Level1: We bootstrapped our own ZFS storage server: 172tb, extremely low cost

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Be sure to check out the companion article at the Level1 site. More details than we could ever fit into a video! https://level1techs.com/video/level1-172tb-storage-server Is anything unclear? or weird? Let us know -- We may use this as a jumping off point for many videos in the future. We want to do several videos on this, including videos for the linux channel, but we want your feedback on what to cover first. There are so many jumping-off points we could cover in this video. "A day in the life of a system architect." *1640: Correction, meant ZFS at its core, not FreeNAS. LOL. ********************************** Thanks for watching our videos! If you want more, check us out online at the following places: + Website: http://level1techs.com/ + Forums: http://forum.level1techs.com/ + Store: http://store.level1techs.com/ + Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/level1 + L1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/level1techs + L1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/level1techs + Wendell Twitter: https://twitter.com/tekwendell + Ryan Twitter: https://twitter.com/pgpryan + Krista Twitter: https://twitter.com/kreestuh + Business Inquiries/Brand Integrations: Queries@level1techs.com *IMPORTANT* Any email lacking “level1techs.com” should be ignored and immediately reported to Queries@level1techs.com.

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  1. Did you setup with individual mirror's or z2 configuration?
  2. Huge fan Wendell. Thanks for all the help for us non computer science guys. You are awesome!!
  3. any update on software config ???
    let the videos come
  4. I love how you guys have almost 200TB made of junk parts and Linus has a 1PB server but costs waaaay more
  5. +Level1Techs Are you guys gonna do a tutorial video on OS and ZFS setup of this project?
  6. It's kinda hilarious (but extremely gratifying to know), this was pretty much the exact same solution (DS4243 disk shelves, LSI SAS 9201-16e, ZFS on Debian) I came up with for our data storage needs in our DCs at work, but we're using 12 bay R510s as our storage heads, and keep the boot disks in the internal bays - gives us some better storage density compared to the R710s.

    FWIW, these disk shelves are manufactured by Xyratex, and can take the same controllers as some of the Dell Compellent SAS6 controllers (model HB-SBB2-E601-COMP), which support SAS link aggregation.
  7. Hahahahaha! Great video guys!
  8. Now this computing here lol
  9. What are the cool softwares running on the two monitors on top in the background, at 2:20? :)
  10. Id be VERY interested in a video on the image to PC setup. as a systems admin for a very odd and intricate network this would help me immensely. Currently I setup and image each PC (each has different hardware and software requirements) when setup and ready to deploy.
  11. hahahaha, let Linus alone 18:37 hahaha
  12. funny you put those screens in the back running some imaginary thing on terminals... looks like crappy hacker movies...
  13. Rule#1. There is no such thing as hardware RAID. Well said.
  14. First off, how does one create 1TB of data a month that isn't doing content creation?

    Just grow a pair and talk to the user and explain to them they don't need to create that much data :)

    I do it all the time in much more difficult circumstances.
  15. you could use the built in backup in steam to export the games. I didn't watch the whole thing did he say what disk configuration eg raid 5 6 10 he is going to use
  16. 7:03 what the hell are those spiky things in there?
  17. So technically, you're making servers to host videos about them?
  18. All cool, but how do you set up a back up, safe, remote, reduntand storage, for a family house?
  19. What you came here for 17:11 <<