On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 1:08 PM, mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It looks like this will be the way I do it: > > initially: > zpool create mypool raidz2 disk0 disk1 disk2 disk3 disk4 disk5 disk6 disk7 > > when I need more space and buy 8 more disks: > zpool add mypool raidz2 disk8 disk9 disk10 disk11 disk12 disk13 disk14 > disk15 > > Correct? > > > > Enable compression, and set up multiple raidz2 groups. Depending on > > what you're storing, you may get back more than you lose to parity. > > It's DVD backups and media files. Probably everything has already been > compressed pretty well by the time it hits ZFS. > > > That's a lot of spindles for a home fileserver. I'd be inclined to go > > with a smaller number of larger disks in mirror pairs, allowing me to > > buy larger disks in pairs as they come on the market to increase > > capacity. > > Or do smaller groupings of raidz1's (like 3 disks) so I can remove > them and put 1.5TB disks in when they come out for instance?
Somebody correct me if I'm wrong. ZFS (early versions) did not support removing zdevs from a pool. It was a future feature. Is it done yet? > > _______________________________________________ > zfs-discuss mailing list > zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss > -- chris -at- microcozm -dot- net === Si Hoc Legere Scis Nimium Eruditionis Habes
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