Re: [zfs-discuss] SIL3114 and sparc solaris 10

2011-02-25 Thread Nathan Kroenert
I can confirm that on *at least* 4 different cards - from different board OEMs - I have seen single bit ZFS checksum errors that went away immediately after removing the 3114 based card. I stepped up to the 3124 (pci-x up to 133mhz) and 3132 (pci-e) and have never looked back. I now throw

Re: [zfs-discuss] What drives?

2011-02-25 Thread Tuomas Leikola
I'd pick samsung and use the savings for additional redundancy. Ymmv. On Feb 25, 2011 8:46 AM, Markus Kovero markus.kov...@nebula.fi wrote: So, does anyone know which drives to choose for the next setup? Hitachis look good so far, perhaps also seagates, but right now, I'm dubious about the

Re: [zfs-discuss] SIL3114 and sparc solaris 10

2011-02-25 Thread Eric D. Mudama
On Fri, Feb 25 at 22:29, Nathan Kroenert wrote: I don't recall if Solaris 10 (Sparc or X86) actually has the si3124 driver, but if it does, for a cheap thrill, they are worth a bash. I have no problems pushing 4 disks pretty much flat out on a PCI-X 133 3124 based card. (note that there was a

[zfs-discuss] Investigating a hung system

2011-02-25 Thread Mark Logan
Hi, I'm investigating a hung system. The machine is running snv_159 and was running a full build of Solaris 11. You cannot get any response from the console and you cannot ssh in, but it responds to ping. The output from ::arc shows: arc_meta_used = 3836 MB arc_meta_limit

Re: [zfs-discuss] SIL3114 and sparc solaris 10

2011-02-25 Thread Marion Hakanson
nat...@tuneunix.com said: I can confirm that on *at least* 4 different cards - from different board OEMs - I have seen single bit ZFS checksum errors that went away immediately after removing the 3114 based card. I stepped up to the 3124 (pci-x up to 133mhz) and 3132 (pci-e) and have

Re: [zfs-discuss] Using Solaris iSCSI target in VirtualBox iSCSI Initiator

2011-02-25 Thread Geoff Nordli
-Original Message- From: Thierry Delaitre Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 4:42 AM To: zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org Subject: [zfs-discuss] Using Solaris iSCSI target in VirtualBox iSCSI Initiator Hello, I’m using ZFS to export some iscsi targets for the virtual box iscsi initiator.

Re: [zfs-discuss] Investigating a hung system

2011-02-25 Thread Tomas Ögren
On 25 February, 2011 - Mark Logan sent me these 0,6K bytes: Hi, I'm investigating a hung system. The machine is running snv_159 and was running a full build of Solaris 11. You cannot get any response from the console and you cannot ssh in, but it responds to ping. The output from ::arc

[zfs-discuss] Drives

2011-02-25 Thread webdawg
Samsung spinpoints or the hitachi are doing great @ 2tb. -Original Message- From: zfs-discuss-requ...@opensolaris.org Sender: zfs-discuss-boun...@opensolaris.org Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:00:02 To: zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org Reply-To: zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org Subject: zfs-discuss

[zfs-discuss] ZFS Performance

2011-02-25 Thread David Blasingame Oracle
Hi All, In reading the ZFS Best practices, I'm curious if this statement is still true about 80% utilization. from : http://www.solarisinternals.com/wiki/index.php/ZFS_Best_Practices_Guide

Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS Performance

2011-02-25 Thread Cindy Swearingen
Hi Dave, Still true. Thanks, Cindy On 02/25/11 13:34, David Blasingame Oracle wrote: Hi All, In reading the ZFS Best practices, I'm curious if this statement is still true about 80% utilization. from : http://www.solarisinternals.com/wiki/index.php/ZFS_Best_Practices_Guide

Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS Performance

2011-02-25 Thread Tomas Ögren
On 25 February, 2011 - David Blasingame Oracle sent me these 2,6K bytes: Hi All, In reading the ZFS Best practices, I'm curious if this statement is still true about 80% utilization. It happens at about 90% for me.. all of a sudden, the mail server got butt slow.. killed an old snapshot to

Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS Performance

2011-02-25 Thread Torrey McMahon
On 2/25/2011 3:49 PM, Tomas Ögren wrote: On 25 February, 2011 - David Blasingame Oracle sent me these 2,6K bytes: Hi All, In reading the ZFS Best practices, I'm curious if this statement is still true about 80% utilization. It happens at about 90% for me.. all of a sudden, the mail

[zfs-discuss] External SATA drive enclosures + ZFS?

2011-02-25 Thread Rich Teer
Hi all, Space is starting to get a bit tight here, so I'm looking at adding a couple of TB to my home server. I'm considering external USB or FireWire attached drive enclosures. Cost is a real issue, but I also want the data to be managed by ZFS--so enclosures without a JBOD option have been

Re: [zfs-discuss] External SATA drive enclosures + ZFS?

2011-02-25 Thread Mike Tancsa
On 2/25/2011 7:34 PM, Rich Teer wrote: One product that seems to fit the bill is the StarTech.com S352U2RER, an external dual SATA disk enclosure with USB and eSATA connectivity (I'd be using the USB port). Here's a link to the specific product I'm considering:

Re: [zfs-discuss] External SATA drive enclosures + ZFS?

2011-02-25 Thread Brandon High
On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 4:34 PM, Rich Teer rich.t...@rite-group.com wrote: Space is starting to get a bit tight here, so I'm looking at adding a couple of TB to my home server.  I'm considering external USB or FireWire attached drive enclosures.  Cost is a real issue, but I also I would avoid

Re: [zfs-discuss] External SATA drive enclosures + ZFS?

2011-02-25 Thread Nathan Kroenert
I'm with the gang on this one as far as USB being the spawn of the devil for mass storage you want to depend on. I'd rather scoop my eyes out with a red hot spoon than depend on permanently attached USB storage... And - don't even start me on SPARC and USB storage... It's like watching pitch

Re: [zfs-discuss] External SATA drive enclosures + ZFS?

2011-02-25 Thread Yaverot
--- rich.t...@rite-group.com wrote: Space is starting to get a bit tight here, so I'm looking at adding a couple of TB to my home server. I'm considering external USB or FireWire attached drive enclosures. Cost is a real issue, but I also want the data to be managed by ZFS--so enclosures

[zfs-discuss] sorry everyone was: Re: External SATA drive enclosures + ZFS?

2011-02-25 Thread Yaverot
Sorry all, didn't realize that half of Oracle would auto-reply to a public mailing list since they're out of the office 9:30 Friday nights. I'll try to make my initial post each month during daylight hours in the future. ___ zfs-discuss mailing list

Re: [zfs-discuss] sorry everyone was: Re: External SATA drive enclosures + ZFS?

2011-02-25 Thread Erik Trimble
On Fri, 2011-02-25 at 20:29 -0800, Yaverot wrote: Sorry all, didn't realize that half of Oracle would auto-reply to a public mailing list since they're out of the office 9:30 Friday nights. I'll try to make my initial post each month during daylight hours in the future.