[OpenIndiana-discuss] 200TB managed by OpenIndiana + ZFS

[Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk]

Hi

This is a rather simple setup with one quad-port SAS cable to each backplane (using SC847E16 chassises, one for server+disks, one only for disks). We're currently using LSI 3801/3081 controllers, but are replacing them with 9200-8e/8211-8i to get better mapping device name to physical disk (and with the sas2ircu wrapper in http://the-key.enix.org/~krystal/diskmap.py, life gets a bit more easier, thanks to <krystal> @ #openindiana @ irc.freenode.net). The motherboard used for these and similar servers, is X8DTH-IF. We have both servers connected to a SuperMicro SSE-G24-TG4 switch on 10Gbps, and then a trunked (dmz+private) 10Gbps fiber link to our main datacentre.

roy

----- Original Message -----
> Hi Roy
> 
> thanks a lot, please may you report the model and version of the
> controller you're using ? are you using 2 controllers active/active or
> just 1 controller ?
> 
> are you using the controller cache ? according to the Supermicro
> salesman I don't have to use it in a active/active setup.
> 
> which Supermicro motherboard are you using ?
> 
> on which network technology are you offering the storage to the
> clients
> ? 1Gbit/s | 10 Gbit/s | Infiniband ? please provide details about the
> network device and its driver.
> 
> thanks again!
> cheers
> Fabio
> 
> 
> 
> On 9/12/11 4:33 PM, Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk wrote:
> >> I need to buy a new 200TB raw storage system with 3TB disks and my
> >> usual Supermicro salesman told me that many customers are using
> >> OpenIndiana
> >> with ZFS; this was a good new for me because I didn't know
> >> OpenIndiana but we're
> >> use to use Solaris and ZFS.
> >>
> >> I'd like to know if someone has experiences to report about an
> >> active/active SAS controller solution managed by OpenIndiana;
> >> basically
> >> I'd like to replicate an architecture like this
> >> http://www.dataonstorage.com/images/PDF/Solutions/NX2K/NexentaStor%20Storage%20Solutions_6G%20Unified%20Storage%20NX%202280-S2.pdf
> >> but without buying the NexentaStor license.
> > We're using Super Micro on two 100TB (net storage after RAIDz2
> > overhead) systems for Bacula backup storage, and it's been running
> > stably ever since I replaced those "#$"#$%/!!#% WD Black drives with
> > Hitachi Deskstars. These boxes are setup using 11 RAIDz2 VDEVs with
> > 7 2TB drives each.
> >
> > Vennlige hilsener / Best regards
> >
> > roy
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roy
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