Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:04:54 +0200 From: Greg Byshenk <freebsd@byshenk.net> To: Michal <michal@sharescope.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ZFS and Storage Systems Message-ID: <20101012120454.GC12467@core.byshenk.net> In-Reply-To: <4CB42B7D.5050203@sharescope.co.uk> References: <4CB42B7D.5050203@sharescope.co.uk>
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On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 10:33:49AM +0100, Michal wrote: > Apologies for the basic question but I just want to make sure. I have > been looking at storage systems like this one > http://www.icc-usa.com/storage-35-2u.asp. I am guessing it would be a > case of sorting the discs out, probably on some GUI or command line for > the box it self, then using a FreeBSD box I can set up ZFS over the > drives...or is it not that simple? You say "using a FreeBSD box I can set up ZFS over the drives...", which doesn't make sense, if I undestand the ICC system. The device appears to be an NAS system, with an OS, not an external disk bay. What you would want, I think, is either a) an external FCAL or iSCSI box that you could connect to another machine (running FreeBSD or some other OS); or b) a 'storage' server upon which to install FreeBSD and use as a NAS system. It may be that the ICC system can export the drives, but it seems like an unnecessary complication. -- greg byshenk - gbyshenk@byshenk.net - Leiden, NL
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