[OpenIndiana-discuss] ZFS with 5 SAS best config

[Rocky Shek]

Gabriele,

I will recommend RAID Z2. It allow you have two Hard drive fail in the same
time while you data still save.

After several years usage, it can likely to see second HD fail when the
system still busy to resilver the first fail HD.   

Rocky 


-----Original Message-----
From: Gabriele Bulfon [mailto:gbulfon at sonicle.com] 
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2011 1:35 AM
To: Discussion list for OpenIndiana
Subject: [OpenIndiana-discuss] ZFS with 5 SAS best config

Hi, I'm configuring a machine with 5 SAS disks dedicated to data.
I was thinking to make a raidz2 pool on these 5 disks.
What is the best option?
What if I want to do it 4 disks + 1 for spare?
Thanx,
Gabriele.