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Date:      Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:28:02 -0300
From:      Jorge Medina <jorge@bsdchile.cl>
To:        Albert Shih <Albert.Shih@obspm.fr>
Cc:        zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ZFS on Dell with FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <CAG-7A%2BDPDa3ru5NpM4uzrbC-fAvJQs5r21KB_z0nKg9mKUGX1g@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20111019141443.GQ4592@pcjas.obspm.fr>
References:  <20111019141443.GQ4592@pcjas.obspm.fr>

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On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 11:14 AM, Albert Shih <Albert.Shih@obspm.fr> wrote:
> Hi
>
> Sorry to cross-posting. I don't knwon which mailing-list I should post th=
is
> message.
>
> I'll would like to use FreeBSD with ZFS on some Dell server with some
> MD1200 (classique DAS).
>
> When we buy a MD1200 we need a RAID PERC H800 card on the server so we ha=
ve
> two options :
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A01/ create a LV on the PERC H800 so the server see one volu=
me and put
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0the zpool on this unique volume and let the hardware manag=
e the
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0raid.
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A02/ create 12 LV on the perc H800 (so without raid) and let=
 FreeBSD
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0and ZFS manage the raid.
>
> which one is the best solution ?
>
> Any advise about the RAM I need on the server (actually one MD1200 so 12x=
2To disk)
>
> Regards.

for ZFS approach the second option in my opinion is better.

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Jorge Andr=E9s Medina Oliva.
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IT consultant
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