Re: [zfs-discuss] Proper procedure when device names have changed

2010-09-13 Thread LaoTsao
try export and import the zpool On 9/13/2010 1:26 PM, Brian wrote: I am running zfs-fuse on an Ubuntu 10.04 box. I have a dual mirrored pool: mirror sdd sde mirror sdf sdg Recently the device names shifted on my box and the devices are now sdc sdd sde and sdf. The pool is of course very

Re: [zfs-discuss] Suggested RaidZ configuration...

2010-09-07 Thread LaoTsao
may be 5x(3+1) use one disk from each controller, 15TB usable space, 3+1 raidz rebuild time should be reasonable On 9/7/2010 4:40 AM, hatish wrote: Thanks for all the replies :) My mindset is split in two now... Some detail - I'm using 4 1-to-5 Sata Port multipliers connected to a 4-port

Re: [zfs-discuss] ufs root to zfs root liveupgrade?

2010-08-29 Thread LaoTsao
important to update the menu.1st before reboot regards On 8/28/2010 5:17 PM, Ian Collins wrote: On 08/28/10 11:39 PM, LaoTsao 老曹 wrote: hi all Try to learn how UFS root to ZFS root liveUG work. I download the vbox image of s10u8, it come up as UFS root. add a new disks (16GB) create zpool rpool

[zfs-discuss] ufs root to zfs root liveupgrade?

2010-08-28 Thread LaoTsao
hi all Try to learn how UFS root to ZFS root liveUG work. I download the vbox image of s10u8, it come up as UFS root. add a new disks (16GB) create zpool rpool run lucreate -n zfsroot -p rpool run luactivate zfsroot run lustatus it do show zfsroot will be active in next boot init 6 but it

Re: [zfs-discuss] ufs root to zfs root liveupgrade?

2010-08-28 Thread LaoTsao
thx try to detach the old ufs and boot from the new zfsroot it fail I reattach the ufsroot disk and find out that in the rpool/boot/grub/menu.1st findroot (rootfs0,0,a) and not findroot (pool_rpool,0,a) not sure what is the correct findroot here even with this change to findroot and try to

Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS with SAN's and HA

2010-08-27 Thread LaoTsao
On 8/27/2010 12:25 AM, Michael Dodwell wrote: Lao, I had a look at the HAStoragePlus etc and from what i understand that's to mirror local storage across 2 nodes for services to be able to access 'DRBD style'. not true, HAS+ use shred storage. in this case since ZFS is not clustered FS so

Re: [zfs-discuss] zpool status and format/kernel disagree about root disk

2010-08-27 Thread LaoTsao
hi may be boot a livecd then export and import the zpool? regards On 8/27/2010 8:27 AM, Rainer Orth wrote: For quite some time I'm bitten by the fact that on my laptop (currently running self-built snv_147) zpool status rpool and format disagree about the device name of the root disk:

Re: [zfs-discuss] Networker Dedup @ ZFS

2010-08-26 Thread LaoTsao
IMHO, if U use the backup SW that support dedupe in the SW then ZFS is still a viable solution On 8/26/2010 6:13 PM, Sigbjørn Lie wrote: Hi Daniel, We we're looking into very much the same solution you've tested. Thanks for your advise. I think we will look for something else. :) Just

Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS with SAN's and HA

2010-08-26 Thread LaoTsao
be very careful here!! On 8/26/2010 9:16 PM, Michael Dodwell wrote: Hey all, I currently work for a company that has purchased a number of different SAN solutions (whatever was cheap at the time!) and i want to setup a HA ZFS file store over fiber channel. Basically I've taken slices from

Re: [zfs-discuss] Cloud Storage

2010-08-25 Thread LaoTsao
IMHO, may be take look the ZFS appliance (7000 storage) from oracle it provide GUI for Dtrace based Analytics and WGUI management. It support 1/2 PB now and will be support much more in near future. http://www.oracle.com/us/products/servers-storage/039224.pdf it support local cluster and

Re: [zfs-discuss] shrink zpool

2010-08-25 Thread LaoTsao
not possible now On 8/25/2010 2:34 PM, Mike DeMarco wrote: Is it currently or near future possible to shrink a zpool remove a disk attachment: laotsao.vcf___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [zfs-discuss] slog and TRIM support

2010-08-25 Thread LaoTsao
IMHO, U want -E for ZIL and -M for L2ARC On 8/25/2010 2:44 PM, Karl Rossing wrote: I'm trying to pick between an Intel X25-M or Intel X25-E for a slog device. At some point in the future, TRIM support will become available

Re: [zfs-discuss] (preview) Whitepaper - ZFS Pools Explained - feedback welcome

2010-08-25 Thread LaoTsao
dtrace is DTrace On 8/25/2010 3:27 PM, F. Wessels wrote: Although it's bit much Nexenta oriented, command wise. It's a nice introduction. I did found one thing, page 28 about the zil. There's no zil device, the zil can be written to an optional slog device. And the last line first paragraph,

Re: [zfs-discuss] slog and TRIM support [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

2010-08-25 Thread LaoTsao
-M has larger capacity and L2ARC is mostly for read and not much write and U also need memory for ARC L2ARC should be the sze of Ur working dataset ZIL is mostly for write and U want SSD for better write and longer life and ZIl may be =1/2 phy memory regards On 8/25/2010 9:18 PM,