SchlaWiener
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I have installed FreeNas 8.2 on a File server with
Now I want to use the space for ISCSI / VMware4 and I am a little bit undecieded how to make the space available.
Redundancy / data safety is not importent since I will only store data that will be backed up daily. So performance is my main goal.
I have two choices:
1.
- Configure a Hardware Raid10 in the Raid Controller
- Create a drive extend.
2.
- Configure a ZFS Raid10 Volume
(if I understand it correctly I have to add a zfs volume as a mirror with two disks, extend the volume with two mirror disk and extend the volume again with two mirror disks to have the same as a hardware raid 10)
- Configure a file extend
So my question is, which solution is the best for performance and if I choose a use a ZFS volume is it a good idea to use as much space as possible for the extend?
- Intel Core 2 DUO 1,8GHZ
- 4 GB RAM
- 6 x 480 GB
- 3Ware Hardware Raid Controller
Now I want to use the space for ISCSI / VMware4 and I am a little bit undecieded how to make the space available.
Redundancy / data safety is not importent since I will only store data that will be backed up daily. So performance is my main goal.
I have two choices:
1.
- Configure a Hardware Raid10 in the Raid Controller
- Create a drive extend.
2.
- Configure a ZFS Raid10 Volume
(if I understand it correctly I have to add a zfs volume as a mirror with two disks, extend the volume with two mirror disk and extend the volume again with two mirror disks to have the same as a hardware raid 10)
- Configure a file extend
So my question is, which solution is the best for performance and if I choose a use a ZFS volume is it a good idea to use as much space as possible for the extend?