Hi Dominic, I've built a home fileserver using ZFS and I'd be happy to help. I've written up my experiences, from the search for suitable devices thru researching compatible hardware, and finally configuring it to share files.
I also build a second box for backups, again using ZFS, and used iSCSI, to add a bit of fun. For more fun, I chose to aggregate gigabit ethernet ports into a speedy link between the ZFS fileserver and a Mac Pro computer, which, with limited testing, appears to be transferring data at around 80+ MBytes/sec sustained, using a CIFS share, and this transfer speed appears to be limited by the speed of the Mac's single disk, so I expect it can be pushed to go even faster. It has been a great experience using ZFS in this way. You can find my write up here: http://breden.org.uk/2008/03/02/a-home-fileserver-using-zfs/ If it sounds of interest, feel free to contact me. Simon This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
