> > For the OS, I'd drop the adapter/compact-flash combo and use the > "stripped down" Kingston version of the Intel x25m MLC SSD. If you're > not familiar with it, the basic scoup is that this drive contains half > the flash memory (40Gb) *and* half the controller channels (5 versus > 10) of the Intel drive - and so, performance is basically a little > less than half although read performance is still very good. For more > info, google for hardware reviews. This product is still a little > hard to find, froogle for the following part numbers: > > Desktop Bundle - SNV125-S2BD/40GB > Bare drive - SNV125-S2/40GB > > Currently you can find the bare drive for under $100. This is bound > to give you better performance and guaranteed compatibility compared > to adapters and compact flash. > > The problem with adapters is that, although the price is great, > compatibility and build quality are all over the map and YMMV > considerably. You would not be happy if you saved $20 on the > adapter/flash combo and ended up with nightmare reliability. > > The great thing about 2.5" SSDs is that mounting is simply a question > of duct tape or velcro! [ well .... almost ... but you can velcro them > onto the sidewall of you case ] So you can use all your available > 3.5" disk drive bays for ZFS disks. > I was able to find some of the 64 gb snv125-S2 drives for a decent price. Do these also work well for L2ARC?
This brings more questions actually. I know it's not recommended to use partitons for ZFS but does this still apply for SSD's and the root pool? I was thinking about making maybe using half of the ssd for the root pool and putting the ZIL on the other half. Or would i just be better off leaving the ZIL on the raidz drives?
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