Orbixx
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This is a feature request that naturally appeals to me, otherwise I wouldn't be writing it - but I assume there are a lot of NAS users out there like me who want to gradually expand their array as and when the storage requirements come up, predominantly because of money and the fact that they (I) don't know exactly how much I'll end up actually using.
I hear that Nexenta have somehow implemented vdev expansion, which would be enough to satisfy the above requirements, but sod knows when they'll contribute it back to illumos - maybe they provide the source for their ZFS modifications on their website.
Failing that, Snapraid with some other common filesystem support would also fit the bill I believe, and provide a bit more flexibility especially for those that want to bring their existing JBODS to FreeNAS.
I have no evidence to back up what I'm about to say at all, but I reckon if you provide support for this kind of user you'll see a lot more use of FreeNAS. Whether the above agrees with your vision of where you want FreeNAS to go or not, is entirely something else however and I would understand a refusal to Snapraid and other filesystems to go with it.
Vdev expansion would be super nice though. Also, first post, hello!
Edit: It seems my comment about Nexenta and vdev expansion might just be hearsay, but here's an interesting post from Adam Leventhal 2 years before he left Oracle surrounding the topic and how it can be done: https://blogs.oracle.com/ahl/entry/expand_o_matic_raid_z
I hear that Nexenta have somehow implemented vdev expansion, which would be enough to satisfy the above requirements, but sod knows when they'll contribute it back to illumos - maybe they provide the source for their ZFS modifications on their website.
Failing that, Snapraid with some other common filesystem support would also fit the bill I believe, and provide a bit more flexibility especially for those that want to bring their existing JBODS to FreeNAS.
I have no evidence to back up what I'm about to say at all, but I reckon if you provide support for this kind of user you'll see a lot more use of FreeNAS. Whether the above agrees with your vision of where you want FreeNAS to go or not, is entirely something else however and I would understand a refusal to Snapraid and other filesystems to go with it.
Vdev expansion would be super nice though. Also, first post, hello!
Edit: It seems my comment about Nexenta and vdev expansion might just be hearsay, but here's an interesting post from Adam Leventhal 2 years before he left Oracle surrounding the topic and how it can be done: https://blogs.oracle.com/ahl/entry/expand_o_matic_raid_z