[OpenIndiana-discuss] About zpools and usage plan

[DormitionSkete@hotmail.com]

On Aug 2, 2013, at 9:08 PM, Harry Putnam wrote:

> Looking for a little advice about setting up a home lan server.
> 
> So far just tinkering with a vbox oi as guest install hoping to make
> whatever nasty blunders on disposable data and OS.
> 
> But getting right to it:
> 
> In a previous life I ran oi and used mirrored sets of discs for
> everthing. 
> 
> Mirrored OS discs, and 2 sets of mirrored data discs.
> 
> I was advised back then that mirrored sets of discs, given  my small
> usage, would be the most secure (not meaning agains penitration or the
> like...just keeping data from loss) and handiest way to handle my home
> lan.
> 
> So, wondering what the current thinking is?  Like say, mirrored as
> opposed to a collection of discs in raidz or whatever its called.
> 
> My needs will be well handled by something like 3tb of storage so
> something like 6 1tb discs for a mirrored setup.
> 
> What else could I get with those 6 disks in terms of redundancy and ease
> of maintenance?
> 
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For a real cheap backup solution for a home LAN, you might want to consider a Western Digital MyBook Live network storage device.

These nifty little boxes run on a slightly modified version of Debian Linux, and can be easily hacked into to so you can do all sorts of nifty things with it besides just network storage.  

http://www.amazon.com/Personal-Cloud-Storage-Share-Photos/dp/B0047FL85U/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1375565235&sr=8-2&keywords=Western+Digital+MyBook+Live

They're not as fancy as some of the other solutions others might come up with; but they're small, fanless, consume very little power, and they get the job done.

HTH.