From owner-freebsd-fs@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 9 14:30:12 2010 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 3C8DD106566B for ; Thu, 9 Dec 2010 14:30:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from zeus@relay.ibs.dn.ua) Received: from relay.ibs.dn.ua (relay.ibs.dn.ua [91.216.196.25]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 938558FC08 for ; Thu, 9 Dec 2010 14:30:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from relay.ibs.dn.ua (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by relay.ibs.dn.ua with ESMTP id oB9EEEpL062741 for ; Thu, 9 Dec 2010 16:14:14 +0200 (EET) Received: (from zeus@localhost) by relay.ibs.dn.ua (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id oB9EECjM062740 for freebsd-fs@freebsd.org; Thu, 9 Dec 2010 16:14:12 +0200 (EET) Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 16:14:12 +0200 From: Zeus V Panchenko To: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20101209141412.GA62013@relay.ibs.dn.ua> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE X-Editor: GNU Emacs 23.2.1 Subject: what is the best way to use free space on several boxes? X-BeenThere: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: zeus@ibs.dn.ua List-Id: Filesystems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2010 14:30:12 -0000 Hi All, we have several FreeBSD 8-STABLE boxes, each has 2x500GB HDD in gmirror UFS dedicated but really it's used less than 30% each box ... so, advice please, what is the best/correct/right way to use the free space on the boxes? nfs? zfs? iscsi? the aim is to have storage place ... -- Zeus V. Panchenko GMT+2 (EET)