Re: [zfs-discuss] New zfs pr0n server :)))
ok, for the sake of science (!!!), I've turned upside down 4 disks, and took mandatory pics: http://img465.imageshack.us/my.php?image=zfspr0nserver11nf5.jpg http://img465.imageshack.us/my.php?image=zfspr0nserver12nw8.jpg http://img482.imageshack.us/my.php?image=zfspr0nserver13mj8.jpg http://img465.imageshack.us/my.php?image=zfspr0nserver14sw7.jpg http://img465.imageshack.us/my.php?image=zfspr0nserver15tu9.jpg the rerouting of the power cables was a bit of a pain, but all in all it was easy and I'm happy it all went well: [vintage.sick-net]# zpool status pool: vintage state: ONLINE scrub: none requested config: NAMESTATE READ WRITE CKSUM vintage ONLINE 0 0 0 raidz2ONLINE 0 0 0 c2d0ONLINE 0 0 0 c3d0ONLINE 0 0 0 c4d0ONLINE 0 0 0 c5d0ONLINE 0 0 0 c6d0ONLINE 0 0 0 c6d1ONLINE 0 0 0 c7d0ONLINE 0 0 0 c7d1ONLINE 0 0 0 errors: No known data errors anyway, I don't know if the little recurring armonic noise it produced lowered, too much ambient noise now, I'll post again after having heard it at night ;P bye This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
Re: [zfs-discuss] New zfs pr0n server :)))
I've seen the page with the pics of that server, and I agree with this issue. So I'd like to try to reverse half of the disks too, how would you advice to do this? My current setup is as follows, where up is normal disk upside paced, and down is with upside plate down and electronics side up: up up up up up up up up would it be better to do this: up down up down up down up down or this: up up up up down down down down or maybe this? up up down down up up down down (about the spinning/moving thing: the blue wires are *tight*, and the disk doesn't spin like a washing machine anyway... I understand this issue, but I prefer silence and slightly moving/pronetobreaking disks than noise, with a raidz2 setup, I just hope they don't fail on me more than 2 at a time =) This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
Re: [zfs-discuss] New zfs pr0n server :)))
Unfortunately it only comes with 4 adapters, bare metal adapters without any dampering /silencing and so on... ...anyway I wanted to make it the most silent I could, so I suspeded all the 10 disks (8 sata 320gb and a little 2,5 pata root disk) with a flexible wire, like I posted in this italian forum, the page is in italian, but the pictures show the concept well enough: http://www.pcsilenzioso.it/forum/showthread.php?t=2397 This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
Re: [zfs-discuss] New zfs pr0n server :)))
The case is a Sharkoon Rebel9 (Economy edition, has no integrated fans), I bought it from an italian online store, and I think it's commercialized in Germany, it has 9 51/4 frontal slots This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
[zfs-discuss] Re: While we're sharing server info...
So, since you are using the ahci driver, does your cfgadm output show sata devices too? =) This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
[zfs-discuss] Re: Re: New zfs pr0n server :)))
It's not easy to retry now because the 4 disks attached to the sil3114 controller are half of the raidz2 mirror... but in the previous home server that I had, this controller had 3 * 320gb disks attached to it where I had a raidz1 pool. With dclarke's test it easily got 50MB/s in the first (mad :) writing test. So I think it's pretty fast for the price and for the fact that's sata 1.0 and pci33 (those little no-brand cards are the cheapest you can find online or at local computer fairs) This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
[zfs-discuss] Re: New zfs pr0n server :)))
The onboard one is the controller that's in the nVidia 430 south bridge: pci bus 0x cardnum 0x0e function 0x00: vendor 0x10de device 0x0266 nVidia Corporation MCP51 Serial ATA Controller pci bus 0x cardnum 0x0f function 0x00: vendor 0x10de device 0x0267 nVidia Corporation MCP51 Serial ATA Controller The other one is a no-brand 4 port sil3114 pci sata 1.0 controller that I bought at a local computer fair last september: pci bus 0x0001 cardnum 0x07 function 0x00: vendor 0x1095 device 0x3114 Silicon Image, Inc. SiI 3114 [SATALink/SATARaid] Serial ATA Controller Notice that I had to flash it to make it work like a regular plain ide controller, otherwise it always kept the disks for himself presenting to me only the logical raid created drive... This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
[zfs-discuss] New zfs pr0n server :)))
Hi all, I just built a new zfs server for home and, being a long time and avid reader of this forum, I'm going to post my config specs and my benchmarks hoping this could be of some help for others :) http://www.sickness.it/zfspr0nserver.jpg http://www.sickness.it/zfspr0nserver.txt http://www.sickness.it/zfspr0nserver.png http://www.sickness.it/zfspr0nserver.pdf Correct me if I'm wrong: from the benchmark results, I understand that this setup is slow at writing, but fast at reading (and this is perfect for my usage, copying large files once and then accessing only to read them). It also seems that at 128kb it gives the best performances, iirc due to the zfs stripe size (again, correct me if I'm wrong :). I'd happily try any other test, but if you suggest bonnie++ please tell me what's the right version to use, too much of them I really can't understand which to try! tnx :) This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
