Has anybody tried to create a really big storage with ZFS and plain SAS controllers? [closed]
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I'm considering to build one with something like this:
http://www.supermicro.com/products/chassis/4U/847/SC847E26-R1400U.cfm
(a chasis with two dual port multipath expanders)
http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/addon/AOC-SAS2LP-MV8.cfm
(4 8-port plain SAS controllers, 2 for each backplane)
and 36 Seagate 3Tb SAS drives (ST33000650SS)
OS -- FreeBSD.
And it's very interesting:
How good expander sas backplanes and multipath configurations work with freebsd ?
How to locate a specific drive in the bay? (literally -- how to blink an indicator on the drive in freebsd)
How to detect a fail of a controller?
Will it work together at all?
I'm asking to share any experience.
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