Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS Distro Advice
On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 7:57 AM, Volker A. Brandt wrote: > Tim Cook writes: > > > I need something that will allow me to share files over SMB (3 if > > > possible), NFS, AFP (for Time Machine) and iSCSI. Ideally, i would > > > like something i can manage "easily" and something that works with > > > the Dell... > > > > All of them should provide the basic functionality you're looking > > for. > > None of them will provide SMB3 (at all) or AFP (without a third > > party package). > > FreeNAS has AFP built-in, including a Time Machine discovery method. > > The latest FreeNAS is still based on Samba 3.x, but they are aware > of 4.x and will probably integrate it at some point in the future. > Then you should have SMB3. I don't know how far along they are... > > > Best regards -- Volker > > FreeNAS comes with a package pre-installed to add AFP support. There is no native AFP support in FreeBSD and by association FreeNAS. --Tim ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS Distro Advice
Tim Cook writes: > > I need something that will allow me to share files over SMB (3 if > > possible), NFS, AFP (for Time Machine) and iSCSI. Ideally, i would > > like something i can manage "easily" and something that works with > > the Dell... > > All of them should provide the basic functionality you're looking > for. > None of them will provide SMB3 (at all) or AFP (without a third > party package). FreeNAS has AFP built-in, including a Time Machine discovery method. The latest FreeNAS is still based on Samba 3.x, but they are aware of 4.x and will probably integrate it at some point in the future. Then you should have SMB3. I don't know how far along they are... Best regards -- Volker -- Volker A. Brandt Consulting and Support for Oracle Solaris Brandt & Brandt Computer GmbH WWW: http://www.bb-c.de/ Am Wiesenpfad 6, 53340 Meckenheim, GERMANYEmail: v...@bb-c.de Handelsregister: Amtsgericht Bonn, HRB 10513 Schuhgröße: 46 Geschäftsführer: Rainer J.H. Brandt und Volker A. Brandt "When logic and proportion have fallen sloppy dead" ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS Distro Advice
On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 4:57 AM, Tiernan OToole wrote: > Good morning all. > > My home NAS died over the weekend, and it leaves me with a lot of spare > drives (5 2Tb and 3 1Tb disks). I have a Dell Poweredge 2900 Server sitting > in the house, which has not been doing much over the last while (bought it > a few years back with the intent of using it as a storage box, since it has > 8 Hot Swap drive bays) and i am now looking at building the NAS using ZFS... > > But, now i am confused as to what OS to use... OpenIndiana? Nexenta? > FreeNAS/FreeBSD? > > I need something that will allow me to share files over SMB (3 if > possible), NFS, AFP (for Time Machine) and iSCSI. Ideally, i would like > something i can manage "easily" and something that works with the Dell... > > Any recommendations? Any comparisons to each? > > Thanks. > > All of them should provide the basic functionality you're looking for. None of them will provide SMB3 (at all) or AFP (without a third party package). --Tim ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS Distro Advice
I just started the same migration.. I tried to test OpenIndiana w/Napp-IT, Illumos w/Napp-IT, Debian k/FreeBSD and Nexenta Community Edition. I tested iSCSI, SMB and NFS. I did not find time to test FreeNAS. All tests performed as a VM guest on ESXi 5.0. SMB is based on kernel on OpenIndiana, Illumos and Nexenta so performing better. Debian k/FreeBSD needs Samba to provide SMB. I found Nexenta as the most easy one to manage with its GUI. My two cents will be such that if you do not want to dig into details from CLI, Nexenta or FreeNas will be the best choice. Illumos, OpenIndiana and Debian k/FreeBSD needs more deep dive on OS level.. --- SNK On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 4:23 PM, Volker A. Brandt wrote: > Hi Tiernan! > > > > But, now i am confused as to what OS to use... OpenIndiana? Nexenta? > > FreeNAS/FreeBSD? > > > > I need something that will allow me to share files over SMB (3 if > > possible), NFS, AFP (for Time Machine) and iSCSI. Ideally, i would > > like something i can manage "easily" and something that works with > > the Dell... > > I can recommend FreeNAS. It lives in a USB stick, thus leaving all > your 8 disk slots free. It can do all the things you have listed > above. It has a nice management GUI to bring it all together. > And it is free, so you can download it and see if it recognizes all > your hardware, especially the storage and network controllers. > > > Best regards -- Volker A. Brandt > -- > > Volker A. Brandt Consulting and Support for Oracle Solaris > Brandt & Brandt Computer GmbH WWW: http://www.bb-c.de/ > Am Wiesenpfad 6, 53340 Meckenheim, GERMANYEmail: v...@bb-c.de > Handelsregister: Amtsgericht Bonn, HRB 10513 Schuhgröße: 46 > Geschäftsführer: Rainer J.H. Brandt und Volker A. Brandt > > "When logic and proportion have fallen sloppy dead" > ___ > zfs-discuss mailing list > zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss > ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS Distro Advice
Hi Tiernan! > But, now i am confused as to what OS to use... OpenIndiana? Nexenta? > FreeNAS/FreeBSD? > > I need something that will allow me to share files over SMB (3 if > possible), NFS, AFP (for Time Machine) and iSCSI. Ideally, i would > like something i can manage "easily" and something that works with > the Dell... I can recommend FreeNAS. It lives in a USB stick, thus leaving all your 8 disk slots free. It can do all the things you have listed above. It has a nice management GUI to bring it all together. And it is free, so you can download it and see if it recognizes all your hardware, especially the storage and network controllers. Best regards -- Volker A. Brandt -- Volker A. Brandt Consulting and Support for Oracle Solaris Brandt & Brandt Computer GmbH WWW: http://www.bb-c.de/ Am Wiesenpfad 6, 53340 Meckenheim, GERMANYEmail: v...@bb-c.de Handelsregister: Amtsgericht Bonn, HRB 10513 Schuhgröße: 46 Geschäftsführer: Rainer J.H. Brandt und Volker A. Brandt "When logic and proportion have fallen sloppy dead" ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
[zfs-discuss] ZFS Distro Advice
Good morning all. My home NAS died over the weekend, and it leaves me with a lot of spare drives (5 2Tb and 3 1Tb disks). I have a Dell Poweredge 2900 Server sitting in the house, which has not been doing much over the last while (bought it a few years back with the intent of using it as a storage box, since it has 8 Hot Swap drive bays) and i am now looking at building the NAS using ZFS... But, now i am confused as to what OS to use... OpenIndiana? Nexenta? FreeNAS/FreeBSD? I need something that will allow me to share files over SMB (3 if possible), NFS, AFP (for Time Machine) and iSCSI. Ideally, i would like something i can manage "easily" and something that works with the Dell... Any recommendations? Any comparisons to each? Thanks. -- Tiernan O'Toole blog.lotas-smartman.net www.geekphotographer.com www.tiernanotoole.ie ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
