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Am 2012-12-28 18:52, schrieb Volker Armin Hemmann: |
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> Hi, |
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> so in the Good/better/best filesystem for large, static video |
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> library? thread zfs was mentioned, since I just ordered 3 new hdd to |
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> replace the current 5 in my box (3 in raid5, 2 in raid1 |
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> configuration), I asked myself: instead of raid5+xfs or ext4 or |
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> whatever else that might be a sane solution, why not try zfs? |
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Sure, go ahead :-) |
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> But - there aren't so many first hand accounts on people using the |
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> spl+zfs kernel modules on linux. |
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> Anybody done it? Any caveats? |
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I used it in a former server in my basement, right now the zfs-pool is |
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out of order simply because I have no SATA-ports available right now |
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(broken mainboard etc) |
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It is the equivalent of a RAID1 mirror, 2 disks in a tank. |
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As you may have researched already it is not necessary to partition the |
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disks, back then it was recommended to create the pool/mirror by using |
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the /dev/disk/by-id/ device-notation. |
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That pool worked very well for me and even caught SATA-related errors |
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with the occasional scrub-run here and then. |
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I even was able to migrate that mirror from zfs-fuse to zfs-on-linux |
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without any problems. |
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As soon as I have a box with enough hdd-bays again I will re-import that |
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pool for sure. |
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Good luck, Stefan |
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