From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 24 18:48:59 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC26C16A4C2 for ; Sat, 24 Jun 2006 18:48:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from anderson@centtech.com) Received: from mh1.centtech.com (moat3.centtech.com [207.200.51.50]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 842D943D69 for ; Sat, 24 Jun 2006 18:48:55 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from anderson@centtech.com) Received: from [192.168.42.22] (andersonbox2.centtech.com [192.168.42.22]) by mh1.centtech.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k5OIms7Y037799; Sat, 24 Jun 2006 13:48:54 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from anderson@centtech.com) Message-ID: <449D8923.5000902@centtech.com> Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 13:49:07 -0500 From: Eric Anderson User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.4 (X11/20060612) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: bob@tamara-b.org References: <449D8616.5040306@tamara-b.org> In-Reply-To: <449D8616.5040306@tamara-b.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.87.1/1562/Fri Jun 23 02:50:07 2006 on mh1.centtech.com X-Virus-Status: Clean Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: A New FreeBSD Server X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 18:49:00 -0000 Bob Richards wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi Folks: > > This is my first post here. I believe it is the correct list for my questions. If not, > please excuse me and direct me to the proper list. > > I have been using Linux as my WorkStation since V0.98 Kernel, so I know a bit about NIX's > I am giving up on Linux for various reasons which I won't go into here. Welcome to FreeBSD land.. :) > I am setting up a Dell 2400 Server for FreeBSD use. I ordered the Big $79.00 CD/Manual set > for 6.1, and it should arrive in a few days. In the mean time I am setting up the server. > > The Dell, a dual CPU machine, has a PERC 2/Si controler, with 6 17GB drives. I am in the > process of verifying/formating the individual drives as I type. The next step will be to > create containers, which will appear as DRIVES to the new OS. > > My question is what is the best configuration for FreeBsd? I want some form of RAID, and > as fast a file system as is possible. I will be doing a very COMPLETE install, as I like > to do things like switch from KDE to Gnome once in a while, and have tons of office-type > apps. I need a full "C" development system, as well as a complete FreePascal setup. My CVS > Repository is around 10GB, and my Home dir currently has 10GB of additional stuff :-( > > Swap drive, should probably be a piece of one of the 17GB drives (NO RAID) the Box has > 500MB ram...... One way to do this would be to set up two drives as a mirror, and the other 4 drives as either a RAID 5, or for more performance a RAID10 (a mirrored pair of 2 disk stripes). Once you've got the OS installed, you'll want to check out the ports collection (make sure you install it during the install) - cd to /usr/ports/ and look around. The Handbook (on freebsd.org) is absolutely incredible, and tells you nearly everything you need to know about nearly everything FreeBSD related, so I'd suggest looking at the section on the ports collection. There are roughly 15,000 ports that you can install easily, to get your KDE/GNOME environment just how you want it. Eric -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Anderson Sr. Systems Administrator Centaur Technology Anything that works is better than anything that doesn't. ------------------------------------------------------------------------