Re: [zfs-discuss] Hard drives for ZFS NAS

2010-05-12 Thread Joe S
On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 4:05 AM, Emily Grettel wrote: > > I'm wondering what other people are using, even though the Green series has > let me down, I'm still a Western Digital gal. > > What do people already use on their enterprise level NAS's? Any good Seagates? > FWIW, I looked at the WDs, bu

[zfs-discuss] eon or nexentacore or opensolaris

2009-05-22 Thread Joe S
I don't want to run SXCE anymore. I'm trying to decide between: EON ZFS NAS http://eonstorage.blogspot.com/ --or-- NexentaCore Platform (v2.0 RC3) http://www.nexenta.org/os/NexentaCore --or-- OpenSolaris 2009.06 (when it's released) My needs are: * Easy package management * Easy upgrades *

Re: [zfs-discuss] Error ZFS-8000-9P

2009-04-03 Thread Joe S
On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 10:41 AM, Joe S wrote: > Today, I noticed this: > > [...@coruscant$] zpool status >  pool: tank >  state: ONLINE > status: One or more devices has experienced an unrecoverable error.  An >        attempt was made to correct the error.  Applications are

[zfs-discuss] Error ZFS-8000-9P

2009-04-03 Thread Joe S
Today, I noticed this: [...@coruscant$] zpool status pool: tank state: ONLINE status: One or more devices has experienced an unrecoverable error. An attempt was made to correct the error. Applications are unaffected. action: Determine if the device needs to be replaced, and clear the

Re: [zfs-discuss] invalid vdev configuration after power failure

2009-03-06 Thread Joe S
On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 1:09 PM, Kyle Kakligian wrote: > On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 7:59 PM, Richard Elling > wrote: >> additional comment below... >> >> Kyle Kakligian wrote: >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 8:30 AM, Blake wrote: >>> that link suggests that this is a problem with a dirty ex

Re: [zfs-discuss] Backing up ZFS snapshots

2009-02-18 Thread Joe S
I appreciate the feedback. I've decided to: * create daily ZFS snapshots and zfs send these to separate external disks (via esata). * create monthly full backups via rsync, tar, or amanda on separate external disks. I'm not going to store everything on S3, it is too expensive. However, I will ke

Re: [zfs-discuss] Backing up ZFS snapshots

2009-02-17 Thread Joe S
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 3:35 PM, David Magda wrote: > On Feb 17, 2009, at 17:56, Joe S wrote: > >> Does that sound like a viable backup solution? > > It has been explicitly stated numerous times that the output of 'zfs send' > has no guarantees and it is undoc

[zfs-discuss] Backing up ZFS snapshots

2009-02-17 Thread Joe S
I have an OpenSolaris snv_105 server at home that holds my photos, docs, music, etc, in a zfs pool. I backup my laptops with rsync to the OpenSolaris server. All of my important data is in one place, on the OpenSolaris server. I want to backup this data. I want to protect against losing my data, an

Re: [zfs-discuss] Can the new consumer NAS devices run OpenSolaris?

2009-01-12 Thread Joe S
On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 1:21 PM, JZ wrote: > try that first, and then please ask again - "will run OpenSolaris"? > > You don't run things on NAS boxes, you attach things to them. > These NAS devices need an OS. They come preinstalled with Windows Home Server. I would like to install OpenSolaris o

[zfs-discuss] Can the new consumer NAS devices run OpenSolaris?

2009-01-12 Thread Joe S
In the last few weeks, I've seen a number of new NAS devices released from companies like HP, QNAP, VIA, Lacie, Buffalo, Iomega, Cisco/Linksys, etc. Most of these are powered by Intel Celeron, Intel Atom, AMD Sempron, Marvell Orion, or Via C7 chips. I've also noticed that most allow a maximum of 1

Re: [zfs-discuss] Upgrading my ZFS server

2008-12-08 Thread Joe S
I did not use the Marvell nic. I use an Intel gigabit pci nic (e1000g0). On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 2:03 PM, SV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > js.lists , or anyone else who is using a XFX MDA72P7509 Motherboard --- > > that onboard NIC is a Marvell? - Do you choose not to use it in favor of the > I

Re: [zfs-discuss] SMART data

2008-12-08 Thread Joe S
:57 AM, Carsten Aulbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Joe, > > Joe S wrote: >> >> How do I get SMART data from my drives? >> >> I'm running snv_101 on AMD64. >> >> I have 6x SATA disks. > > I guess that highly depends how these are c

[zfs-discuss] SMART data

2008-12-06 Thread Joe S
How do I get SMART data from my drives? I'm running snv_101 on AMD64. I have 6x SATA disks. ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss

[zfs-discuss] Is SUNWhd for Thumper only?

