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On 18/11/2010, at 23:12, Andy Wodfer wrote: > [snip] > >>> 1. Which FreeBSD version should I install? (it must support large >> drives). >>> I'm currently using the standard FreeBSD 8.1 (STABLE) on several servers, >>> but this is a 32bit version, right? I suppose I need a 64bit version when >> I >>> use large harddrives? >> >> Freebsd has been 64 bit for a long time. It supports multiple >> architectures. You want amd64 (yes, even on an intel 64bit) > > > Thanks! I didn't know I could use amd64 on Intel servers. Then my next > questions will be: How about the ports collection - does the 64bit version > have most of the ports? I need ffmpeg, php, apache, mysql, imagemagick, > ghostscript, exiftools and a few more small ones. Yes, it has largely the same ports. 64bit support has been very good for a long time, i use it on all my servers, production and dev. > > >>> >>> 2. I know that the 3ware Raid controller supports larger drives than 2TB >> (or >>> was it 1TB?). The Highpoint controller I'm not so sure of, but I've had >> good >>> experience with these on a few Windows servers and on one FreeBSD server. >> My >>> setup would be to use the entire disk for both operating system and >>> filestorage (in version 1). How can I create this huge partition/slice? I >>> don't think the installer (atleast on the standard FreeBSD version) >> supports >>> these large drives? >>> >> >> You can use vinum or ZFS. >> > Excellent. I'm using ZFS on a FreeNAS installation. Is ZFS still considered > experimental on FreeBSD or is it now production ready? What tool or command > is used to partition/format/create a large ZFS drive? > > Thanks and best regards, > Andy > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" William Brown pgp.mit.edu -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.14 (Darwin) iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJM5SEuAAoJEHF16AnLoz6J1fQP/jvPKWwQwKNffF4VGvjH/xN/ kFZ7jPCGY9hUamZjw7XpXbS7rmlVQzhUBHNI4og+K/wfn7eCtVE78cKYYWofOJ7S OsboIRRFWIHEL+Ob1MlTxlP+zCKE3ZFM8dy8ZDTqAkX2kEroj2tUrQl63+1uaJeJ 0fJ67Svsv36zVYjIRCJteaWgGARqZSKz8zVl6OfLuedcEh2ui571AWggMdnVtZ+S Y+T6kM9ZP5cYsbX7lruCJRdzM1H1GCaAClwrzpzK5Wedf/TQq07qtbcCohFhhtvw T/cr+KXm+bvOsUbMI/++mXfAxs6JB2mjl1Y0gi8ePFluC3FSwmI7jsdOEhpcY2CD vU27CIIC7bUyY8d0Q77rufVb8CpgcqELUEzejdfP6inBM9sQ+5Ds4M1420EXlGMo w0HXLoK5fYhXpQvBhYwT6gbcrJ/l4vUANa6YwP53igFU3JVXnmgRgA7iDZWyeG3N Ub5tdjcJpUCxUP7W0BMHdOa5/wkwv8vXhBTACRVK0Nrq0gbFTCqUJn2jhEOa2P1x FbrhlWMSXmZ2PlSKro7sqcYg3EeXH8zlPuAWO88ZPufBTxnTqsDY+rBYsM4HFN1S bKcsKWkkF8GoYs0yg407r/GhNt4+GvpQnU9JQJPQVHgwyapvcDT9uIZ/Q9dw1ps6 xL1pUajo//OKwSGBIi2c =S+nL -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"