Is there an issue with having additional resource that at support each
other?
If information is well documented, then it will be easy to tell if it is out
of date.

Regardless does the current HCL answer the questions I posed?



On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 2:26 PM, Richard Elling <richard.ell...@gmail.com>wrote:

> Nicholas Lee wrote:
>
>
>> On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 11:29 AM, Richard Elling 
>> <richard.ell...@gmail.com<mailto:
>> richard.ell...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>    Seriously, is it so complicated that a best practice page is needed?
>>
>>  While you might be right about that, I think there is a need for a good
>> shared experiences site, howtos, etc.
>>
>> For example, I want to put a new 2U 12 disk storage system together.  I'll
>> use a Supermicro chasis, but I wonder what is best for:
>>
>>    * AMD or Intel?
>>    * Is the AOC-SAT2-MV8 still the best SATA controller or should I
>>      get a LSI card.
>>    * The AOC-USASLP-S8iR has battery back cache option.  Will this
>>      work with Solaris? Which release? Can it do JBOD? Will the
>>      battery back cache actually be useful?
>>    * Then of course there is all the SSD options. Which SSD units are
>>      better for write/ZIL, which is better for read/L2ARC?
>>
>>
>> All these questions are pretty general, and being asked often.  I think it
>> would be good to find some way to consolidate this stuff.
>>
>
> Yes, but this becomes yet another HCL -- not best practices.  The
> info will be outdated in weeks or even days.  Does the current HCL suit? If
> not, how would  you propose a better solution?
> -- richard
>
>
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