Posts Tagged ‘FreeBSD’

ZFS – Finally back on OpenSolaris

// February 1st, 2009 // No Comments » // Technology

Havoc! Let me summarise my long list of problems with my custom PC. The spec is roughly:

  • ASUS P5KPL-AM Motherboard, with Intel Core2Duo processor
  • 3x Western Digital 1TB hard drives, WD10EADS (SATA)
  • 1x Western Digital WD160GB, SATAIII HDD,
  • DVD burner and USB card reader mounted internally
  • 400 W PSU, 2x additional case fans

A little summary of my troubles after the break:

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FreeBSD with ZFS

// January 30th, 2009 // 2 Comments » // Technology

So I got FreeBSD 7.1 w/ ZFS on my root file system working like a charm.

I followed the instructions at www.ish.com.au, with some exceptions, which follow after the break.

The cool thing? 1,860 GB of storage space. 930 GB of disk space is being used for automatic ZFS backups (the checksums) to protect my data. Total = 2,790 GB.

Total spent = around B$1,250.

This is 67 cents per gigabyte of better than RAID-5 protected storage. With a CPU thrown in to boot! haha.

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OpenSolaris vs FreeBSD .. .which do I go for?

// January 30th, 2009 // 4 Comments » // Technology

Dilemma! I’m setting up a home NAS … but do I return to my FreeBSD roots or shall I try something new and go with OpenSolaris?

Both are Open Source, both have excellent communities etc. And most importantly? Both have ZFS.

Well, my Dad always told me to be systematic! A clear mind = a clear purpose. So a small comparison follows after the break …

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