Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS Appliance as a general-purpose server question

2012-11-24 Thread Edmund White
Heh, I wouldn't be using G5's for ZFS purposes now. G6 and better ProLiants are a better deal for RAM capacity and CPU core countŠ Either way, I also use HP systems as the basis for my ZFS/Nexenta storage systems. Typically DL380's, since I have expansion room for either 16 drive bays, or for

Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS Appliance as a general-purpose server question

2012-11-24 Thread Erik Trimble
On 11/24/2012 5:17 AM, Edmund White wrote: Heh, I wouldn't be using G5's for ZFS purposes now. G6 and better ProLiants are a better deal for RAM capacity and CPU core countŠ Either way, I also use HP systems as the basis for my ZFS/Nexenta storage systems. Typically DL380's, since I have

Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS Appliance as a general-purpose server question

2012-11-24 Thread Edmund White
On 11/24/12 5:51 PM, Erik Trimble tr...@netdemons.com wrote: On 11/24/2012 5:17 AM, Edmund White wrote: Heh, I wouldn't be using G5's for ZFS purposes now. G6 and better ProLiants are a better deal for RAM capacity and CPU core countŠ Either way, I also use HP systems as the basis for my