Tom wrote: > I am making a backup and file server and am toying with using openSolaris/ZFS > for it. I have 4 250gig sata discs in the server currently, but Solaris won't > recognise the PCI VIA VT6421 I'm using to give two of the SATA ports. If I > was to make a ZFS Raid-Z (or something else with fault tolerance) pool with > two discs would I then be able to add the other two when drivers for the > VT6421 are available?
Yes and no. You can add devices to a pool, but you can't add drives to a raidz. I prefer to build pools from mirrors and add another mirror to the pool when required. -- Ian.