2008-12-01 Thread Joe S
I read Ben Rockwood's blog post about Thumpers and SMART (http://cuddletech.com/blog/pivot/entry.php?id=993). Will the SUNWhd package only work on a Thumper? Can I use this on my snv_101 system with AMD 64 bit processor and nVidia SATA? ___ zfs-discuss ma

Re: [zfs-discuss] Reboot during live upgrade from snv_97 to snv_99

2008-10-11 Thread Joe S
Thanks Gary. This solved the problem. I wish I knew where to find these reminders in advance of doing an upgrade. I hate reboots. ;-) On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 4:18 PM, Gary Mills <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 04:09:08PM -0700, Joe S wrote: >> Sorry if this is

[zfs-discuss] Reboot during live upgrade from snv_97 to snv_99

2008-10-10 Thread Joe S
Sorry if this is the wrong list, but I would like to know if this is a known problem, or if its just me. I'm in the middle of a live upgrade on an x86 box. I type this command: # luupgrade -u -n snv_99 -s /mnt ~~~output~~~ System has findroot enabled GRUB No entry for BE in GRUB menu Copying fa

Re: [zfs-discuss] Looking for some hardware answers, maybe someone on this list could help

2008-10-09 Thread Joe S
You may need an add-on SATA card. I haven't come across any 8 port motherboards. As far as chipsets are concerned, take a look at something with the Intel X38 chipset. It's the only one of the desktop chipsets that supports ECC ram. Coincidentally, it's also the chipset used in the Sun Ultra 24 wo

Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS hangs/freezes after disk failure,

2008-09-03 Thread Joe S
On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 10:32 PM, Todd H. Poole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can't agree with you more. I'm beginning to understand what the phrase > "Sun's software is great - as long as you're running it on Sun's hardware" > means... > > Whether it's deserved or not, I feel like this OS isn't

Re: [zfs-discuss] Upgrading my ZFS server

2008-08-29 Thread Joe S
2t3d0disk connectedconfigured ok sata0/4::dsk/c2t4d0disk connectedconfigured ok sata0/5::dsk/c2t5d0disk connectedconfigured ok On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 12:11 PM, Joe S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > While I wanted the In

Re: [zfs-discuss] Upgrading my ZFS server

2008-08-23 Thread Joe S
While I wanted the Intel Core 2 Duo confuration, it was too much money. Even when I substituted the processor for a low power wolfdale, the E7200. The Intel option cost $126 more than the AMD/GeForce option. I was up to $457.88 with shipping and tax. Also, in some power benchmarks, the AMD 4850e d

[zfs-discuss] Upgrading my ZFS server

2008-08-22 Thread Joe S
I'm want to upgrade the hardware of my Open Solaris b95 server at home. It's currently running on 32 bit intel hardware. I'm going 64 bit with the new hardware. I don't need server grade hardware since this is a home server. This means I'm not buying the an Opteron or Xeon, or any quad core process

[zfs-discuss] How to delete hundreds of emtpy snapshots

2008-07-16 Thread Joe S
I got overzealous with snapshot creation. Every 5 mins is a bad idea. Way too many. What's the easiest way to delete the empty ones? zfs list takes FOREVER ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/list

[zfs-discuss] ZFS-Crypto

2008-05-07 Thread Joe S. Ixpack
Hi, is there a way to use ZFS Encryption with OpenSolaris/Indiana? I've searching for a roadmap, where will it be integrated first (opensolaris, solaris CE etc)... This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@op

[zfs-discuss] MS Exchange storage on ZFS?

