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Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice

From Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice
Date 2020-08-02 01:40 +0200
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	This is one reason, among several others, why I am a big proponent of 
having a separate boot drive - or better yet, a boot array - from my 
data array.  I can quickly and easily build a very plain Jane boot 
system using the Debian distro DVD without having to worry about 
inconsistencies with GRUB or any other special considerations.  Upgrades 
are also far less worrisome.  If an upgrade gets to be too fiddling 
(which sometimes happens), I just wipe the boot arrays and start over.

	It is now possible to boot ZFS under GRUB, but it is definitely not 
trivial.    Implementing a separate boot system really pretty much is. 
Furthermore, by using a separate boot system, one can purchase an 
economical SSD (or a pair of SSDs for RAID 1 arrays) and enjoy the 
benefits of blazing fast booting and OS operations while also enjoying 
the benefits of whatever file system one likes for the large data array.

	I absolutely agree, no matter what the file system, I would definitely 
up the memory to the 16GB max, especially if this is to be a media server.

On 7/30/2020 3:24 PM, Tom Dial wrote:
> 
> 
> On 7/29/20 18:31, Patrick Bartek wrote:
>> On Wed, 29 Jul 2020 16:09:51 -0400
>> Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Patrick Bartek wrote:
>>>> Hi! all,
>>>>
>>>> Thought putting an old, retired system to good use would be better than
>>>> letting it gather dust in a closet.  And by old, I mean OOOOOLD! I
>>>> built it 13 years ago.  However, it's been upgraded many times since,
>>>> and was still my main box running Stretch until last year. Its current
>>>> specs: ASRock A770DE+ AM3 MB, AMD Phenom II x4 @ 3.0 GHZ, 8GB DDR2 RAM
>>>> (max 16GB), 6 - SATA II & 1 - IDE connections, USB2.0.
>>>>
>>>> The problem I've run into is finding a NAS OS to run on it.  They all
>>>> seem to require UEFI. which this MB does not support.  (I said it was
>>>> old.)  However, in my search I did come across OpenMediaVault which is
>>>> a simple, lightweight NAS OS based on Debian Jessie that will work with
>>>> either MBR or UEFI.  One nice feature OMV has is it can be installed as
>>>> a service on top of any Debian OS.  So, I can use something more
>>>> contemporary and still supported.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone currently using OpenMediaVault, or have recommendations for
>>>> another package, or advice, in general, on homebuilt NAS?
>>>
>>> Debian with ZFS.
>>
>> I don't think OpenMediaVault (or Debian, for that matter) supports zfs
>> on the initial install. OMV specifies ext3/ext4/xfs/jfs support "out of
>> the box." However, I would think I could use zfs (just install it from
>> Debian repo) for the storage drives after the OS is installed, but I
>> haven't finished reading the user manual, so I could be wrong.
> 
> This depends on the meaning attached to "support." Debian does not fully
> support ZFS. However, the requisite Debian openzfs packages have been in
> the contrib repositories for several releases and can be installed
> normally, although the file system support has to be built from source
> due to license interference between GPL and the CDDL under which ZFS is
> released. Behavior is much like the proprietary Nvidia drivers, for example.
> 
> Once installed, ZFS can be handled by its relevant utilities much the
> same as other file systems. It almost certainly could be used for
> storage drives.
> 
> Installing an entire system on ZFS is a bit hands on owing to its
> absence from the installer. Hand on, here, is to say it is roughly
> equivalent to installing early Debian releases or, perhaps, Gentoo. I've
> done it four or five times, and after the first is is not painful, but
> does take an hour or so longer than a conventional install. Good
> instructions are found at
> 
> https://openzfs.github.io/openzfs-docs/Getting%20Started/Debian/Debian%20Buster%20Root%20on%20ZFS.html
> 
> ZFS is my current default for new installations and I am gradually
> upgrading existing installations to it. For a ZFS based NAS, you almost
> certainly would be rewarded by increasing memory to the 16 GiB max cited
> in the original post.
> 
> Regards,
> Tom Dial
> 
>>
>>> Not "built on two-releases-ago Debian". Current, stable Debian.
>>
> <<< Snip >>>
> 
> 
>> B
>>

