Yes, planning on attaching multiple DataOn JBODs. When you say you've been replacing the onboard Smart Array controller (in external disk setups), do you also mean that your root pool is configured on the JBOD(s), essentially completely bypassing any of the built-in drive bays?
Thanks, Edmund! -Anh On Jul 2, 2012, at 2:40 PM, Edmund White wrote: > This depends upon what you want to do. I've used G6 and G7 ProLiants > extensively in ZFS deployments (Nexenta, mostly). I'm assuming you'd be > using an external JBOD enclosure? > > All works well. I disable the onboard Smart Array P410 RAID controller and > replace it with an LSI SAS HBA. If using internal disks, I'll use the > 9211-8i. If external, the 9205-8e. Or sometimes, both. > > I think the DL380 G7 is a better choice for PCIe flexibility, though. The > DL360 is pretty limited in expansion space. > > -- > Edmund White > > > > > On 7/2/12 4:29 PM, "Anh Quach" <a...@blackandcode.com> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> Has anyone out there been able to qualify the Proliant DL360 G7 for your >> Solaris/OI/Nexenta environments? Any pros/cons/gotchas (vs. previous >> generation HP servers) would be greatly appreciated. >> >> Thanks in advance! >> >> -Anh >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> zfs-discuss mailing list >> zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org >> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss > _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
