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Subject: [ale] Needing to cut up server disk space
From: lnxgnome at hopnet.net (LnxGnome)
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2015 08:18:42 -0400
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On 9/24/15 7:03 AM, Jim Lynch wrote:
> Looking at an enclosure with 8 bays.  The only hitch is the e-sata
> only addresses 5 drives max.  Is there any advantage to running ZFS
> over USB3?  Or would I be better off with raid 10 on the 5 e-sata drives?
>
Depends on what you are using the USB3 drives for.  I use mine, with ZFS
(no RAID) for backup. 

Do note that ZFS is much happier (and efficient) if it has direct access
to the drives.  AF drives that lie about their block sizes have
workarounds (setting ashift).

References:
- [ale] Needing to cut up server disk space
  - From: jhubbslist at att.net (Jeff Hubbs)
- [ale] Needing to cut up server disk space
  - From: allen at ua.edu (Beddingfield, Allen)
- [ale] Needing to cut up server disk space
  - From: DJPfulio at jdpfu.com (DJ-Pfulio)
- [ale] Needing to cut up server disk space
  - From: ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com (Jim Lynch)

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