Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 13:05:55 -0700 From: "pete wright" <nomadlogic@gmail.com> To: "Jim Freeze" <jim@freeze.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Need advice on Raid and FreeNas Message-ID: <57d710000607191305j72cea987m67af0d727b41a916@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5cd596d60607191300g59b57835q412e59c2129434d2@mail.gmail.com> References: <5cd596d60607191300g59b57835q412e59c2129434d2@mail.gmail.com>
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On 7/19/06, Jim Freeze <jim@freeze.org> wrote: > Hi > > I am setting up a file server for a small office (10 computers). > My first attempt at this I used FreeNas. It was easy to setup > and I like that the system is dedicated. > > One downside of this method is that the write times are slower > than I expected. I am using SATA2 drives w/ 8MB buffer on a > 100MB network, but the write times I was getting was about > 2.5GB per hour. I expected 5 GB in ten minutes. > a better metric for us would be network throughput and disk I/O over a shorter period, like kilobit's per sec. > The mother board I am using has a built in raid controller, but > I have never read about anyone having warm fuzzies using > a built in raid card. > hmm...actually the oposite is generally true. what motherboard are you using, and what is the RAID controller chipset? > I assume I could use a hardware raid with FreeNas and have > it setup the CIFS and NFS systems. It is also nice to > be able to boot from a USB drive. > > Another downside is that it is not easy to build and install scripts > onto a FreeNas system. > I'd hit the FreeNAS list regarding questions about scripting and configuration. > Can someone tell me if I am heading down the wrong path using > FreeNas? Should I just use a hardware raid and install FBSD > so I have access to the ports and and configure samba and nfs manually? > it really depends on how you would like to admin it. some folks prefer using a full FreeBSD RELEASE, others seem to prefer FreeNAS. -pete -- ~~o0OO0o~~ Pete Wright www.nycbug.org NYC's *BSD User Group
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