On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 11:16 PM, dsheet at yahoo.com<mail at belenix.org> wrote: > Hello all, > > > I want to build a new computer dedicated for (1) secure storage and for (2) > photo and video editing. ?I know I will use Windows for the photo/video > editing because I have applications for it already. ?However, I want to > convert gradually to Opensolaris/nexenta/belenix because of ZFS. > I'm thinking of dual booting and using VirtualBox as much as I can. ?Do you > think Belenix is a good starting point for using ZFS. >
Yes you can trust Belenix with your data :) Some of us trust our work data on Belenix. Our build servers are on Belenix, and our desktops at home run on Belenix. If you are going to do video editing work, then other platforms (such as OSX) have better tools at the moment as compared to the opensolarie ecosystem. This situation can change if we know what tools you'd like to use and whether we can provide them on Belenix. > (An additional question is, I want to use Belenix for its more cutting edge > work, but I want the extra repositories that Nexenta offer. ?Is that software > readily available in Belenix also?) > Based on private discussions, I know that Nexenta's repositories are at present best for their server side stack. There are some different assessments that the Belenix team has about Nexenta's usage of upstream Ubuntu code "as is" - because in our experience with building and providing packages, we have to patch software packages/apps to make them run stably on Belenix. Like Nexenta, the Belenix team too is moving toward having a free-tool chain and we're having enough adventures getting there :) ! Which Nexenta package in particular are you interested in ? > I go through a lot of data, so my computer will have many harddrives. > ?Besides using a Core i7 processor, I'm not set on the other components. ?If > any of you have suggestions, please let me know. > 1. Use Belenix for your storage, if you're comfortable with using command line tools to create and share data e.g. zfs set sharenfs=true datapool/someshare Else, use Nexenta for storage. They have a web based GUI and are free upto 1 TB. 2. If you let us know which packages you'd like to see on Belenix, we may be able to build and provide them for you. > Thanks in advance, > DSHEET > > > _______________________________________________ > belenix-discuss mailing list > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/belenix-discuss > http://groups.google.com/group/belenix-discuss >
