Hi, On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 03:07:25PM +1000, Dean Hamstead wrote: > > Im thinking about reloading my home file server with dragonflybsd. > Mainly so i can take advantage of the rather awesome looking HAMMER > filesystem.
:-) > My home server has an Areca 1260 SAS raid card, which is reported as > being supported by the arcmsr man page. It should work fine, like most Areca boards. I have to point out it is not a SAS but only a SATA model, tho. Do not expect to be able to plug it into a SAS expander, only direct-attachment is possible AFAIK. > Im looking for confirmation from other users that areca cards work > well, I've done some extensive testing of different RAID cards one month ago. All Areca models worked out of the box. > and that the admin tools are supported from freebsd or > otherwise implemented independently. This is something I have yet to check. Howewer, the ARC-1260 has an ethernet port and you can directly manage it from the network, without the need to install tools on your main operating system. > Also id like to get some feedback that HAMMER is up to the task of > being belted really hard over sustained periods. HAMMER has been production-ready for years now, there shouldn't be any reliability issues. > Im also not able to see find a conclusive answer to if HAMMER can be > expanded (as im relatively frequently adding more disks, and > expanding my raid array - currently im using UFS tool growfs) Someone else will have to answer this question, I've not tried to expand a HAMMER volume yet. Best, -- Francois Tigeot
