Re: [zfs-discuss] Suggestions about current ZFS setup

2010-04-14 Thread Christian Molson
Just a quick update, Tested using bonnie++ just during its "Intelligent write": my 5 vdevs of 4x1tb drives wrote around 300-350MB/sec using that test. The 1vdev of 4x2TB drives wrote more inconsistently, between 200-300. This is not a complete test... just looking at iostat output while bonnie++

Re: [zfs-discuss] Suggestions about current ZFS setup

2010-04-14 Thread Christian Molson
First I want to thank everyone for their input, It is greatly appreciated. To answer a few questions: Chassis I have: http://www.supermicro.com/products/chassis/4U/846/SC846E2-R900.cfm Motherboard: http://www.tyan.com/product_board_detail.aspx?pid=560 RAM: 24 GB (12 x 2GB) 10 x 1TB Seagates 7

[zfs-discuss] Suggestions about current ZFS setup

2010-04-13 Thread Christian Molson
Hi, (Main questions at bottom of post) I recently discovered the joys of ZFS. I have a home file server for backups+media, also hosting some virtual machine (over LAN). I was wondering if I could get some feedback as to whether I have set things up properly. Drives: 20 x 1TB (Mix of seagate a