Re: [zfs-discuss] Setting up a file server (NAS)

2007-10-11 Thread Richard Elling
Ima wrote: Hi all, I have been reading ZFS discussion for a while now and I'm planning a small file server (to be used by only a few people). I'm fairly new to Solaris and OpenSolaris, and I'm thinking of using Solaris 10 08/07. I have a few questions I haven't been able to figure out

Re: [zfs-discuss] Setting up a file server (NAS)

2007-10-09 Thread Ima
Thanks a lot for your help everyone :) 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] Setting up a file server (NAS)

2007-10-09 Thread MC
3) Forget PCI-Express -- if you have a free PCI-X (or PCI)-slot. Supermicro AOC-SAT2-MV8 (PCI-X cards are (usually) plain-PCI-compatible; and this one is). It has 8 ports, is natively plug-and-play-suported and does not cost more than twice a si3132, and costs only a fraction of other

Re: [zfs-discuss] Setting up a file server (NAS)

2007-10-08 Thread grant beattie
Ima wrote: 3. Can anyone recommend a PCI-Express SATA controller that will work with 64-bit x86 Solaris 10? I believe these cards support SAS and SATA devices just fine: http://www.sun.com/storagetek/storage_networking/hba/sas/ ___

Re: [zfs-discuss] Setting up a file server (NAS)

2007-10-08 Thread Pål Baltzersen
1) I would use soft-mirror: During install dedicate s7 to metadb (~10MB is plenty) cat /etc/lvm/md.tab /dev/md/dsk/d0 -m /dev/md/dsk/d10 /dev/md/dsk/d10 1 1 /dev/dsk/c0d0s0 /dev/md/dsk/d20 1 1 /dev/dsk/c0d1s0 # metadb -a -c 3 /dev/dsk/c0d0s7 /dev/dsk/c0d1s7

[zfs-discuss] Setting up a file server (NAS)

2007-10-06 Thread Ima
Hi all, I have been reading ZFS discussion for a while now and I'm planning a small file server (to be used by only a few people). I'm fairly new to Solaris and OpenSolaris, and I'm thinking of using Solaris 10 08/07. I have a few questions I haven't been able to figure out yet, and would be

Re: [zfs-discuss] Setting up a file server (NAS)

2007-10-06 Thread MC
This one might be better in the help forum/list :) You will probably want to use the latest SXDE for that instead of Solaris 10. It is a recent well-tested SXCE which is much newer than Solaris 10. Depending on how good the Super Project Indiana OpenSolaris Milestone 1 Turbo turns out at the