hardware

Here’s one for the strange interactions file. I have a client that is using FreeNAS for some high speed cheap storage using SuperMicro servers and SSDs. There was some discussion about using Open ZFS on Linux, but the FreeNAS UI is a lot more convenient for the operators, and the BSD/ZFS combination has always been solid. These are your standard 2U servers built with 24 2.5” slots, using the (very nice) LSI-3008 with the IT firmware in JBOD mode. [Read More]