Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:07:50 +0100 From: "Ronald Klop" <ronald-freebsd8@klop.yi.org> To: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: best freebsd version for zfs file server Message-ID: <op.wt8xfcfy8527sy@ronaldradial.versatec.local> In-Reply-To: <5148CB42.6090001@cse.yorku.ca> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1303192140400.39428@woozle.rinet.ru> <CAFHbX1%2Bt2XW_z7QB3Hsisjj46VM1wrtu3FTKNo3TUxxT4Y2dhg@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1303192303370.60268@woozle.rinet.ru> <5148CB42.6090001@cse.yorku.ca>
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On Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:32:02 +0100, Jason Keltz <jas@cse.yorku.ca> wrote: > Hi. > I hope to soon put into production a new file server hosting many ZFS > filesystem with FreeBSD. The system has 2 x 9205-8e cards, and 1 x > 9207-8i card and 24 x 900 GB 10K RPM drives. I'm trying to figure out > what is ultimately the "best" version of FreeBSD to run on a production > file server. I believe that it doesn't make sense to stick directly to > the 9.1/release because there have already been many ZFS problems that > were solved in 9.1/stable. On the other hand, stable doesn't > necessarily have to be "stable"! Of course "release" might not be > "stable" either if there's a bug that say, causes a hang on my > controller card, and it's not fixed in anything but "stable"! Yet, > "stable" might "break" something else. I'm wondering what people who > are running FreeBSD file servers in production do -- do you track > individual changes, and compile release + individual bug fixes that > likely affect you, or, in my case, if I run "stable", do all my testing > with "stable", do I run that version of stable, and only attempt to > upgrade to the next "stable" release while very carefully reviewing the > bug list, then holding my breath when the server comes up? Any > recommendations would be appreciated. I know there are a lot of people > who are happily running FreeBSD file servers. :) I would run 9-RELEASE until there is a really (really really) good reason to do otherwise. There is no reason to get h*rny about every feature or every additional commit if just serving files works really well. Ronald. > > Jason. > > On 03/19/2013 03:04 PM, Dmitry Morozovsky wrote: >> On Tue, 19 Mar 2013, Tom Evans wrote: >> >>>> I'm currently in process of making new backup server, based on LSI >>>> 9260 >>>> controller. I'm planning to use ZFS over disks, hence the most >>>> natural way >>>> seems to configure mfi to JBOD mode - but I can't find easy way to >>>> reach this, >>>> neither in BIOS utilities nor via MegaCli >>> 9260 should be SAS-2008 based, so mps(4) not mfi(4). >> Well, it at least detected by stable/9 GENERIC as mfi >> >>> The internet[1] suggests that this card should be flashable to a >>> 9211-8i with IT mode firmware, which is just about the ultimate ZFS >>> card, instant-JBOD on inserting a disk, passthru for SMART, high >>> performance, etc. >> Will check, thanks for the reference. >> >>> [1] >>> http://blog.grem.de/sysadmin/LSI-SAS2008-Flashing-2012-04-12-22-17.html >>> > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-fs@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-fs > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-fs-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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