On 6 February 2011 01:34, Michael <michael.armstr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi guys, > > I'm currently running 2 zpools each in a raidz1 configuration, totally > around 16TB usable data. I'm running it all on an OpenSolaris based box with > 2gb memory and an old Athlon 64 3700 CPU, I understand this is very poor and > underpowered for deduplication, so I'm looking at building a new system, but > wanted some advice first, here is what i've planned so far: > > Core i7 2600 CPU > 16gb DDR3 Memory > 64GB SSD for ZIL (optional) > http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=52213 <http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=52213>The desktop Core i* range doesn't support ECC ram at all, this could potentially be a pool breaker if you get a flipped bit in the wrong place (a significant metadata block). Just something to keep in mind. Also, Intel have issued a recall (ish) for all of the 6 series chipsets released so far, the PLL unit for the 3gbit SATA ports on the chipset is driven too hard and will likely degrade over time (5~15% failure rate over three years). They are talking about a March~April time to fix in the channel. If you don't plan on using the 3gbit SATA ports, then you're fine. Intel will make 1155 Xeon's at some point, ie http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_future_Intel_microprocessors#.22Sandy_Bridge.22_.2832_nm.29_8 They support ECC (just check for a specific QVL after launch, "DDR3 ECC" isn't necessarily the only thing you need to look for). I think the Feb 20 release date may have been pushed for the chipset respin. Cheers,
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