On Fri, 4 May 2007, Lee Fyock wrote:
> Hi--
>
> I'm looking forward to using zfs on my Mac at some point. My desktop
> server (a dual-1.25GHz G4) has a motley collection of discs that has
> accreted over the years: internal EIDE 320GB (boot drive), internal
> 250, 200 and 160 GB drives, and an external USB 2.0 600 GB drive.
>
> My guess is that I won't be able to use zfs on the boot 320 GB drive,
> at least this year. I'd like to favor available space over
> performance, and be able to swap out a failed drive without losing
> any data.
>
> So, what's the best zfs configuration in this situation? The FAQs
> I've read are usually related to matched (in size) drives.
Seriously, the best solution here is to discard any drive that is 3 years
(or more) old[1] and purchase two new SATA 500Gb drives. Setup the new
drives as a zfs mirror. Being a believer in diversity, I'd recommend the
following two products (one of each):
- Western Digital Caviar RE2 WD5000YS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA
3.0Gb/s Hard Drive [2]
- Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (Perpendicular Recording) ST3500630AS 500GB
7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Not being familiar with Macs - I'm not sure about your availability of
SATA ports on the motherboard.
[1] it continues to amaze me that many sites, large or small, don't have a
(written) policy for mechanical component replacement - whether disk
drives or fans.
[2] $151 at zipzoomfly.com
[3] $130 at newegg.com
Regards,
Al Hopper Logical Approach Inc, Plano, TX. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Voice: 972.379.2133 Fax: 972.379.2134 Timezone: US CDT
OpenSolaris Governing Board (OGB) Member - Apr 2005 to Mar 2007
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