Hi all,
I am considering using FreeNAS to setup a file server. I currently have a file server running Ubuntu with 6x1TB drives in RAID5. I am interested in creating a new server with either 6x4TB or 6x3TB drives. From my research it seems that zfs would be the way to go.
My questions:
1. Do zfs snapshots serve the same purpose as rsnapshot?
2. Is it safe to grow/shrink a zfs filesystem? Is the data vulnerable during a grow/shrink operation? I would be interested in maybe adding drives to expand the zfs volume in the future without having to copy off all the data and re-create the volume.
3. My current Ubuntu install also runs virtualbox and plex media server. Are there any problems running these on a FreeNAS install?
Thanks.
I am considering using FreeNAS to setup a file server. I currently have a file server running Ubuntu with 6x1TB drives in RAID5. I am interested in creating a new server with either 6x4TB or 6x3TB drives. From my research it seems that zfs would be the way to go.
My questions:
1. Do zfs snapshots serve the same purpose as rsnapshot?
2. Is it safe to grow/shrink a zfs filesystem? Is the data vulnerable during a grow/shrink operation? I would be interested in maybe adding drives to expand the zfs volume in the future without having to copy off all the data and re-create the volume.
3. My current Ubuntu install also runs virtualbox and plex media server. Are there any problems running these on a FreeNAS install?
Thanks.