Re: [zfs-discuss] Possible to do a stripe vdev?

2008-08-23 Thread Heikki Suonsivu on list forwarder
Kyle McDonald wrote: > Chris Cosby wrote: >> About the best I can see: >> >> zpool create dirtypool raidz 250a 250b 320a raidz 320b 400a 400b raidz >> 500a 500b 750a >> >> And you have to do them in that order. The zpool will create using the >> smallest device. This gets you about 2140GB (500 +

Re: [zfs-discuss] Redundancy with a stripe vdev and copies=2

2008-08-24 Thread Heikki Suonsivu on list forwarder
Nils Goroll wrote: > Hi, > > Heikki Suonsivu on list forwarder wrote: >> - So, the QUESTION is: Is the marketing speak totally bogus, or is >> there missing code/bug/etc which prevents getting pool with a lost >> disk on-line (looping back to first question). &

Re: [zfs-discuss] Possible to do a stripe vdev?

2008-08-24 Thread Heikki Suonsivu on list forwarder
Richard Elling wrote: > Heikki Suonsivu on list forwarder wrote: >> Kyle McDonald wrote: >> >>> Chris Cosby wrote: >>> >>>> About the best I can see: >>>> >>>> zpool create dirtypool raidz 250a 250b 320a raidz 320b 400

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

2008-08-25 Thread Heikki Suonsivu on list forwarder
Justin wrote: > Howdy Matt. Just to make it absolutely clear, I appreciate your > response. I would be quite lost if it weren't for all of the input. > >> Unplugging a drive (actually pulling the cable out) does not >> simulate a drive failure, it simulates a drive getting unplugged, >> which is