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On 27/08/2013 13:36, Tanstaafl wrote: |
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> On 2013-08-26 2:23 AM, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> I run it on my NASes, and the thing that really sold me was what it lets |
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>> me as the admin do: |
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>> I get all the benefits of directories with none of the downsides. |
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>> I get all the benefits of mount points with none of the downsides. |
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>> I get all the benefits of discrete filesystems with none of the |
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>> downsides. |
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>> Like you say, a truly modern fs built for modern needs. |
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> Are these home-built NAS's running FreeBSD (or maybe FreeNAS)? Or |
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> TrueNAS or Nexenta boxes? |
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> I'm wondering what the best way would be to get something set up for ZFS |
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> file storage. I have some older servers that I can use, so was leaning |
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> toward FreeNAS... |
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Mine are HP mini-servers (the cube shaped ones) with 4 SATA bays running |
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FreeNAS 8.0.something. |
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Dunno if you've worked with FreeNAS before, but it's literally a case of |
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write the image to USB or flash storage and boot off it. Then play. |
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You will need to be able to boot off a USB stick, CF card or similar, |
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FreeNAS uses an entire drive for it's system partition and it's a shame |
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to waste a whole high-capacity disk just for a 2G system image |
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Alan McKinnon |
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alan.mckinnon@×××××.com |
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