> I have a dual xeon 64GB 1U server with two free 3.5" drive slots. I > also have a free PCI-E slot. > > I'm going to run a postgress database with a business intelligence > application. > > The database size is not really set. It will be between 250-500GB > running on Solaris 10 or b134.
Running business critical stuff on b134 isn't what I'd recommend - no updates anymore - either use S10, or S11ex or perhaps openindiana. > My storage choices are > > 1. OCZ Z-Drive R2 which fits in a 1U PCI slot. The docs say it has a > raid controller built in. I don't know if that can be disabled. > 2. Mirrored OCZ Talos C Series 3.5" SAS drives. > 3. Mirrored OCZ SATA II 3.5" drives. > > I'm looking for comments on the above drives or recommendations on > other affordable drives running in a pure SSD pool. > > Also what drives do you run as a pure SSD pool? Most drives should work well for a pure SSD pool. I have a postgresql database on a linux box on a mirrored set of C300s. AFAIK ZFS doesn't yet support TRIM, so that can be an issue. Apart from that, it should work well. Vennlige hilsener / Best regards roy -- Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk (+47) 97542685 r...@karlsbakk.net http://blogg.karlsbakk.net/ -- I all pedagogikk er det essensielt at pensum presenteres intelligibelt. Det er et elementært imperativ for alle pedagoger å unngå eksessiv anvendelse av idiomer med fremmed opprinnelse. I de fleste tilfeller eksisterer adekvate og relevante synonymer på norsk. _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
