On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:13:49AM +1200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > The cache may give RAID cards an edge, but ZFS gives near platter speeds for > its various configurations. The Thumper is a perfect example of a ZFS > appliance.
I get very acceptable performance out of my Sun Ultra-80 with 4x 450Mhz US-II CPUs and 4GB RAM. I can't wait to upgrade to something a tad faster. :) > So yes, you can use OpenSolaris for a home NAS server. Absolutely, yes. And you don't need to newest, shiniest hardware to do it either. If you are building some super media streaming monster box, then, well, sure, you do. If you are building your average home NAS box though, it really isn't nessesary to get the latest and greatest hardware. That being said, the best thing you can do for a machine running ZFS is to give it as much ram as it is able to hold. -brian -- "Coding in C is like sending a 3 year old to do groceries. You gotta tell them exactly what you want or you'll end up with a cupboard full of pop tarts and pancake mix." -- IRC User (http://www.bash.org/?841435) _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
