We just finished a storage upgrade, and I want to build a freenas box with the pulled drives. These are the hardware specs for the system I want to build off of.
Intel 3420gplx board w/6 sata ports
Xeon X3440
32gb ECC ram
3Ware 9650SE-4LPML in JBOD mode
Drives on hand
WD RE4 2tb x 6
WD RE4 1tb x 12
WD RE3 1tb x 5
Dell sata 1tb x 5
I bought an LSI 9211-8i to add to the system. I have read conflicting opinions on the 3ware card. Can I use it, or do i need to grab another 9211? I had originally planned to use as many of the 1tb as i could in 1 RaidZ2, but after much reading about vdevs and pools, I'm wondering if the following is the best approach, or even sanctioned.
VDEV1 RaidZ2 RE4 2tb x 6
VDEV2 RaidZ2 RE4 1tb x 6
VDEV3 RaidZ2 RE4 1tb x 6
Shelve the remaining drives.
Intel 3420gplx board w/6 sata ports
Xeon X3440
32gb ECC ram
3Ware 9650SE-4LPML in JBOD mode
Drives on hand
WD RE4 2tb x 6
WD RE4 1tb x 12
WD RE3 1tb x 5
Dell sata 1tb x 5
I bought an LSI 9211-8i to add to the system. I have read conflicting opinions on the 3ware card. Can I use it, or do i need to grab another 9211? I had originally planned to use as many of the 1tb as i could in 1 RaidZ2, but after much reading about vdevs and pools, I'm wondering if the following is the best approach, or even sanctioned.
VDEV1 RaidZ2 RE4 2tb x 6
VDEV2 RaidZ2 RE4 1tb x 6
VDEV3 RaidZ2 RE4 1tb x 6
Shelve the remaining drives.