From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 29 07:26:36 2011 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 29468106576C for ; Fri, 29 Apr 2011 07:26:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lebel.jerome.mail@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ww0-f50.google.com (mail-ww0-f50.google.com [74.125.82.50]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD2C88FC18 for ; Fri, 29 Apr 2011 07:26:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wwc33 with SMTP id 33so3627608wwc.31 for ; Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:26:34 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:subject:mime-version:content-type:from :in-reply-to:date:cc:content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references :to:x-mailer; bh=KhQo8VCCZGyB5qMnaIlX/d0md3W0VsVjGJ1R82mxMyU=; b=bBzeO3P4ozwwaHINhQxKiEMHCvusOlWnpb1E5Bqn0ynBP5MEpC2P7nRZsNK6kGqv+J FufsC0wWBpKMkAEVtp7Pds9tmY/RbesN13Mh5nux7V4U9xq3g5PXcDl+aLlV+woKEF5Z vP9CF7rEr/yl4iCOSrcr9t3PE5fCzcJ+qfUtk= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=subject:mime-version:content-type:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to:x-mailer; b=GhxrO0r1zSM1KLz887NchTpsQBf2z3tAvZyk2t6AzQ4EIScNfWjTfFIng+FFtGvcTt 3XlLjWoH6HB0mzLb+83S0QRdD/CnNbgcdSsTnJZXVAzTv+axp8Birk3vrPVKysMno6tQ yGwTBymcdTD6tPFj7LnKf2qnBZ8nfoC7xddNc= Received: by 10.216.246.5 with SMTP id p5mr192057wer.64.1304060425876; Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.174.101] (mna75-8-82-234-66-158.fbx.proxad.net [82.234.66.158]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id u9sm1516785wbg.0.2011.04.29.00.00.25 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:25 -0700 (PDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?J=E9r=F4me_Lebel?= In-Reply-To: <1304035891.5251.7.camel@lenovo> Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 09:00:23 +0200 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <278476BF-B4E4-4A40-8503-E4FEB5206AE5@gmail.com> References: <1304035891.5251.7.camel@lenovo> To: Colin Mitchell X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Hardware RAID and FreeBSD. 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: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 07:26:36 -0000 I'm a n00b with freebsd too. But I'm happy with zfs. My server has 2GB = of RAM, but it doesn't seem to be a problem. Even with my / using 3.76TB = full of data in raidz2. Le 29 avr. 2011 =E0 02:11, Colin Mitchell a =E9crit : > Hello, BSDians. >=20 > I am kind of a n00b to FreeBSD but have had great success and fun with > it so far. >=20 > I have two old Dell servers at home. One has Ubuntu server and is my > web and mail server. The other is FreeBSD, and I run servers for a > video game on it. I really like the FreeBSD server, especially the > ports system, and how well it runs even though it is a 1GHz CPU. >=20 > Anyways, I bought a new lower-end computer that I was hoping to = replace > both with. It is a dirt-cheap dual-core AMD that I had built for > $175US. It came with a 500GB HDD, and I would like to get another one > to put in it. Now, I would like to set up as a mirrored RAID setup (I > think). I don't really know much about RAID, but I want to have the = same > disk image on both hard drives (in case one fails), and possibly three > if I buy another HDD in the future. Is RAID 1 what I want? I also = want > to do SVN on it for my PhD code, as well as back up my Wordpress, > Coppermine, etc... >=20 > Now, here is where the FreeBSD gurus can chime in. I would like to = get > a hardware RAID card to tie it all together. I am also looking for a > cheap one, maybe $30-$60US, if this is even feasible. Anyone have any > suggestions? Any successes? =20 >=20 > Also, I see a lot of talk on here bout ZFS. Is this something I = should > try, instead of the standard UFS? >=20 > Thanks for any help and suggestions! >=20 > Colin. >=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to = "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"