Hi!
Using of gmirror is a legacy decision. I suggest you to study the documentation on ZFS. It provides many advantages, especially with larger drives (over 300GB).
In particular, ZFS provides quick system recovery when a sudden power-off (when fsck can run for a very long time).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZFS
https://blogs.oracle.com/roch/entry/when_to_and_not_to
http://www.solarisinternals.com/wiki/index.php/ZFS_Best_Practices_Guide
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19253-01/819-5461/index.html
https://wiki.freebsd.org/ZFSTuningGuide
https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=zpool&sektion=8
http://xgu.ru/wiki/ZFS
Best Regards,
Dmitriy
----- Original Message -----
From: Ivan Kurtev
To: Dmitriy Kulikov
Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 12:11 AM
Subject: Re: Installing FREEBSD on HP ProLiant DL60 Gen9
Hi Dmitry,
Thank you very match for your urgent replay!
it was very useful for me. I will use gmirror, instead of B140i to build my mirror
Best Regards,
Ivan Kurtev
On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 10:34 PM, Dmitriy Kulikov <***@mail.ru> wrote:
Hi!
Buying the server with B140i controller is not good idea for installing FreeBSD. But it's a "question of money". ;-(
The entire series controllers Bxxxi often has bugs and performance degradation in FreeBSD.
As a workaround to install FreeBSD with the controller Bxxxi you can use following recommendation:
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Turn off the software RAID in BIOS, and it should work fine.
To disable the Bxxxi RAID, do this:
On Boot press F9 and enter the Setup
System Options
SATA Controller Options
Embedded SATA Configuration : Enable SATA Legacy Support
HP Dynamic Smart Array Bxxxi RAID Controller : Disabled
PCI Device Enable/Disable
Intel(R) SATA Controller #1 : Enabled
Intel(R) SATA Controller #2 : Enabled
HP Dynamic Smart Array Accelerator Manager : Disabled
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Network controller 361T should be fine.
Integrated network controllers of HP are working well too.
I just installed FreeBSD 10.2 on DL360 Gen9 server (K8N32A) with integated network adapter, H240ar HBA disk controller and 2 HDD.
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/hp-gen9-arrays-support.52588/#post-306304
http://forum.lissyara.su/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=43285&p=375871#p375871
It was difficult because HP is not interested in collaboration with FreeBSD. But in general I guess that buying a server K8N32A is very cost-effective for medium projects.
I used root on ZFS-sripe - it is a good modern solution.
Best Regards,
Dmitriy
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Ivan Kurtev" <***@gmail.com>
To: <freebsd-***@freebsd.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 1:47 PM
Subject: Installing FREEBSD on HP ProLiant DL60 Gen9
Hi All,
Is it possible to install FREEBSD 10 on following server:
HP ProLiant DL60 Gen9
Storage Controller->HPE Dynamic Smart Array B140i Controller
Network Card->HP Ethernet 1Gb 2-port 361T Adapter
Thank You for your attention!
Best Regards,
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