Re: [zfs-discuss] Replacement for X25-E

2011-09-21 Thread Markus Kovero
> Can you rank your priorities: > + cost/IOPS > + cost > + latency > + predictable latency > + HA-cluster capable > > There are quite a number of devices available now, at widely varying costs, > application, and performance. > -- richard I'd say price range around s

[zfs-discuss] Beginner Question: Limited conf: file-based storage pools vs. FSs directly on rpool

2011-09-21 Thread Raúl Valencia
Hi, everyone! I have a beginner's question: I must configure a small file server. It only has two disk drives, and they are (forcibly) destined to be used in a mirrored, hot-spare configuration. The OS is installed and working, and rpool is mirrored on the two disks. The question is: I want to

Re: [zfs-discuss] Beginner Question: Limited conf: file-based storage pools vs. FSs directly on rpool

2011-09-21 Thread Ian Collins
On 09/22/11 04:10 PM, Raúl Valencia wrote: Hi, everyone! I have a beginner's question: I must configure a small file server. It only has two disk drives, and they are (forcibly) destined to be used in a mirrored, hot-spare configuration. The OS is installed and working, and rpool is mirror

Re: [zfs-discuss] Beginner Question: Limited conf: file-based storage pools vs. FSs directly on rpool

2011-09-21 Thread Fajar A. Nugraha
2011/9/22 Ian Collins > >> The OS is installed and working, and rpool is mirrored on the two disks. >> >> The question is: I want to create some ZFS file systems for sharing them via >> CIFS. But given my limited configuration: >> >> * Am I forced to create the new filesystems directly on rpool?