From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Feb 1 16:28:31 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F1D8A1065693 for ; Sun, 1 Feb 2009 16:28:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mkhitrov@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bw0-f21.google.com (mail-bw0-f21.google.com [209.85.218.21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D30EF8FC0C for ; Sun, 1 Feb 2009 16:28:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mkhitrov@gmail.com) Received: by bwz14 with SMTP id 14so65107bwz.19 for ; Sun, 01 Feb 2009 08:28:17 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=AbLFumCn5skRO01npRqn9ibOuJ4PMLtoXxS+tBfgSIY=; b=TGxDI3ip1b7KPDFiPpLIu+ZrKNVPkPisWqlgJ6M1Wpd7MOkjjKOxpHjeh1xrqAjTra TlkQB2+A0exiJqs0PqtIpdjjOy4iKLuPjb3SGAC/WAcXmCPbP9r/OWAJqgYMekbYcDJv IWR1pIgwo7RPToXaUg9HSSHgUqxWNlq1FLMHA= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=sASV/tXDRranclz+gBUNOzDCjnHayGsuMnhkJbl0yEa9DAxEI0ZTDOxOcvFeTxUEAf G5Jy5gzYM1yn7S7JIo9pgguLaAbEip27PhLMA4OSydxgqRhI6b75qxRVOmbsVupcnjKF QfQUfq7YDDL0GvvJOpYIxQUAuUVVllRWF7aI4= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.223.103.147 with SMTP id k19mr1545130fao.0.1233505697410; Sun, 01 Feb 2009 08:28:17 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <26ddd1750901291933i31f31328rffcb3e5116cb1bf@mail.gmail.com> References: <26ddd1750901291933i31f31328rffcb3e5116cb1bf@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2009 11:28:17 -0500 Message-ID: <26ddd1750902010828q1ac3875as32b881ce4fb086a3@mail.gmail.com> From: Maxim Khitrov To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Shuttle for a BSD file server? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2009 16:28:37 -0000 On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 10:33 PM, Maxim Khitrov wrote: > Greetings, > > I'm planning to build a new home file server for myself, starting with > about 2TB of RAID6 space, but with room to grow in the future. Most of > that will be on SATA drives, but I may throw in two SAS drives in > RAID1 for the base OS, hence the SAS raid controller and enclosure. > The highest priority for this build is data security, followed by > performance and uptime. > > Rather than go for server-grade components, I thought that I should > instead try to separate storage from the server itself. It's cheaper > (sort of), easier to upgrade in the future, and if the server goes > down for some reason, I can just put the raid card into another > machine and once again have access to my data. The other advantage > with this build is that I already have a Q6600 and some DDR2 memory > around, so that will save me money on having to get Xeons and ECC > memory. With that in mind, I currently have the following components > picked out (listed below). > > I would like to know whether anyone has used any of these with FreeBSD > 7.x, or if you have some other suggestions for what I should look into > (am I asking for trouble by using these parts for a 24/7 file server > in terms of stability)? I know that the 3ware controller should be > supported, but I'm not sure about the Shuttle. How does FreeBSD play > with X48 chipset? The drive enclosure obviously doesn't interact with > the OS, but I'd still like your opinion on it or maybe some > alternatives. Please let me know what you think. > > - Max > > Barebone: > Shuttle SX48P2 E > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856101070 > > Raid Card: > 3ware 9690SA-8E-KIT > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816116062 > > SAS Enclosure: > RAIDAGE iAge840ML2 > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816702014 > Ok, other components aside for now, I've been thinking about what video card to get. Since the raid controller will occupy one slot, and BBU another, I thought about using a usb video adapter. Can anyone please let me know if something like this is supported by FreeBSD: eVGA UV Plus USB VGA Adapter 100-U2-UV16-A1 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815101001 - Max