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My NAS array, testing performances and reliability
Written By: Administrator
Section: PC and Hardware
Category: Storage
2006-05-21 11:49:27
I am still waiting on the 4 last hard disks, they should arrive next week. While mounting everything together in the case, I was thinking on the range of tests I may do with this NAS before putting it online in production.
What kind of operating system will I use?
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Written By: Administrator
Section: PC and Hardware
Category: Storage
2006-05-21 11:49:27
I am still waiting on the 4 last hard disks, they should arrive next week. While mounting everything together in the case, I was thinking on the range of tests I may do with this NAS before putting it online in production.
What kind of operating system will I use?
| OS | Software RAID 5/6 | Hardware RAID 5/6 | Remarks |
| Windows XP | Need Windows Server BUT there is a workaround | through the Promise EX350 driver | I do not want a fully fledged OS for a file server, but want to look at performances |
| Linux OpenFiler | standard using "mdam" | through the Promise EX350 Linux driver | elegant, free and OS footprint can be reduce at it's minimum |
| OpenSolaris | using ZFS Raid-Z | no driver support | ZFS is a great file system, and RAID-Z solve some problem of software RAID5 and Hardware RAID5 at the same time! |
| others? feel free to submit an alternative | Contact me or use Comments |
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NAS @ HOME part 2 freenas.org install and benchmark
Written By: Administrator
Section: PC and Hardware
Category: Storage
2006-05-23 23:19:36
Status: in development
Developers: 5
Added value
Test it without breaking your NAS server with the VMWARE image:
Written By: Administrator
Section: PC and Hardware
Category: Storage
2006-05-23 23:19:36
Status: in development
Developers: 5
| homepage | www.freenas.org |
| version | 0.66 |
| Based on | FreeBSD 6 |
| Support | CIFS (samba), FTP, NFS, RSYNC |
| Software Raid | 0,1,5 |
| Hardware Raid | yes if supported by FreeBSD 6 |
| Interface | Web interface, PHP scripts |
| Size | 16MB |
| Can be installed | Compact Flash, hard drive or USB key |
| Filesystem | UFS, FAT32, EXT2/EXT3, NTFS (limited read-only) |
| HardDrive | ATA/SATA, SCSI, USB and Firewire |
| Network | All supported cards by FreeBSD 6 (including wireless card!) |
Added value
Test it without breaking your NAS server with the VMWARE image:
- FreeNAS 0.65 VMWare
- VMWare Player (use it for running the VMware image)
| Why choosing it | Why avoiding it |
| Small, do not need an additional disk for the OS | Future releases? |
| 16MB | |
| FreeBSD secure out the box: the least number of buffer vulnerabilities since years! | |
| Very nice GUI |
Performances Tests
in progress
NAS @ HOME part 3 openfiler.com install and benchmark
Written By: Administrator
Section: PC and Hardware
Category: Storage
2006-05-23 23:19:58
Presentation
Openfiler is a powerful, intuitive browser-based network storage software distribution. Openfiler delivers file-based Network Attached Storage and block-based Storage Area Networking in a single framework.
# Developers: __
Read More About NAS @ HOME Part 3 Openfiler.Com Install And Benchmark...
Written By: Administrator
Section: PC and Hardware
Category: Storage
2006-05-23 23:19:58
PresentationOpenfiler is a powerful, intuitive browser-based network storage software distribution. Openfiler delivers file-based Network Attached Storage and block-based Storage Area Networking in a single framework.
Openfiler sits atop of CentOS Linux (which is derived from sources freely
provided to the public by a prominent North American Enterprise Linux
vendor). It is distributed as a stand-alone Linux distribution. The entire
software stack interfaces with third-party software that is all open
source.
# Developers: __
Read More About NAS @ HOME Part 3 Openfiler.Com Install And Benchmark...
ZFS: too good to be true
Written By: Administrator
Section: PC and Hardware
Category: Storage
2006-06-25 22:20:38
ZFS has so much promise that it sound to good to be true! I will make an extensive try of it soon.
and part 2 is also here
And I also found some benchmarks against EXT3, ResierFS, UFS
will publish soon a lot of ZFS howton as well.
Written By: Administrator
Section: PC and Hardware
Category: Storage
2006-06-25 22:20:38
ZFS has so much promise that it sound to good to be true! I will make an extensive try of it soon.
From ZFS: Threat or Menace? Pt. I
and part 2 is also here
And I also found some benchmarks against EXT3, ResierFS, UFS
will publish soon a lot of ZFS howton as well.
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