Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:48:11 +0100 From: Andy Wodfer <wodfer@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD and large harddrives Message-ID: <AANLkTikJ7J11my65-zUw2P-7uACtOjM7m=9Jncq7e-s%2B@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <15996e2cfb833e0ed3fa9d19725b3a95.squirrel@pop.pknet.net> References: <AANLkTimh50XGrXraNzBCeY9mZj3wsWPG=RRkRiF_fRf=@mail.gmail.com> <4CE52F49.4010602@sentex.net> <218D523D-A5BF-4E37-BC75-2FBF67C1D618@mac.com> <AANLkTi=-xfMZ7cVXmEZMt21C9LE5JGqmaby5%2B3ieQDX3@mail.gmail.com> <15996e2cfb833e0ed3fa9d19725b3a95.squirrel@pop.pknet.net>
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On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 9:30 AM, Peter <fbsdq@peterk.org> wrote: > I tend to stay away from raid cards. With ZFS pools all you need is ZFS > and any OS [easily move drives around servers], vs. raid cards have to be > the same if moving/replacing/card fails. > > With 'ZFS: do not give it all your HDD' > [ http://www.freebsddiary.org/zfs-with-gpart.php ] > You don't even need to have drives that are exactly the same. > > Completely not tied to any hardware.... > Wow! I'm learning more and more and I'm really beginning to like ZFS! Question: What happens if 1 drive out of say 4 fails in a pool? And what about hotswapping a (faulty) drive? Is this still possible with ZFS? Can I actually replace a Raid 5 setup with a ZFS settup and have the same data security if drives fail?' Cheers, Andy
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