Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 11:44:14 -0600 From: Ryan Coleman <ryan.coleman@cwis.biz> To: Peter A. Giessel <pgiessel@mac.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, Andy Wodfer <wodfer@gmail.com> Subject: Re: FreeBSD and large harddrives Message-ID: <158E057B-52BB-449E-B5C9-3239B13622F1@cwis.biz> In-Reply-To: <r314ps-1065i-B8779564D7144E1099C27E9546FF3933@Blue-Star.local> References: <r314ps-1065i-B8779564D7144E1099C27E9546FF3933@Blue-Star.local>
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On Nov 18, 2010, at 11:29 AM, Peter A. Giessel wrote: > On 2010/11/18 at 3:16, wodfer@gmail.com (Andy Wodfer) wrote: >=20 >> Total storage in version 1 of this server will >> probably be 8-12 TB. > ... >> The processor will be a 64bit capable Intel processor and I plan on = using a >> Highpoint Rocketraid or 3ware Raid controller. > ... >> 1. Which FreeBSD version should I install? > ... >> 2. I know that the 3ware Raid controller supports larger drives than = 2TB (or >> was it 1TB?)... How can I create this huge partition/slice? I >> don't think the installer (atleast on the standard FreeBSD version) = supports >> these large drives? >=20 > Just chiming in with my own experience... I built a "cheap" media = storage server > so I don't have to keep digging DVDs out of the pile and can just = stream them > from the server. 4x1.5TB Raid 5 disks. >=20 > I haven't updated it to FreeBSD 8.2 yet, so: > [media: ~]> uname -a > FreeBSD media 8.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE #0: Sat Nov 21 15:48:17 = UTC 2009 root@almeida.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC = i386 > (its a Pentium 4... cheap but effective hardware... the processor is = hardly > ever significantly used. Its just a file server). >=20 > To ease booting problems, I used 3ware's drivers to create a booting = volume > out of the bigger unit. FYI: I used Seagate hard drives (I hear they = are > coming out with a 3TB internal drive any day now): Yes, but a 5200-5400 RPM drive, I believe.
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