa, Firestick, XBOX, Mobiles, Laptops, and Desktops. So I thought about to dedicated system for Sophos XG connected to Router and managed devices more better with dedicated NIC rather than VMWARE soft nic/switch on my home server.

So I wanted to clear certain queries through Sophos Suppport and Community member please do help.

As Sophos do not support ARM processor devices, I came across ROCK PI X - Powered by Intel Atom x5-Z8350.

ROCK Pi X is the first X86 SBC(Single Board Computer) by Radxa. It can run Windows and Linux distributions. The ROCK Pi X is started after the Radxa team get a lot of inquiries from the users if the ROCK Pi 4 can run Windows.
ROCK Pi X features an Intel Cherry Trail quad core processor Z8350, 64bit dual channel 1866Mb/s LPDDR3, up to 4K@30 HDMI, 3.5mm jack with mic, 802.11 ac WIFI, Bluetooth 4.2, USB Port, GbE LAN, 40-pin color expansion header, RTC. Also, ROCK Pi X supports USB PD and QC powering.

https://wiki.radxa.com/RockpiX

https://www.seeedstudio.com/Rock-Pi-X-Model-B-4GB-p-4277.html

1. Is the CPU supportable?

As the SBC is cheap rather than using other desktop or intel nuc. It can be great alternative to setup as Router/Firewall with UTM style power for Home.

Thank you in advance.



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  • Hi. a couple of questins

    1/. what boot method is used - XG currently does not support UEFI

    2/. how do you add a second NIC to the device

    3/. how do you add RAM

    4/. what method is used to connect storage to the device.

    The above points were not clear to me when I reviewed the link you posted.

    ian

  • Hi ian,

    1. It has Bios booting with MBR, Bootable Pendrive can be used to install the OS.

    2. for second NIC, usb 3.0 to Ethernet - TPLINK

    3. it has inbuilt soc LDDR3 4GB (2 model available with 4GB and 8GB), Storage EMMC installed (32, 64 GB available)

    4. Extra space can be added as USB, SD CARD and PCI M2 slot

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  • Hi ian,

    1. It has Bios booting with MBR, Bootable Pendrive can be used to install the OS.

    2. for second NIC, usb 3.0 to Ethernet - TPLINK

    3. it has inbuilt soc LDDR3 4GB (2 model available with 4GB and 8GB), Storage EMMC installed (32, 64 GB available)

    4. Extra space can be added as USB, SD CARD and PCI M2 slot

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