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Homebuilt NAS Advice Patrick Bartek <patrick.bartek@gmail.com> - 2020-07-29 22:00 +0200
  Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2020-07-29 22:20 +0200
    Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-07-29 22:30 +0200
      Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2020-07-29 23:40 +0200
    Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Patrick Bartek <patrick.bartek@gmail.com> - 2020-07-30 02:50 +0200
      Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Tom Dial <tddial@comcast.net> - 2020-07-30 22:50 +0200
        Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-08-02 01:40 +0200
          Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-08-02 03:10 +0200
            Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Keith Bainbridge <ke1th3216@gmail.com> - 2020-08-02 04:50 +0200
              Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-08-02 06:10 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-08-02 21:30 +0200
            Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-08-02 22:10 +0200
          Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-08-03 06:10 +0200
            Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Jonathan Dowland <jon+debian-user@dow.land> - 2020-08-03 17:30 +0200
              Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2020-08-03 17:40 +0200
              Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-08-03 18:40 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2020-08-03 19:10 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-08-03 22:00 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2020-08-03 22:20 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-08-03 23:50 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-08-04 00:50 +0200
            Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-08-04 00:40 +0200
    Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2020-07-30 10:00 +0200
      Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice rhkramer@gmail.com - 2020-07-30 13:20 +0200
  Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-07-30 01:50 +0200
    Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Patrick Bartek <nemommxiv@gmail.com> - 2020-07-30 23:40 +0200
    Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-08-08 01:30 +0200
      Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-08-08 03:30 +0200
        Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-08-09 14:40 +0200
  Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Peter Ehlert <peter@sdi-baja.com> - 2020-07-30 19:00 +0200
    Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2020-07-30 21:50 +0200
      Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2020-07-31 13:10 +0200
    Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Patrick Bartek <nemommxiv@gmail.com> - 2020-07-30 23:30 +0200
      Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-08-02 01:50 +0200
        Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Patrick Bartek <nemommxiv@gmail.com> - 2020-08-02 17:50 +0200
  Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Jonathan Dowland <jon+debian-user@dow.land> - 2020-08-03 17:20 +0200
    Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-08-04 00:10 +0200
      Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-08-04 01:20 +0200
        Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-08-04 10:40 +0200
          Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Jonathan Dowland <jon+debian-user@dow.land> - 2020-08-04 11:30 +0200
            Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2020-08-04 16:00 +0200
              Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-08-04 16:30 +0200
              Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-08-05 05:50 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-08-05 16:20 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Jonathan Dowland <jon+debian-user@dow.land> - 2020-08-05 17:00 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-08-05 17:40 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-08-06 12:10 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2020-08-06 16:10 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-08-06 17:10 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2020-08-06 18:10 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Jonathan Dowland <jon+debian-user@dow.land> - 2020-08-07 18:30 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2020-08-07 19:40 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice rhkramer@gmail.com - 2020-08-08 00:10 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2020-08-09 04:30 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Jonathan Dowland <jon+debian-user@dow.land> - 2020-08-09 11:10 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-08-09 17:00 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2020-08-09 18:30 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-08-09 19:20 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice rhkramer@gmail.com - 2020-08-09 23:50 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2020-08-10 00:00 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-08-10 00:30 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-08-10 00:50 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice rhkramer@gmail.com - 2020-08-10 00:30 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-08-10 00:30 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2020-08-09 18:40 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-08-09 23:00 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-08-06 18:20 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-08-07 05:30 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Jonathan Dowland <jon+debian-user@dow.land> - 2020-08-07 18:30 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice rhkramer@gmail.com - 2020-08-06 17:20 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2020-08-06 18:20 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-08-06 18:20 +0200
        Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-08-04 17:20 +0200
          Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-08-05 06:20 +0200
        Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-08-05 04:30 +0200
          Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-08-05 09:20 +0200
            Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-08-05 11:00 +0200
              Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-08-05 21:00 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-08-06 03:50 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Kushal Kumaran <kushal@locationd.net> - 2020-08-06 06:20 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-08-06 18:20 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-08-07 04:10 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-08-07 05:50 +0200
            Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Jonathan Dowland <jon+debian-user@dow.land> - 2020-08-05 12:30 +0200
      Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Jonathan Dowland <jon+debian-user@dow.land> - 2020-08-05 12:30 +0200
        Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-08-05 21:10 +0200
          Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Jonathan Dowland <jon+debian-user@dow.land> - 2020-08-05 23:30 +0200
            Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-08-06 00:30 +0200
              Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-08-06 01:20 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Jonathan Dowland <jon+debian-user@dow.land> - 2020-08-08 09:10 +0200
              Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-08-06 04:30 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-08-06 04:50 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-08-06 06:20 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-08-06 07:10 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-08-06 07:30 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-08-06 18:10 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-08-06 18:30 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-08-07 03:00 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-08-07 03:20 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-08-07 05:00 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-08-07 05:40 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-08-07 08:00 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-08-07 08:50 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-08-07 09:10 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-08-07 17:50 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-08-08 01:40 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-08-08 04:50 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-08-08 22:30 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-08-09 00:20 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-08-09 01:30 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-08-09 22:40 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-08-10 00:30 +0200
                Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-08-10 01:30 +0200
    Re: Homebuilt NAS Advice Patrick Bartek <nemommxiv@gmail.com> - 2020-08-04 06:30 +0200

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