Jan 15, 2012 #1 C ChRoNo16 [H]ard|Gawd Joined Feb 3, 2011 Messages 1,594 Anyone got a good setup guide for a noob who wants to go ZFS for a file server? I dont know linux, and I dont want FreeNAS, it wont use 8gb of ram.
Anyone got a good setup guide for a noob who wants to go ZFS for a file server? I dont know linux, and I dont want FreeNAS, it wont use 8gb of ram.
Jan 15, 2012 #2 J Jim G Limp Gawd Joined Jun 2, 2011 Messages 221 Try reading up on Napp-it - it's pretty darn easy to install openIndiana + napp-it in only a few commands and then manage it from a web interface.
Try reading up on Napp-it - it's pretty darn easy to install openIndiana + napp-it in only a few commands and then manage it from a web interface.
Jan 15, 2012 #3 D DuronClocker [H]ard|Gawd Joined Mar 12, 2004 Messages 1,063 ^^ I second this. FreeNAS wasn't too bad (but wasn't overly user-friendly back when I used it) to get set up and working, but it was slow in my experience. OpenIndiana + Napp-it is very easy to set up and manage. Performance is great for the hardware I'm using so far.
^^ I second this. FreeNAS wasn't too bad (but wasn't overly user-friendly back when I used it) to get set up and working, but it was slow in my experience. OpenIndiana + Napp-it is very easy to set up and manage. Performance is great for the hardware I'm using so far.
Jan 15, 2012 #4 B brutalizer [H]ard|Gawd Joined Oct 23, 2010 Messages 1,603 Here are several lengthy blog posts about setting up ZFS http://breden.org.uk/2008/03/02/a-home-fileserver-using-zfs/ Very good.
Here are several lengthy blog posts about setting up ZFS http://breden.org.uk/2008/03/02/a-home-fileserver-using-zfs/ Very good.
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