kevin williams writes: > digg linked to an article related to the apple port of ZFS > (http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/print_1125?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhss). > I dont have a mac but was interested in ZFS. > > The article says that ZFS eliminates the need for a RAID card and is faster > because the striping is running on the main cpu rather than an old chipset on > a card. My question is, is this true? Can I install opensolaris with zfs > and stripe and mirror a bunch of sata disc for a home NAS server? I sure > would like to do that but the cost of the good raid cards has put me off; > maybe this is the solution. > The cache may give RAID cards an edge, but ZFS gives near platter speeds for its various configurations. The Thumper is a perfect example of a ZFS appliance.
So yes, you can use OpenSolaris for a home NAS server. Ian _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
