[zfs-discuss] Setting up a file server (NAS)

[Ima]

Hi all,
I have been reading ZFS discussion for a while now and I'm planning a small 
file server (to be used by only a few people).  I'm fairly new to Solaris and 
OpenSolaris, and I'm thinking of using Solaris 10 08/07.

I have a few questions I haven't been able to figure out yet, and would be 
grateful for any help that anyone can offer.

My basic plan is to have a root file system, and several separate disks in a 
pool for ZFS.

1.  For my root file system, I would like to have some redundancy.  This file 
system wouldn't be ZFS, since ZFS boot isn't supported in Solaris 10 at the 
moment.  I was thinking of using a RAID controller with two mirrored disks.  
Does this make sense?  I would like replacing a failed disk to be as easy as 
possible, and I'm not sure how hard it would be to setup and maintain a 
software mirror of the root disks.


2.  For the data (ZFS pool) disks, I have read that it makes sense to have two 
disk controllers if doing a mirror, so that at least one disk from each vdev is 
still online if a controller fails.  Should I still have two controllers if I'm 
doing raidz2?


3.  Can anyone recommend a PCI-Express SATA controller that will work with 
64-bit x86 Solaris 10?


Thanks a lot for any help you can provide, and for taking the time to read this 
:)
 
 
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Re: [zfs-discuss] Setting up a file server (NAS)

[Ima]

Thanks a lot for your help everyone :)
 
 
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[zfs-discuss] SXDE vs Solaris 10u4 for a home file server

[Ima]

Hi everyone,
I think this post may be slightly off topic and I apologize, but I'm not sure 
where the best place to ask is.

I'm setting up a home file server, which will mainly just consist of a ZFS pool 
and access with SAMBA.  I'm not sure if I should use SXDE for this, or Sol 
10u4.  Does SXDE offer any ZFS improvements over 10u4 for this purpose?

My hardware is supported under both platforms.  Additionally, with SXDE I worry 
that I may spend more time maintaining the OS, and about the availability of 
upgrades for it over the next 5-10 years, so I'm not really sure which would be 
better in the long run.

In any case, thanks a lot for any help anyone can offer :)
 
 
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