Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Installing on Intel B460M chipset intel i5-10400F
On 8/13/21 11:13 PM, Carl Brewer wrote: > On 13/08/2021 11:34 pm, Stephan Althaus wrote: >> >> Hi Carl! >> >> Assuming still that it is a USB problem...(?) >> If you have a spare SATA drive, you could write the USB image to that >> drive and use that to boot - to circumvent all the USB stuff. >> >> i think i did that once some years ago. > > > Interesting - how would I do that to make it a bootable drive? I have > heaps of old SATA drives lying around > > > > > ___ > openindiana-discuss mailing list > openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org > https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss Just write the image to the drive as you would with the usb stick - "dd" within linux... it will have a partition table and a boot block. The partition table will not be correct as the disk is in most cases much bigger as a stick, but it will boot anyway.. ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] SSDs for OI hipster ZFS root mirror?
On Sat, 14 Aug 2021, Carl Brewer wrote: Rather than use a couple of 1TB WD red pros or Blacks, is it a good choice to run a ZFS root mirror on a couple of SSDs? I figure I'd only need 250MB or so, all the data etc will be on spinning drives in a raidZ-something array, the root system - apart from swap, will be pretty static read-mostly So I'm considering running a couple of Samsung 250GB SSDs, any thoughts or war stories before I go and buy them? Is it better to stagger them in terms of age, or different brands/models so they don't both run out of writes at the same time? Is this setting me up for a disaster in 3 years, or will it be predictable and easy to maintain? As long as the BIOS is happy and finds the devices, there should be no problems. There are not normally a lot of writes to the ZFS root pool. It is wise to make sure that the type of product you choose will still exist in the future in case you need to replace it. SSDs may fail for reasons other than excessive writes. I am using a pair of Samsung 250GB M.2 SATA SSDs for boot for many years already (since 2015) with no issues. Bob -- Bob Friesenhahn bfrie...@simple.dallas.tx.us, http://www.simplesystems.org/users/bfriesen/ GraphicsMagick Maintainer,http://www.GraphicsMagick.org/ Public Key, http://www.simplesystems.org/users/bfriesen/public-key.txt ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] SSDs for OI hipster ZFS root mirror?
On Sat, Aug 14, 2021 at 02:35:12PM +1000, Carl Brewer wrote: > > Rather than use a couple of 1TB WD red pros or Blacks, is it a good choice > to run a ZFS root mirror on a couple of SSDs? I figure I'd only need 250MB > or so, all the data etc will be on spinning drives in a raidZ-something > array, the root system - apart from swap, will be pretty static read-mostly That's my usual configuration. I use a pair of SSDs in a ZFS mirror for the root filesystem, with the data on a separate ZFS filesystem. That way you can replace the OS but retain the data if necessary. It's never been necessary for me. > So I'm considering running a couple of Samsung 250GB SSDs, any thoughts or > war stories before I go and buy them? Is it better to stagger them in terms > of age, or different brands/models so they don't both run out of writes at > the same time? Is this setting me up for a disaster in 3 years, or will it > be predictable and easy to maintain? I usually get the smallest SSDs that I can find. The OS is not very large. Depending on the amount of memory the system has, you may need a large amount of swap space on the SSDs. Don't skimp. Using different brands of SSDs is a good idea too, but I've never been able to do that. You can get brackets that hold two SSDs but fit into one slot on the case. That's a good idea if the case is short of slots. > I don't think there's any status monitoring software for them that would run > on OI? It might already be ported to OI but just not on the USB image. I don't know. -- -Gary Mills--refurb--Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada- ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] SSDs for OI hipster ZFS root mirror?
On 14/08/2021 4:45 pm, Tim Mooney via openindiana-discuss wrote: In regard to: [OpenIndiana-discuss] SSDs for OI hipster ZFS root mirror?,...: I don't think there's any status monitoring software for them that would run on OI? I would certainly give smartmontools a try. Most decent SSDs should support SMART reporting, as long as they're not hiding behind a controller like a PERC. I'll give it a go - I just did a test install onto an older WD green SSD - but I don't trust that thing for anything except a quick test! Thank you Carl OpenPGP_signature Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
