Would you consider a USB stick to be the same usability model as a handful of 750GB drives (backing up large files for home backup needs - DVD backups, home pictures, etc) - that wouldn't be hot plugged often if at all (only on failure, or accidental power loss/etc)
On 3/20/07, Bev Crair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Mike, Take a look at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8100808442979626078&q=CSI%3Amunich Granted, this was for demo purposes, but the team in Munich is clearly leveraging USB sticks for their purposes. HTH, Bev. mike wrote: > I still haven't got any "warm and fuzzy" responses yet solidifying ZFS > in combination with Firewire or USB enclosures. > > I am looking for 4-10 drive enclosures for quiet SOHO desktop-ish use. > I am trying to confirm that OpenSolaris+ZFS would be stable with this, > if exported out as JBOD and allow ZFS to manage each disk > individually. > > Enclosure idea (choose one): > http://fwdepot.com/thestore/default.php/cPath/1_88 > Would be looking to use 750GB SATA2 drives, or IDE is fine too. > > Would anyone be willing to speak up and give me some faith in this > before I invest money into a solution that won't work? I don't intend > on hot-plugging any of these devices, just using Firewire (or USB, if > I can find a big enclosure) since it is a cheap and reliable > interconnect (eSATA seems to be a little too new for use with > OpenSolaris unless I have some PCI-X slots) > > Any help is appreciated. I'd most likely use a Shuttle XPC as the > "head unit" for all of this - it is quiet and small. (I'm looking to > downsize my beefy huge noisy heavy tower with limited space > availability) - obviously bandwidth on the bus would be limited the > more drives sharing the same cable. That would be my only design > constraint. > > Thanks a ton. Again, any input (good, bad, ugly, personal experiences > or opinions) is appreciated A LOT! > > - mike > _______________________________________________ > zfs-discuss mailing list > zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
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