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Harry Putnam wrote: |
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> Matt Harrison <iwasinnamuknow@×××××××××.com> writes: |
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>> I know its a little OT, but I have to mention ZFS. It'll mean running |
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>> Solaris or FreeBSD in order to get the best out of it, but it's worth |
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>> it. |
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>> I changed my fileserver from a gentoo box with software raid and lvm |
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>> over to ZFS on OpenSolaris and I haven't looked back. Gentoo is still |
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>> my main OS but I think you just can't beat ZFS for a filer. |
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> Matt, I'm interested in quizzing you further on this so will ask the |
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> main question here. But, if you don't mind I'd like to talk to you |
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> off list at more length. Maybe a few pointer getting Opensolaris |
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> setup with the ZFS or the like. |
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> Are you backing up any windows boxes onto the ZFS? Is it just a matter |
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> of making it available by way of samba/cifs? |
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I'm using it for both attached storage via ISCSI, and standard sharing |
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on a domain via cifs. I've got backups running from linux and windows |
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boxes onto it. |
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> Your list email address looks like it might be a phony (I didn't try |
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> it) but mine isn't so if you don't mind the personal contact please |
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> let me know and I'll write direct. |
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Well I didn't realise my address looked fake :P It is real and I'd be |
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happy to try and answer your questions to the best of my ability. |
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Matt |
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