Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:59:45 +0100 From: "Johan Hendriks" <Johan@double-l.nl> To: "Valentin Bud" <valentin.bud@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: 5 TB server Message-ID: <57200BF94E69E54880C9BB1AF714BBCB5DE2FF@w2003s01.double-l.local> References: <139b44430811280548x36915301i766bfb15f162c8ca@mail.gmail.com>
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>Onderwerp: 5 TB server >Hello community, > I have to come up with a solution for a company that has as we speak >4 TB of data spread among 3 computers with lots of HDDs. Of course >i've recommend >them to buy a server for that storage capacity and for data = organization. > I thought of going on the ZFS way (on FreeBSD of course) with some >raidz. One of the problems >is that the server will stay in their office so it has to be quite = silent. > I honestly don't know what hardware to look for so if you have any = >suggestions >i'm more than open to hear them. >a great day, Well if you mean a lot of disk then you mean a lot of heat, and with = that comes good cooling and with that comes fans and most of them when = running at full speed will give you some noise. I have some HP Proliants running but those are no fun under your desk = even if the fans are running at a lower level. So it is better to put the server in a separate room with proper cooling = or else you are surely going to get hit with faulty hardware because of = the heat. In short a server needs cooling and most cooling gives noise, that is = just the way it is. Regards, Johan Hendriks No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com=20 Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.11/1816 - Release Date: = 27-11-2008 19:53
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