Re: [zfs-discuss] Re: Optimal strategy (add or replace disks) to build a cheap and raidz?

2007-05-15 Thread Robert Milkowski
Hello Pal, Friday, May 11, 2007, 6:41:41 PM, you wrote: PB> Note! You can't even regret what you have added to a pool. Being PB> able to evacuate a vdev and replace it by a bigger one would have PB> helped. But this isn't possible either (currently). Actually you can. See 'zpool replace'. So yo

[zfs-discuss] Re: Optimal strategy (add or replace disks) to build a cheap and raidz?

2007-05-11 Thread Pål Baltzersen
Just my problem too ;) And ZFS disapointed me big time here! I know ZFS is new and every desired feature isn't implemented yet. I hope and beleive more features are comming "soon", so I think I'll stay with ZFS and wait.. My idea was to start out with just as many state-of-the-art size disks I r

[zfs-discuss] Re: Optimal strategy (add or replace disks) to build a cheap and raidz?

2007-05-11 Thread Pål Baltzersen
I use Supermicro AOC-SAT2-MV8 It is 8-port SATA2, JBOD only, and literally plug&play (sol10u3) and just ~100Euro It is PCI-X but mine is plugged into a plain PCI slot/mobo and works fine. (Don't know how much better it would perform on a PCI-X slot/mobo). I bought mine here: http://www.mullet.se

[zfs-discuss] Re: Optimal strategy (add or replace disks) to build a cheap and raidz?

2007-05-06 Thread Christian Rost
I've an EX-3403 Marvell 88SX6081 Controller. Unfortunately it is revision 07 which seems to be not supported until now. I don't see any disks ... :-( This is already discussed here: http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=13533 This message posted from opensolaris.org __

[zfs-discuss] Re: Optimal strategy (add or replace disks) to build a cheap and raidz?

2007-05-05 Thread Orvar Korvar
What brand is your 8 port satacontroller? I want one sata controller too, but heard that Solaris is picky about the model. All controllers doesnt work. Your does? This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@open

[zfs-discuss] Re: Optimal strategy (add or replace disks) to build a cheap and raidz?

2007-05-05 Thread MC
You could estimate how long it will take for ZFS to get the feature you need, and then buy enough space so that you don't run out before then. Alternatively, Linux mdadm DOES support growing a RAID5 array with devices, so you could use that instead. This message posted from opensolaris.org _