ZFS, SuperMicro, ESXi passthrough, CrashPlan and other links
Posted by jpluimers on 2016/01/11
Some great blog entries to read:
- FreeNAS vs. OmniOS / Napp-It – b3n.org.
- SSD ZFS ZIL SLOG Benchmarks – Intel DC S3700, Intel DC S3500, Seagate 600 Pro, Crucial MX100 Comparison – b3n.org.
- VMware vs bhyve Performance Comparison – b3n.org.
- FreeNAS 9.3 on VMware ESXi 6.0 Guide – b3n.org.
- Supermicro X10SDV-F Build; Datacenter in a Box – b3n.org.
- M1015 HBA In the HP Gen8 Microserver – b3n.org.
- Restore Zpool with CrashPlan – b3n.org.
- Installing CrashPlan on OmniOS – b3n.org.
- Supermicro 2U ZFS Server Build – b3n.org.
And:
- New ZFS based NAS and VM Host – part 1 – Gareth Howell.
- New ZFS based NAS and VM Host – part 2 – Gareth Howell.
- New ZFS based NAS and VM Host – part 3 – Gareth Howell.
Finally:
- Network Storage devices – Supermicro 5028D-TN4T ZFS Proxmox – PC Discussion – Mobile01; and Supermicro 5028D-TN4T ZFS Proxmox (page 2).
The translate URL https://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.mobile01.com/topicdetail.php?f=494&t=4648520 fails so you have to translate yourself. - Tonysan’s blog: FreeNAS 開箱與組裝 (Google translated: https://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://tonysanv.blogspot.nl/2015/11/freenas.html)
All of the above are somehow related to the Superserver SYS-5028D-TNT4.
When looking at some pictures from the above posts, then an M1015 HBA should be perfect for ZFS (lots of results for ESXi M1015 HBA PCI VMDirectPath IO pass through, and they still seem to be the way to go for ZFS).
- Image: M1015 bracket.
- Image: M1015 in 5208D.
- Image: Intel RAID card in 5208D.
There might be a need for extra cooling; for some ideas: Cooling for m1015 Raid Card – [H]ard|Forum
Below are other ServerRAID OEM possibilities supporting 8 internal devices (chipset in parentheses) via:
- LSI RAID Controller and HBA Complete Listing Plus OEM Models | ServeTheHome and ServeThe.Biz Forums.
- ServeRAID Adapter Quick Reference > Lenovo Press.
12 Gbps adapters:
- EUR ~180: ServeRAID N2215 (SAS3008)
- EUR ~300: LSI 9300-8i (LSI00344)
- EUR ~200: ServeRAID M5120 (SAS3008)
- ServeRAID M5210e (SAS3008)
6 Gbps adapters:
- EUR ~250: ServeRAID N2115 (SAS2308)
- EUR ~240: LSI 9207-8i (LSI00301)
- EUR ~180: ServeRAID IBM 6Gb Performance Optimized HBA (SAS2008)
- EUR ~300: LSI 9211-8i (LSI00194)
- EUR ~180: ServeRAID M1115 (SAS2008)
- EUR ~100: ServeRAID M1015 (SAS2008)
3 Gbps adapters:
- ServeRAID MR10i (SAS1078)
- ServeRAID BR10i (SAS1068e)
- ServeRAID BR10il v2 (SAS1068e)
–jeroen
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tonysanv said
That automated Google translation is killing me, LMFAO. I think I’ll put translations on my blog myself.
jpluimers said
Please do (:
Thanks in advance!
–jeroen