[OpenIndiana-discuss] Probably small question

[Michael Zandstra]

Hi Jim,

You're absolutely right, an storageserver with just 4GB with OS included wouldn't make sense. Therefor, I use USB attached storage.

I will attach an USB harddisk to the device to start with, and upgrade later on to a mirrored system (first start small and with hardware I got, until I'm statisfied enough to pump in money).

So simply put, yes it's a real lean setup from a hardware perspective... But I won't build something completely unrealistic (I think).
Too bad I can't get SmartOS running with ease though, it's 64-bit :D

Any ideas on how to get packages on OpenIndiana through a USB stick? (Currently downloading complete repository since you can't download single packages... bit of a bummer)...

Regards,

Michael

Op 21 Aug 2012, om 2:51 PM heeft Jim Klimov het volgende geschreven:

> 2012-08-21 12:12, Michael Zandstra пишет:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> Recently I decided I want a simple storage server at home. Looking at several options I decided to use an OpenSolaris-derative and OpenIndiana was an easy pick from there on.
>> 
>> I had an old EeePC 701 4G (would be perfect to place hidden far away) laying around and tried the Desktop version. Though it's too bloated for my use (a gui was far too hard for the little fellow), it worked perfectly over WiFi. Then I installed the server version, since this is of course a lot less in resources. But for some reason the wifi-drivers are not included in the server version. Is there any way to copy them over and configure them correctly? (Probably need additional tooling for WPA2 and iwconfig or something like that).
> 
> Well, these are the same OS with different sets of packages, you
> have a couple of options:
> 
> 1) Use the GUI version which includes the drivers, and just disable
> the interactive graphical services from booting (or even uninstall
> them, reducing the on-disk footprint - though I wouldn't recommend
> that because some software you might want to add later might rely
> on generic graphical libraries that go with the GUI software);
> 
> 2) Use the "server" (text-installer) version and add the wifi
> packages as you originally intended. You'd likely need a wired
> LAN connection for this to happen. I don't have wifi on my boxes
> so can't recommend a precise working package set; the default
> installation does include some driver packages for specific chips
> and the management software:
> pkg://openindiana.org/system/network/wificonfig
> pkg://openindiana.org/service/network/wpa
> 
> pkg://openindiana.org/driver/network/rtw
>  realtek 8180L 802.11b driver
> pkg://openindiana.org/driver/network/urtw
>  RealTek RTL8187L/B USB 802.11b/g Wireless Driver
> pkg://openindiana.org/driver/network/mwl
>  Marvell 88W8363 IEEE802.11b/g Wireless Network Device Driver
> pkg://openindiana.org/driver/network/ipw
>  Intel Pro. Wirless 802.11b IPW2100B Driver
> pkg://openindiana.org/driver/network/iwh
>  Intel(R) WiFi Link 5100/5300 driver
> pkg://openindiana.org/driver/network/iwi
>  Intel Pro. Wirless 802.11a/b/g IPW2200B/G IPW2915A/B/G Driver
> pkg://openindiana.org/driver/network/iwk
>  Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 4965AGN driver
> pkg://openindiana.org/driver/network/iwp
>  Intel(R) WiFi Link 6000 series driver
> pkg://openindiana.org/driver/network/atu
>  Atmel AT76C50x USB IEEE 802.11b Wireless Device Driver
> pkg://openindiana.org/driver/network/ath
>  Atheros AR52xx 802.11b/g Wireless NIC Driver
> 
> There is likely more that I've missed, so to be on the safe side I'd
> go with the GUI install and disable the GUI so as not to spend RAM.
> 
> On a side note, WiFi might not be the best connectivity option for
> a storage server - unless you want it hidden in some wall cavity ;)
> 
> Also, the EeePC's are notably compatible with OpenSolaris since the
> dawn of times, but the CPU and RAM are reportedly weak for ZFS, at
> least don't expect any high performance. Lack of ECC RAM may also
> be a risk to data integrity.
> 
> Overall, laptops I've seen used as 24/7 servers tended to overheat,
> which may increase the risks related to uncaught noise in RAM/CPU
> and faster aging of the HDD components. In particular such life
> left unremovable churn marks (imprints of keyboard keys if the
> laptop was left closed, or leaked bubbles of LCD fluid) on their
> display panels. Also the overheated batteries tend to wear out
> really fast and without any real power-backup use - so don't
> expect that your fileserver of a laptop would have an integrated
> UPS for long. You've been warned, good luck ;)
> 
> HTH,
> //Jim
> 
> 
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