From: Matt Harrison <iwasinnamuknow@genestate.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: homemade nas setup
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 08:36:59 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <49840DAB.70108@genestate.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87y6wsjm98.fsf@newsguy.com>
Harry Putnam wrote:
> Matt Harrison <iwasinnamuknow@genestate.com> writes:
>
>> I know its a little OT, but I have to mention ZFS. It'll mean running
>> Solaris or FreeBSD in order to get the best out of it, but it's worth
>> it.
>>
>> I changed my fileserver from a gentoo box with software raid and lvm
>> over to ZFS on OpenSolaris and I haven't looked back. Gentoo is still
>> my main OS but I think you just can't beat ZFS for a filer.
>
> Matt, I'm interested in quizzing you further on this so will ask the
> main question here. But, if you don't mind I'd like to talk to you
> off list at more length. Maybe a few pointer getting Opensolaris
> setup with the ZFS or the like.
>
> Are you backing up any windows boxes onto the ZFS? Is it just a matter
> of making it available by way of samba/cifs?
I'm using it for both attached storage via ISCSI, and standard sharing
on a domain via cifs. I've got backups running from linux and windows
boxes onto it.
> Your list email address looks like it might be a phony (I didn't try
> it) but mine isn't so if you don't mind the personal contact please
> let me know and I'll write direct.
Well I didn't realise my address looked fake :P It is real and I'd be
happy to try and answer your questions to the best of my ability.
Matt
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-01-31 8:37 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-01-30 0:06 [gentoo-user] homemade nas setup Harry Putnam
2009-01-30 0:44 ` Matt Harrison
2009-01-31 1:29 ` [gentoo-user] " Harry Putnam
2009-01-31 8:36 ` Matt Harrison [this message]
2009-01-31 15:37 ` Harry Putnam
2009-01-31 16:05 ` Matt Harrison
2009-01-30 10:43 ` [gentoo-user] " Peter Humphrey
2009-01-30 18:30 ` [gentoo-user] " Harry Putnam
2009-01-31 11:39 ` Peter Humphrey
2009-01-30 11:56 ` [gentoo-user] " Norman Rieß
2009-01-30 12:05 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-01-30 18:33 ` [gentoo-user] " Harry Putnam
2009-01-30 22:48 ` Norman Rieß
2009-01-30 23:24 ` Harry Putnam
2009-01-31 11:22 ` Norman Rieß
2009-01-30 23:39 ` Stroller
2009-01-30 23:00 ` [gentoo-user] " Stroller
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