2007-09-06 Thread Joe S
Has anyone here attempted to store their MS Exchange data store on a ZFS pool? If so, could you please tell me about your setup? A friend is looking for a NAS solution, and may be interested in a ZFS box instead of a netapp or something like that. Thanks. __

Re: [zfs-discuss] Re: Slow write speed to ZFS pool (via NFS)

2007-06-20 Thread Joe S
After researching this further, I found that there are some known performance issues with NFS + ZFS. I tried transferring files via SMB, and got write speeds on average of 25MB/s. So I will have my UNIX systems use SMB to write files to my Solaris server. This seems weird, but its fast. I'm sure

[zfs-discuss] Re: Slow write speed to ZFS pool (via NFS)

2007-06-19 Thread Joe S
Correction: SATA Controller is a Sillcon Image 3114, not a 3112. On 6/19/07, Joe S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have a couple of performance questions. Right now, I am transferring about 200GB of data via NFS to my new Solaris server. I started this YESTERDAY. When writing to my ZF

[zfs-discuss] Slow write speed to ZFS pool (via NFS)

2007-06-19 Thread Joe S
I have a couple of performance questions. Right now, I am transferring about 200GB of data via NFS to my new Solaris server. I started this YESTERDAY. When writing to my ZFS pool via NFS, I notice what I believe to be slow write speeds. My client hosts vary between a MacBook Pro running Tiger to

Re: [zfs-discuss] Is this storage model correct?

2007-06-19 Thread Joe S
I had the same question last week decided to take a similar approach. Instead of a giant raidz of 6 disks, i created 2 raidz's of 3 disks each. So when I want to add more storage, I just add 3 more disks. On 6/19/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Huitzi, Yes, you are correct.

[zfs-discuss] Re: 6 disk raidz2 or 3 stripe 2 way mirror

2007-06-18 Thread Joe S
em in a pool? That would be like RAID 5-0 right? Any disadvantage to doing this? It looks like I'll get the read performance of 2 disks. -joe On 6/17/07, Joe S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm playing around with ZFS and want to figure out the best use of my 6x 300GB SATA drive

Re: [zfs-discuss] 6 disk raidz2 or 3 stripe 2 way mirror

2007-06-17 Thread Joe S
ad before, thus this whole thread. On 6/17/07, Joe S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Ah, so you are the Richard behind those articles I've been mulling over! :-) You blog posts helped me to realize there was much more forethought required when setting up my ZFS pool(s). I'm glad I&

Re: [zfs-discuss] 6 disk raidz2 or 3 stripe 2 way mirror

2007-06-17 Thread Joe S
s thread. On 6/17/07, Richard Elling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Joe S wrote: > I'm playing around with ZFS and want to figure out the best use of my 6x > 300GB SATA drives. The purpose of the drives is to store all of my data > at home (video, photos, music, etc). I'm d

[zfs-discuss] Re: 6 disk raidz2 or 3 stripe 2 way mirror

2007-06-17 Thread Joe S
time. I didn't realize the task of choosing what kind fault tolerance to use in ZFS would be this difficult! But I am very impressed with how quickly and easily I can destroy and recreate pools. On 6/17/07, Joe S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm playing around with ZFS and want t

Re: [zfs-discuss] Re: 6 disk raidz2 or 3 stripe 2 way mirror

2007-06-17 Thread Joe S
looks like I'm not understanding raidz. On 6/17/07, Marc Bevand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Joe S gmail.com> writes: > > I'm going to create 3x 2-way mirrors. I guess I don't really *need* the > raidz at this point. My biggest concern with raidz is getting lock

Re: [zfs-discuss] 6 disk raidz2 or 3 stripe 2 way mirror

2007-06-17 Thread Joe S
dz is getting locked into a configuration i can't grow out of. I like the idea of adding more 2 way mirrors to a pool. On 6/17/07, Ian Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Joe S wrote: > I'm playing around with ZFS and want to figure out the best use of my > 6x 300GB SATA dri

[zfs-discuss] file server performance - slow 64 bit sparc or fast 32 bit intel

2007-06-17 Thread Joe S
I've read that ZFS runs best on 64 bit solaris. Which box would make the best (fastest) fileserver: Sun v120 650 MHz UltraSPARC IIi 2GB RAM --or-- Intel D875PBZ Intel Pentium D 3.0 GHz (32-bit) 2GB RAM ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensol

[zfs-discuss] 6 disk raidz2 or 3 stripe 2 way mirror

2007-06-17 Thread Joe S
I'm playing around with ZFS and want to figure out the best use of my 6x 300GB SATA drives. The purpose of the drives is to store all of my data at home (video, photos, music, etc). I'm debating between: 6x 300GB disks in a single raidz2 pool --or-- 2x (3x 300GB disks in a pool) mirrored I've