Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:25:43 +0200 (CEST) From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> To: Bas Smeelen <b.smeelen@ose.nl> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 9.0 & LSI MegaRAID SATA problem Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1207101323460.47271@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> In-Reply-To: <4FFC0665.6040109@ose.nl> References: <CALKKQN=VxL6BzT%2Ba8carbgL_DQK82a91La523E8fo_UuOvNXnA@mail.gmail.com> <op.wg7bf2utg7njmm@michael-think> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1207101051200.46509@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <4FFBEE6E.6000906@ulb.ac.be> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1207101211030.46945@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <4FFC013A.3040903@ose.nl> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1207101223170.47120@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <4FFC0665.6040109@ose.nl>
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>> >> precise what is "desktop" usage is. > > Here at work we just use non raided disks for workstations which run linux. and this is proper way to do this. > The home directories are on nfs, so when a disk fails it's replaced very fast See above. I cannot imagine any other configuration. > Me neither, just keep back-ups of important data on a different place/device Once again - a proper way. rsync is good help. One more step in "proper way" is to use X terminals. Second hand "thin clients" eg. Wyse are here for 25$. just replace it's software with FreeBSD (or even linux) starting Xorg -query <yourserver> >> >> Not talking about RAID5 of which i am not interested at all - there is no >> reason trading performance for available space nowadays with 2-3TB disks. > > I have never tries the FreeBSD raid solution as we always have servers with You should.
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