From owner-freebsd-fs@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 15 15:34:45 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49A3B1065695 for ; Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:34:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from solon@pyro.de) Received: from srv23.fsb.echelon.bnd.org (mail.pyro.de [83.137.99.96]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 512D58FC12 for ; Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:34:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: from port-87-193-183-44.static.qsc.de ([87.193.183.44] helo=MORDOR) by srv23.fsb.echelon.bnd.org with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1NKZQ7-000ChL-S9 for freebsd-fs@freebsd.org; Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:34:43 +0100 Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:34:20 +0100 From: Solon Lutz X-Mailer: The Bat! (v3.99.25) Professional Organization: pyro.labs berlin X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <568624531.20091215163420@pyro.de> To: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: -1.4 (-) X-Spam-Report: Spam detection software, running on the system "srv23.fsb.echelon.bnd.org", has identified this incoming email as possible spam. The original message has been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or label similar future email. If you have any questions, see The administrator of that system for details. Content preview: Hi, are there any cons against building a RaidZ2 with 24 1.5TB drives? In some old postings floating around the net a limit of 9 drives is recommended. Does this still apply to the current ZFS in 8.0? [...] Content analysis details: (-1.4 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -1.4 ALL_TRUSTED Passed through trusted hosts only via SMTP X-Spam-Flag: NO Subject: ZFS RaidZ2 with 24 drives? X-BeenThere: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Filesystems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:34:45 -0000 Hi, are there any cons against building a RaidZ2 with 24 1.5TB drives? In some old postings floating around the net a limit of 9 drives is recommended. Does this still apply to the current ZFS in 8.0? Best regards, Solon Lutz +-----------------------------------------------+ | Pyro.Labs Berlin - Creativity for tomorrow | | Wasgenstrasse 75/13 - 14129 Berlin, Germany | | www.pyro.de - phone + 49 - 30 - 48 48 58 58 | | info@pyro.de - fax + 49 - 30 - 80 94 03 52 | +-----------------------------------------------+