FreeBSD as NAS

[Kirk Strauser]

At 2003-07-01T08:12:27Z, "CVBNM" <cvbnm at fem.uniag.sk> writes:

> - correct hardware support (is 1Gbit/s network working correctly?,
> hotswaping, RAID controller)

Just FYI, I admin a few servers with SCSI/160 drivers in software RAID
setups (using mirroring exclusively so performance isn't an issue).
Hotswapping drives is a piece of cake.  I have a standard RAID configuration
file, so replacing a drive is as simple as:

  1) Shutting down the drive inside the RAID
  2) Using atacontrol to stop the drive
  3) Swapping it out with a new one
  4) Using atacontrol to rescan the bus
  5) Fdisk and disklabel the drive
  6) Typing "vinum create /etc/raidconfig" to layout the drive
  7) Typing "vinum start <subdisk names>" to sync the data

If I had to do it more than once a year or so, I'd probably throw it all
into a script with "Press any key to continue" prompts.
-- 
Kirk Strauser
In Googlis non est, ergo non est.
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