Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:13:29 +0200 From: "Patrick M. Hausen" <hausen@punkt.de> To: Greg Byshenk <freebsd@byshenk.net> Cc: Michal <michal@sharescope.co.uk>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ZFS and Storage Systems Message-ID: <20101012121329.GA52923@hugo10.ka.punkt.de> In-Reply-To: <20101012120454.GC12467@core.byshenk.net> References: <4CB42B7D.5050203@sharescope.co.uk> <20101012120454.GC12467@core.byshenk.net>
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Hello, On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 02:04:54PM +0200, Greg Byshenk wrote: > On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 10:33:49AM +0100, Michal wrote: > > http://www.icc-usa.com/storage-35-2u.asp. > > ... > 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. To me these look like "storage servers", i.e. standard server hardware with room for a lot of hot pluggable drives. This point in their description seems to confirm that: + DSS Lite That's a Linux based commercial NAS system that you install or plug into standard servers to turn them into a NAS. See http://www.open-e.com/ So, IMHO, yes, you should be able to replace that DSS stuff with either stock FreeBSD or preferrably FreeNAS to turn one of these boxes into a ZFS based NAS. I'll check with the supplier before ordering, nonetheless. Best regards, Patrick M. Hausen Leiter Netzwerke und Sicherheit -- punkt.de GmbH * Kaiserallee 13a * 76133 Karlsruhe Tel. 0721 9109 0 * Fax 0721 9109 100 info@punkt.de http://www.punkt.de Gf: Jürgen Egeling AG Mannheim 108285
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