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If you'd like to go with ZFS, I wouldn't worry too much about not being able to find your way around solaris - Solaris 10 is pretty close to linux, you'll pick it up easily. There are a few differences around how it handles disks that may trip you up - solaris uses a /dev/dsk/c0t0s0 style...
I'm probably in a minority here, but I've worked with ZFS extensively (Solaris Sysadmin) and personally I don't think that Raid-Z is that great - it doesn't really give you anything more at the management level than LVM + MD, and you can't expand a raid-z array after you've built it ( you can...
I know its not really so much of a microsoft technology, but the SDN architecture is probably a bit more elegant than using the Three Tier model, and can provide stronger security (if set up correctly)
http://nl.sun.com/companyinfo/nieuws/evenementen/2006/pdf/SunTT-SDN-concepts.pdf
is there any way I could induce an artificial load? I really dont want to hook it up to anything the first powersupply is plugged into, cause from what I hear, that creates a whole world of problems around feedback etc...
I'm running a storage box with dual enermax power supplies, and the standard coolermaster dual PSU adapter cable doesnt seem to work - even with load on the second power supply, it doesnt seem to power on.. i've also tried manually bridging the green and a black wire, and it still doesnt seem to...