Re: [zfs-discuss] 6410 expansion shelf

2007-04-21 Thread Louwtjie Burger
The controller unit contains all of the cache. On 4/21/07, Albert Chin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Thu, Mar 22, 2007 at 01:21:04PM -0700, Frank Cusack wrote: > Does anyone have a 6140 expansion shelf that they can hook directly to > a host? Just wondering if this configuration works. Previo

Re: [zfs-discuss] 6410 expansion shelf

2007-04-20 Thread Albert Chin
On Thu, Mar 22, 2007 at 01:21:04PM -0700, Frank Cusack wrote: > Does anyone have a 6140 expansion shelf that they can hook directly to > a host? Just wondering if this configuration works. Previously I > though the expansion connector was proprietary but now I see it's > just fibre channel. The

Re: [zfs-discuss] 6410 expansion shelf

2007-04-03 Thread Wee Yeh Tan
On 4/3/07, Frank Cusack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As promised. I got my 6140 SATA delivered yesterday and I hooked it > up to a T2000 on S10u3. The T2000 saw the disks straight away and is > "working" for the last 1 hour. I'll be running some benchmarks on it. > I'll probably have a week w

Re: [zfs-discuss] 6410 expansion shelf

2007-04-02 Thread Frank Cusack
On March 27, 2007 1:43:01 PM +0800 Wee Yeh Tan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 3/24/07, Frank Cusack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On March 23, 2007 5:38:20 PM +0800 Wee Yeh Tan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I should be able to reply to you next Tuesday -- my 6140 SATA > expansion tray is due to arriv

Re: Re[2]: [zfs-discuss] 6410 expansion shelf

2007-03-29 Thread Roch - PAE
Robert Milkowski writes: > Hello Selim, > > Wednesday, March 28, 2007, 5:45:42 AM, you wrote: > > SD> talking of which, > SD> what's the effort and consequences to increase the max allowed block > SD> size in zfs to highr figures like 1M... > > Think what would happen then if you try to

Re[2]: [zfs-discuss] 6410 expansion shelf

2007-03-28 Thread Robert Milkowski
Hello Selim, Wednesday, March 28, 2007, 5:45:42 AM, you wrote: SD> talking of which, SD> what's the effort and consequences to increase the max allowed block SD> size in zfs to highr figures like 1M... Think what would happen then if you try to read 100KB of data - due to chekcsumming ZFS would

Re: [zfs-discuss] 6410 expansion shelf

2007-03-27 Thread Selim Daoud
talking of which, what's the effort and consequences to increase the max allowed block size in zfs to highr figures like 1M... s. On 3/28/07, Jonathan Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: right on for optimizing throughput on solaris .. a couple of notes though (also mentioned in the QFS manuals)

Re: [zfs-discuss] 6410 expansion shelf

2007-03-27 Thread Jonathan Edwards
right on for optimizing throughput on solaris .. a couple of notes though (also mentioned in the QFS manuals): - on x86/x64 you're just going to have an sd.conf so just increase the max_xfer_size for all with a line at the bottom like: sd_max_xfer_size=0x80; (note: if you look at

Re: [zfs-discuss] 6410 expansion shelf

2007-03-27 Thread Wee Yeh Tan
Cool blog! I'll try a run at this on the benchmark. On 3/27/07, Rayson Ho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: BTW, did anyone try this?? http://blogs.sun.com/ValdisFilks/entry/improving_i_o_throughput_for Rayson On 3/27/07, Wee Yeh Tan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As promised. I got my 6140 SATA d

Re: [zfs-discuss] 6410 expansion shelf

2007-03-27 Thread Rayson Ho
BTW, did anyone try this?? http://blogs.sun.com/ValdisFilks/entry/improving_i_o_throughput_for Rayson On 3/27/07, Wee Yeh Tan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: As promised. I got my 6140 SATA delivered yesterday and I hooked it up to a T2000 on S10u3. The T2000 saw the disks straight away and is

Re: [zfs-discuss] 6410 expansion shelf

2007-03-26 Thread Frank Cusack
On March 27, 2007 1:43:01 PM +0800 Wee Yeh Tan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: As promised. I got my 6140 SATA delivered yesterday and I hooked it up to a T2000 on S10u3. The T2000 saw the disks straight away and is "working" for the last 1 hour. I'll be running some benchmarks on it. I'll probabl

Re: [zfs-discuss] 6410 expansion shelf

2007-03-26 Thread Louwtjie Burger
Pity the price of a JBOD is so close to a Controller unit... On 3/27/07, Wee Yeh Tan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 3/24/07, Frank Cusack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On March 23, 2007 5:38:20 PM +0800 Wee Yeh Tan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I should be able to reply to you next Tuesday -- my

Re: [zfs-discuss] 6410 expansion shelf

2007-03-26 Thread Wee Yeh Tan
On 3/24/07, Frank Cusack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On March 23, 2007 5:38:20 PM +0800 Wee Yeh Tan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I should be able to reply to you next Tuesday -- my 6140 SATA > expansion tray is due to arrive. Meanwhile, what kind of problem do > you have with the 3511? Frank, A

Re: [zfs-discuss] 6410 expansion shelf

2007-03-25 Thread Louwtjie Burger
Greetings... Although I've not tried to directly connect a 6140 JBOD unit to a host, I've noticed that the JBOD's disk drives do not online on their own. Without the controller unit activated, the drives continue to flash as if waiting to online... when the hardware controller switches on it dis

Re: [zfs-discuss] 6410 expansion shelf

2007-03-23 Thread Frank Cusack
On March 23, 2007 5:38:20 PM +0800 Wee Yeh Tan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I should be able to reply to you next Tuesday -- my 6140 SATA expansion tray is due to arrive. Meanwhile, what kind of problem do you have with the 3511? I'm not sure that it had anything to do with the raid controller be

Re: [zfs-discuss] 6410 expansion shelf

2007-03-23 Thread Wee Yeh Tan
I should be able to reply to you next Tuesday -- my 6140 SATA expansion tray is due to arrive. Meanwhile, what kind of problem do you have with the 3511? -- Just me, Wire ... On 3/23/07, Frank Cusack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Does anyone have a 6140 expansion shelf that they can hook directly

[zfs-discuss] 6410 expansion shelf

2007-03-22 Thread Frank Cusack
Does anyone have a 6140 expansion shelf that they can hook directly to a host? Just wondering if this configuration works. Previously I though the expansion connector was proprietary but now I see it's just fibre channel. I tried this before with a 3511 and it "kind of" worked but ultimately ha