Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 21:43:07 +1100 From: "Jan Mikkelsen" <janm@transactionware.com> To: "'Forrest W. Christian'" <forrestc@imach.com>, "'Solomon Sokolovsky'" <solomons@saise.com.au> Cc: <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: FreeBSD on SSD and teaming NICS! Message-ID: <000401c1b21f$bab6ff90$fc5807ca@mosm1> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0202100011130.25078-100000@workhorse.iMach.com>
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I have machines booting from a 128MB compact flash drive connected to an IDE port, and then use vinum for RAID-1 on conventional disks. Easy, cheap. Of course, the 128MB flash is overkill, 64MB would still leave plenty of headroom. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG] On Behalf Of Forrest > W. Christian > Sent: Sunday, 10 February 2002 6:12 PM > To: Solomon Sokolovsky > Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: FreeBSD on SSD and teaming NICS! > > > The appropriate mailing list for this is freebsd-small. > > Yes it works. Quite well actually. > > Now you've got me thinking.... HMMMM.. I wonder if I could > get enough in a standard 8-16mb flash part to start vinum. > > On Sun, 10 Feb 2002, Solomon Sokolovsky wrote: > > > Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 17:40:58 +1100 > > From: Solomon Sokolovsky <solomons@saise.com.au> > > To: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG > > Subject: FreeBSD on SSD and teaming NICS! > > > > I am currently looking to have 3 FreeBSD 4.5R type servers > running off > > SSD "Solid State Device". > > > > I am using them as Email Servers, MySQL Server and Radius > Server. I > > am looking to load the Kernels with the Programs from SSD and then > > storage and logs on Raid 1 conventional HD's. > > > > The size of the flash's are: > > > > Server 1: (64 meg Flash) Front End for Qmail/ Vpopmail/ Virtual > > Apache, djsdns, MySQl Client. (No Storage of Logs are kept of this > > server. All stored on Server 2). Server 2: (64 meg Flash) MySQL > > Server, NFS and Radius Server. Server 3: (32 meg Flash) > Radius Server > > Server 4: (32 meg Flash) djsdns Sec DNS Server. > > > > All data on all the server is stored on Server 2, which > includes the > > djsdns data, radius data, Qmail/ Vpopmail and Apache. > > > > I need to be able to create a Flash OS on the size flash > stated above > > and a copy of the flash on a bootable cd incase of emergency! > > > > I am looking for a doc or something to help me setup and move the > > setup to SSD! I have been told to look at > > > http://www.kozubik.com/published/embedded_free>; bsd_handbook_chapter.txt > > Looks good, but also looking for feedback regarding specifically > > regarding the Applications running above, in regard to how > they would > > be affected by using SSD! > > > > Has anyone had any luck in Teaming or trunking NIC in FreeBSD?? > > > > Any help would be appreciated! > > > > Thanks > > Solomon > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > > > > - Forrest W. Christian (forrestc@imach.com) AC7DE > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The Innovation Machine Ltd. P.O. Box 5749 > http://www.imach.com/ Helena, MT 59604 > Home of PacketFlux Technogies and BackupDNS.com (406)-442-6648 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Protect your personal freedoms - visit http://www.lp.org/ > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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