[zfs-discuss] ZFS via Virtualized Solaris?
From what I read, one of the main things about ZFS is Don't trust the underlying hardware. If this is the case, could I run Solaris under VirtualBox or under some other emulated environment and still get the benefits of ZFS such as end to end data integrity? The reason I ask is that the only computer I have with the requirements to run ZFS is also my MythTV machine. I can't run ZFS under Linux and I can't run MythTV under Solaris. 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] ZFS via Virtualized Solaris?
Eric L. Frederich writes: From what I read, one of the main things about ZFS is Don't trust the underlying hardware. If this is the case, could I run Solaris under VirtualBox or under some other emulated environment and still get the benefits of ZFS such as end to end data integrity? You could probably answer that question by changing the phrase to Don't trust the underlying virtual hardware! ZFS doesn't care if the storage is virtualised or not. Ian ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS via Virtualized Solaris?
From what I read, one of the main things about ZFS is Don't trust the underlying hardware. If this is the case, could I run Solaris under VirtualBox or under some other emulated environment and still get the benefits of ZFS such as end to end data integrity? You could probably answer that question by changing the phrase to Don't trust the underlying virtual hardware! ZFS doesn't care if the storage is virtualised or not. But worth noting is that, as with for example hardware RAID, if you intend to take advantage of the self-healing properties of ZFS with multiple disks, you must expose the individual disks to your mirror/raidz/raidz2 individually through the virtualization environment and use them in your pool. -- / Peter Schuller PGP userID: 0xE9758B7D or 'Peter Schuller [EMAIL PROTECTED]' Key retrieval: Send an E-Mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.scode.org signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS via Virtualized Solaris?
You could probably run MythTV in a linux domU within a Solaris system (basically your same idea but virtualize the Linux instead of the Solaris). The only hangup would be your TV tuner card(s). I use MythTV with a separate Solaris file server but I've contemplated the possibility of consolidating the two systems using xVM. If and when xVM supports PCI passthrough I will probably give it a shot. -Peter Eric L. Frederich wrote: From what I read, one of the main things about ZFS is Don't trust the underlying hardware. If this is the case, could I run Solaris under VirtualBox or under some other emulated environment and still get the benefits of ZFS such as end to end data integrity? The reason I ask is that the only computer I have with the requirements to run ZFS is also my MythTV machine. I can't run ZFS under Linux and I can't run MythTV under Solaris. This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS via Virtualized Solaris?
Peter Schuller wrote: From what I read, one of the main things about ZFS is Don't trust the underlying hardware. If this is the case, could I run Solaris under VirtualBox or under some other emulated environment and still get the benefits of ZFS such as end to end data integrity? You could probably answer that question by changing the phrase to Don't trust the underlying virtual hardware! ZFS doesn't care if the storage is virtualised or not. But worth noting is that, as with for example hardware RAID, if you intend to take advantage of the self-healing properties of ZFS with multiple disks, you must expose the individual disks to your mirror/raidz/raidz2 individually through the virtualization environment and use them in your pool. Or expose enough LUNs to take advantage of it. Two raid LUNs in a mirror for example. ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
