Updated October 19, 2022. Today’s question comes from Jeff…. Q. What drives should I buy for my ZFS server? Answer: Here’s what I recommend, considering a balance of cost per TB, performance, and reliability. I prefer NAS or Enterprise-class drives since they are designed to run 24/7 and also are better at tolerating vibration from … Read more
2015-01-07: I’ve updated this post to to reflect changes in FreeNAS 9.3. I’ve been using OpenIndiana since late 2011 and switched to OmniOS in 2013. Lately I started testing FreeNAS, what drove me to do this is I use CrashPlan to backup my pool but recently Code 42 announced they’ll be discontinuing … Read more
I ran some benchmarks comparing the Intel DC S3500 vs the Intel DC S3700 when being used as a SLOG/ZIL (ZFS Intent Log). Both SSDs are what Intel considers datacenter class and they are both very reasonably priced compared to some of the other enterprise class offerings. Update: 2014-09-14 — I’ve done newer benchmarks on … Read more