> Running a T3 with ZFS, in JBOD mode, is probably the
> only sane way to run this particular array. The RAID5
> algorithm in this particular array is plagued by
> silent data corruption.

So far I have not come across this issue, I have read all the documentation and 
message threads on the internet about this array (not many I am afraid), and I 
have never seen such an issue mentioned, if not in the official documentation 
about a Fujitsu drive model which required a firmware upgrade. Perhaps you may 
want to be more specific.

> As the modern host processors are several orders of
> magnitude faster than a hardware RAID, it makes no
I disagree, I still use some old UltraSparc II based boxes to host some basic 
services like file sharing, email, etc. However when I use ZFS is see the CPU 
going above 30% kernel with a plain zpool (no mirror, RAID, etc) on a T3B.  ZFS 
is heavy on these processors.


Coming back on our T3 firmware, I have a question about power saving: is there 
any way to configure the system to spin down the hard drives when the volume is 
idle? Now that we all have to watch for our power consumptions, I have saved 60 
Watts already by replacing the 73GB original drives with FATA drives, but the 
T3 still drains 210 Watts. I bet that there are hundreds deployed in data 
centers around the world, just running idle.
 
 
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