Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:42:14 +0100 From: Andy Wodfer <wodfer@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD and large harddrives Message-ID: <AANLkTin5jj-XbRLKF-Pe1tbbZyP9nEjNNVmSWhyhyX_W@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <66248F21-1914-467A-9874-B5987F5E4790@internode.on.net> References: <AANLkTimh50XGrXraNzBCeY9mZj3wsWPG=RRkRiF_fRf=@mail.gmail.com> <66248F21-1914-467A-9874-B5987F5E4790@internode.on.net>
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[snip] > > 1. Which FreeBSD version should I install? (it must support large > drives). > > I'm currently using the standard FreeBSD 8.1 (STABLE) on several servers, > > but this is a 32bit version, right? I suppose I need a 64bit version when > I > > use large harddrives? > > Freebsd has been 64 bit for a long time. It supports multiple > architectures. You want amd64 (yes, even on an intel 64bit) Thanks! I didn't know I could use amd64 on Intel servers. Then my next questions will be: How about the ports collection - does the 64bit version have most of the ports? I need ffmpeg, php, apache, mysql, imagemagick, ghostscript, exiftools and a few more small ones. > > > > 2. I know that the 3ware Raid controller supports larger drives than 2TB > (or > > was it 1TB?). The Highpoint controller I'm not so sure of, but I've had > good > > experience with these on a few Windows servers and on one FreeBSD server. > My > > setup would be to use the entire disk for both operating system and > > filestorage (in version 1). How can I create this huge partition/slice? I > > don't think the installer (atleast on the standard FreeBSD version) > supports > > these large drives? > > > > You can use vinum or ZFS. > Excellent. I'm using ZFS on a FreeNAS installation. Is ZFS still considered experimental on FreeBSD or is it now production ready? What tool or command is used to partition/format/create a large ZFS drive? Thanks and best regards, Andy
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