From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Tue Jan 15 21:54:20 2019 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B37114981AE for ; Tue, 15 Jan 2019 21:54:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wallbridge@blur.com) Received: from mail-it1-x129.google.com (mail-it1-x129.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::129]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A05D0752D2 for ; Tue, 15 Jan 2019 21:54:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wallbridge@blur.com) Received: by mail-it1-x129.google.com with SMTP id i145so7617769ita.4 for ; Tue, 15 Jan 2019 13:54:19 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=blur.com; s=blur; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=IzGBFjZTxJ92c6KEzbKH2+rejtArfhx9XdvoYqTXRa4=; b=Q/+8Cu4EdhChMzNNYK1yC9JDb+8mk6psu9TnHsRXWG5RIca0PKGhFqzILfrPL5JYoU 5WuFl0f1zSo62AnI4K0MYJb2SXA/evZ41Qf2TWRwE3GSzyjt2ScJLgaYbOm2oMEz6Uqx p0+P4EboBXjlbmkG1QmdPmHvJXXaDPY8mT7ULzB0UtetrNp5KmvKnJLGeVnq4nExvqDE HlnOcLfyXu/GVrMHAX0dniudQePtWcDs9X/shR0WiQiCxjbj0Gypu3GF/HzSXeIZe0Kx 3nRAxQcIDKo/IkyD/I3hwGnUSyYWSfRnC//OnUCfTN/wxcqTEI6XNp2MxBVOf8eT/IPf fO/w== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=IzGBFjZTxJ92c6KEzbKH2+rejtArfhx9XdvoYqTXRa4=; b=NZgt/GV4pvyP5eAcrXPbWxCagcOzMnShu0Le+7DQ3qV3rhP0bp+D317DpiNNbWNst2 nhwld1qRZZJaCk4IOPU51No0XPRTVeTwpqQct5lQ42BYDY8c01AJWrfXxNcaV6mTue2e R0L6jYgpnwPPj38Otet2K+mKfr18tijsIoHIT0ZQuBYa4eENH0Mqaf8hgqTqW4uZt4Cz xP//UYHG/RijwFl6D0dfwMHnI2O35kN0xwxP21bRA2FCOXPriHK06aLYgJHnldEwOn3h 85rDd4BgR48jbF+IITdROsvj6epgys3RI30b1Slgg5NWvoPyvaXEHoBrXudXDdxJMW3V VTUQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AJcUukf28DKxdL4b04HjBzs4Cq6OwSAXs5LY7AKRjWc/eQ29apWY7f0h YI0Zyu++XmsM2r4ETiH4jhAiimEc/UHq2b5c970iugfY X-Google-Smtp-Source: ALg8bN6W7Nw7T1/LDg8i/tdzopNUGckT/LJdnoyXXV5VLe0HeEUMdlkxUN4oj0yprnmhWYR1JraEZIXBNy9WDStpdNU= X-Received: by 2002:a05:660c:684:: with SMTP id n4mr3336258itk.64.1547589258487; Tue, 15 Jan 2019 13:54:18 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Shawn Wallbridge Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 13:54:07 -0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: ZFS for raid To: FreeBSD Questions X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: A05D0752D2 X-Spamd-Bar: ---- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=blur.com header.s=blur header.b=Q/+8Cu4E; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of wallbridge@blur.com designates 2607:f8b0:4864:20::129 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=wallbridge@blur.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.93 / 15.00]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2607:f8b0:4000::/36]; URI_COUNT_ODD(1.00)[3]; TO_DN_ALL(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[blur.com:+]; MX_GOOD(-0.01)[ALT3.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.com,ALT2.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.com,ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.com,ALT1.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.com,ALT4.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.com]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.93)[-0.931,0]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+,1:+]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2607:f8b0::/32, country:US]; IP_SCORE(-2.49)[ip: (-8.22), ipnet: 2607:f8b0::/32(-2.38), asn: 15169(-1.79), country: US(-0.08)]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-0.999,0]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[blur.com:s=blur]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[multipart/alternative,text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[blur.com]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[9.2.1.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.2.0.0.4.6.8.4.0.b.8.f.7.0.6.2.list.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.0]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.29 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 21:54:20 -0000 You do _not_ want a hardware raid controller if you are running ZFS. You can set up ZFS for your boot drives during setup, not 100% sure about another file system, but their is really no need as you can set it up once you are up and running. shawn On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 1:50 PM Paul Schmehl wrote: > I read here recently that zfs can be used for raid. I'm a neophyte when it > comes to zfs, but I'm thinking about using it for the next server I get. > > If you're going to setup drives with zfs for raid, do you need a hardware > controller? My impression is that you don't, but I want to know for sure > before I order a server. > > If there's no raid controller, can you setup raid using zfs during the OS > install? If you boot from the cd/dvd, do you get the option to configure > raid using zfs? > > Paul Schmehl, Retired > My opinions are my own. > ******************************************* > "It is as useless to argue with those who have > renounced the use of reason as to administer > medication to the dead." Thomas Jefferson > "There are some ideas so wrong that only a very > intelligent person could believe in them." George Orwell > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- B L U R Shawn Wallbridge Head of IT Blur Studio 424.298.4800 <(424)%20298-4800> www.blur.com