From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 27 08:52:25 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B054216A46C for ; Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:52:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from johan@stromnet.se) Received: from core.stromnet.se (core.stromnet.se [83.218.84.131]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6863913C45A for ; Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:52:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from johan@stromnet.se) Received: from localhost (core.stromnet.se [83.218.84.131]) by core.stromnet.se (Postfix) with ESMTP id F154BD472C7 for ; Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:33:45 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at stromnet.se Received: from core.stromnet.se ([83.218.84.131]) by localhost (core.stromnet.se [83.218.84.131]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 5fT04jMWaxWo for ; Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:33:43 +0100 (CET) Received: from [172.28.1.102] (90-224-172-102-no129.tbcn.telia.com [90.224.172.102]) by core.stromnet.se (Postfix) with ESMTP id C45F7D472C5 for ; Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:33:43 +0100 (CET) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.3) Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <924875F9-E86A-4CD9-ACE3-7BA2A8FEDD3A@stromnet.se> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; delsp=yes; format=flowed To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Johan_Str=F6m?= Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:33:23 +0100 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.3) Subject: Hardware suggestions (ICH9R/G33/JMicron JMB363) X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:52:25 -0000 Hi list I sent a similar mail to freebsd-hardware last week, not very much =20 response there though so i resent here with some more details.. Im about to build a new machine wich will mainly be used for offsite =20 backup. My plan is to run 7.0 and use ZFS on a number of regular SATA-=20= discs (some mixed I've already got and more to be bought later). Anyways, the suggested hardware list is the following right now: Gigabyte GA-G33-DS3R, G33, 8x internal SATA (6x ICH9R + 2x on jmicron =20= JMB363 from what I can find on net, gigabyte themselfs call it =20 "Gigabyte SATA2") Intel Pro/1000PT PCIe Desktop Adapter 1000BaseT Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.67GHz 1333Mhz Socket LGA775, 4MB 2x1GB 1066MHz memory (another 2 1gb woudl give me max 4gb, but that =20 should realy be enough for a fileserver.. so no 2Gb sticks here, =20 cannot find any for pc8500 anyway) The mobo was featured on one of the mailinglists (dunno which it was) =20= a while back, it was said that it worked good. However there seems to =20= be some known problems? ICH9R and SATA ATAPI devices seems to work =20 poorly. Is this only ATAPI or is there any risk that this would =20 affect regular disks too? I realy dont want to have disk troubles =20 again, my history with ie nforce mobos and onboard controllers suck.. =20= If these problems absolutly only affects CD-drives (ATAPI) then I =20 realy dont care, but would be nice to know if there are any risk that =20= this affects disks too. (reference http://groups.google.com/group/=20 muc.lists.freebsd.current/browse_thread/thread/7ae0e00567961d26) The Intel network controllers should work good too right? =46rom list =20= history it sure looks that way.. For the ZFS part (maybee wrong list), I was thinking of going with =20 zmirrored vdevs (currently I got 6 disks, 3 pairs of different size/=20 model) in one big pool, and when adding capacity I will probably add =20 pairs of drives (new zmirrored vdevs in the zpool) Well, thanks for any opinions or suggestions! If you got any =20 recommendations about other similar mobos then I'm all ears! -- Johan Str=F6m Stromnet johan@stromnet.se http://www.stromnet.se/