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    Intel S3420GPLX and VMDirectPath

    Does anyone have any luck in using ESXi VMDirectPath I/O passthru on Intel S3420GPLX motherboard ? I am trying to passthru IBM M1015 (flashed IT firmware) but it is stuck at indicating changes made will not take effect until the host is restarted ( even though I have restarted multiple times ).
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    Best file backup software that is easy to use to mirror folders (NOT SyncToy)

    I'm surprised no one mentioned this Open Source File Synchronization software :- FreeFileSync I use it to backup files to external HDD, very handy.
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    2 RAID-Z or 1 RAID-Z2 in 12 disk configuration

    FreeNAS forum has a very good and easy to understand slideshow :- http://forums.freenas.org/showthread.php?7775-Slideshow-explaining-VDev-zpool-ZIL-and-L2ARC-for-noobs!
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    2 RAID-Z or 1 RAID-Z2 in 12 disk configuration

    After weighing the pros and cons of your suggestions, I decided to go with 6xRAID-Z2 with the plan to get an extra HDD for cold spare in near future. Thanks for all your responses guys !
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    2 RAID-Z or 1 RAID-Z2 in 12 disk configuration

    Saw this at Freebsd forum http://forums.freebsd.org/showpost.php?p=27624&postcount=3 Looks like it's actually better to do 6x2 RAID-Z2.
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    2 RAID-Z or 1 RAID-Z2 in 12 disk configuration

    It will be an All-in-One NAS for personal use, so it's not *business* critical to have it up all the time (though my CFO may not be happy if the box goes down as it also hosts a virtual firewall). At most there will be 3 concurrent streaming from NAS. I do backup *extra critical* stuff (...
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    2 RAID-Z or 1 RAID-Z2 in 12 disk configuration

    Mind to share your experience ? What's your ZFS setup like ?
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    2 RAID-Z or 1 RAID-Z2 in 12 disk configuration

    Thanks all for your quick reply !! Really appreciate that. I'd say a balance between the 2, throwing flexibility into the mix. I lean more towards option 2 (RAID-Z in 2 vdevs), based on the assumptions below:- 1. Right mix of capacity / reliability - I have 1/5 chance of replacing a...
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    2 RAID-Z or 1 RAID-Z2 in 12 disk configuration

    Hi all, I recently acquired 12x4TB Hitachi HDD and am weighing the correct setup for this. I have 3 options for ZFS setup:- 1. 10 hdd in 10x1 vdev RAID-Z2, 2 for cold spare 2. 5 hdd in 5x2 vdev RAID-Z , 2 for cold spare 3. 6 hdd in 6x2 vdev RAID-Z2, no cold spare What is your pick...
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    Skyrim Mods - A Comprehensive List & User Support Thread

    Hi dj_2004, Thanks for sharing your experience with all these mods ! Would you mind to share your mod order ?
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    OpenZFS NAS (BSD, Illumos, Linux, OSX, Solaris, Windows + Storage Spaces) with napp-it web-gui

    Does the 4K sector and TLER issues still affect WD Green 3TB drives when using OI/ZFS ? Does the hdd spindown work in OI ?
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    HP Smart Array p410 + SuperMicro X9SCM-F - boot in a loop

    I am using Intel S3420GPLX board with HP P410, but am having the same issue with HP P410 firmware. It works fine on 3.66B, the booting process will get stuck with newer firmware (blank screen on boot, not even rebooting). However, plugging the P410 with newer firmware to my desktop board...
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    How much power does your storage rig draw?

    Intel X3440 CPU Intel 3420GPLX Motherboard 12GB RAM HP P410 RAID Controller 8x2TB Hitachi HDD 1x1TB Seagate HDD 5x120mm fans 2x80mm fans 130Watts on load
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    File/Media Server Build - FlexRAID 24TB Build

    Seeing that both Option 1 and 2 is only different by AU$100 I'd go for Option 2 for IPMI 2 feature.
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    File/Media Server Build - FlexRAID 24TB Build

    This is a very useful thread as I am also building similar File/Media Server.
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