Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Need a new server

[Grant]

>> Is the Gentoo Software RAID + LVM guide the best place for RAID
>> install info if I'm not using LVM and I'll have a hardware RAID
>> controller?
>
> Not ready to take the ZFS plunge? That would greatly reduce the complexity
> of RAID+LVM, since ZFS best practice is to set your hardware raid controller
> to JBOD mode and let ZFS take care of the RAID - and no LVM required (ZFS
> has mucho better tools). That is my next big project for when I switch to my
> next new server.
>
> I'm just hoping I can get comfortable with a process for getting ZFS
> compiled into the kernel that is workable/tenable for ongoing kernel updates
> (with minimal fear of breaking things due to a complex/fragile
> methodology)...

That sounds interesting.  I don't think I'm up to it this time around,
but ZFS manages a RAID array better than a good hardware card?

It sounds like ZFS isn't included in the mainline kernel.  Is it on its way in?

- Grant