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On Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:57:09 +0100 |
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Michael Hampicke <gentoo-user@××××.biz> wrote: |
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> Migrating my NAS to ZFS is something that has been floating around my |
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> head for a longer time. But I am not really sure if I want to switch |
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> from gentoo to FreeBSD on my NAS. zfsonlinux is there, but it's first |
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> release was early 2011, so it's still pretty young. I guess for the |
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> time being I stick to an old credo: never touch a running system |
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My main requirement was simple: the NAS must be no-touch. |
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I'm perfectly happy fiddling till 3am with every other system I have, |
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but not that one :-) |
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I needed something that family could use too with all reasonable |
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share types active (the family can pick how they want to connect), and |
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that must stay the same for long periods. I figured the only way to get |
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that was to rig it so I couldn't fiddle too much. FreeBSD is familiar |
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territory so FreeNAS was the logical choice. |
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Alan McKinnon |
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alan.mckinnon@×××××.com |
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