From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 7 17:34:47 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CB1D716A401 for ; Fri, 7 Apr 2006 17:34:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from pi.codefab.com (pi.codefab.com [199.103.21.227]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 405C043D4C for ; Fri, 7 Apr 2006 17:34:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pi.codefab.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id ACFFB5EFD; Fri, 7 Apr 2006 13:34:46 -0400 (EDT) Received: from pi.codefab.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (pi.codefab.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 39532-03; Fri, 7 Apr 2006 13:34:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [192.168.1.3] (pool-68-161-112-80.ny325.east.verizon.net [68.161.112.80]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pi.codefab.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C9555C73; Fri, 7 Apr 2006 13:34:45 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <4436A2B4.4010608@mac.com> Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 13:34:44 -0400 From: Chuck Swiger User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (Windows/20051201) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Michael Schuh References: <1dbad3150604070754m6702e6acw2175c306504f3c13@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <1dbad3150604070754m6702e6acw2175c306504f3c13@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at codefab.com Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Needs suggestion for redundant Storage X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 17:34:47 -0000 Michael Schuh wrote: > Hi everyone, > > i need suggestions and hints about an redundant > storage-system. > > My requirements are: > a Storage that is available via Network, flexible in scalation, > and must be redundant, and cheap if possible.... > > My Own suggestion was this scenario: > > 2 boxes very cheap for ~300$ > 2 or more SATA-II-Controller ~30$(SIL) > 4 or more Disks with 200-250GB ~100$/piece You've obviously chosen to prioritize cheap above anything else with these recommendations. :-) You simply can't spend less than a grand and expect to get even one decent fileserver, much less a pair of machines. Do not get a Silicon Image SATA controller. If you want to value redundancy and the ability to scale, you ought to look at NAS or SAN systems, such as NetApp filers, or maybe even an Apple Xserve and a Fibre-channel switch. Even if you're not willing to pay that much, you should at least consider what those solutions offer for their pricepoints, and then decide what your data is worth to you and what your requirements should be. At the very least, get a multiport SATA RAID controller with a decent-sized RAM cache of its own and an internal battery to keep the drives going until that cache can be flushed. As well as an external UPS, right...? -- -Chuck