>>>> Is the Gentoo Software RAID + LVM guide the best place for RAID >>>> install info if I'm not using LVM and I'll have a hardware RAID >>>> controller? >>> >>> Not ready to take the ZFS plunge? That would greatly reduce the complexity >>> of RAID+LVM, since ZFS best practice is to set your hardware raid controller >>> to JBOD mode and let ZFS take care of the RAID - and no LVM required (ZFS >>> has mucho better tools). That is my next big project for when I switch to my >>> next new server. >>> >>> I'm just hoping I can get comfortable with a process for getting ZFS >>> compiled into the kernel that is workable/tenable for ongoing kernel updates >>> (with minimal fear of breaking things due to a complex/fragile >>> methodology)... >> >> Can't you just emerge zfs-kmod? Or maybe you're trying to do it >> without module support? > > @tanstaafl's kernels have no module support.
OK, but why exclude module support? - Grant
