On Sat, 15 Sep 2007, Ian Collins wrote: > Kent Watsen wrote: >> Getting there - can anybody clue me into how much CPU/Mem ZFS needs? >> I have an old 1.2Ghz with 1Gb of mem laying around - would it be sufficient? >> >> >> > It'll use as much memory as you can spare and it has a strong preference > for 64 bit systems. Considering how much you are spending on the case > and drives, it would be foolish to skimp on the motherboard CPU combination. > > Probably a 64 bit dual core with 4GB of (ECC) RAM would be a good > starting point.
Agreed. Or save a few $s on CPUs and install 8Gb+ of RAM. Unfortunately, if you go with Intel CPUs in a server type platform, you'll end up with FB-DIMMs (Fully Buffered). These parts add about 5W per DIMM and it would be wise to blow air over the installed DIMMs. I notice that some of te Asus server boards come with FB-DIMM fans: http://usa.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=9&l2=39&l3=299&l4=0&model=1829&modelmenu=1 Happy Friday! 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 http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/ogb/ogb_2005-2007/ _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
