> I can't give a one word answer to a question like > that because I don't > know what your threat model is, what your budget is > and how soon you > need it. > > OpenSolaris 2009.06 does not have the ZFS crypto code > present because > the project hasn't finished codereview and > integration yet. > > -- > Darren J Moffat
OK, fair enough. * It's a home computer, I have nothing particularly sensitive on it (no child porn for example), but I'd rather if the Ultra 27 was stolen, someone could not access the data. * I've run without disk encryption for years, so it's not critical I get it today. * I intend buying the disks this week, as I am ordering the Ultra 27 this week and want to put some decent sized disks in it when I get the U27. (I'm buying it with a single 250 GB disk). * I've no idea how much the difference in price between these disks with and without encryption is. If it is very significant, then I'd certainly not bother. They are a pretty new disk out, and 99% of Google searches on the model number bring up that 'Hitachi has announced a 2 TB enterprise grade which is shipping now' But if you try to find these disks which are 'shipping now', they are like rocking horse dung. http://www.span.com/product_info.php?products_id=27387 claims to have the standard (non-encrypted) models available in 2 days. No mention of the encrypted model. I was particularly keen to use this disk as I believe the Ultra 27's 1 TB disk is Hitachi A7K1000, and this is the A7K2000 series, which is an improved version. The other option is to buy the older series, with half the capacity at twice the price from Sun. Somehow that does seem too attractive, given the role the computer will have. I suspect based on the above, you are likely to suggest I get the non-encrypted version, but if there would be any advantages of the encrypted version, and I could get them soon at not an excessive price, then I'd do that. Dave -- This message posted from opensolaris.org
