Planning to build a low power iSCSI host for my ESXi server and i've the following plan for the machine itself:
Mobo + cpu: Asus E35M1-M. http://geizhals.at/eu/a615033.html
Memory: 2x 4GB DDR3
Nic: Intel PRO/1000 PT. http://geizhals.at/eu/a180035.html
Mirror pool: 2x 640GB WD Blues (OS + VM Backups)
Raidz1: 4x 640GB WD Blacks (iSCSI)
OS will be either OI or Nexenta.
But the important question is before i start ordering anything: will the cpu be enough powerful for managing iSCSI and ZFS RaidZ1 same time at decent speeds (over 100MB/s) ?
Mobo + cpu: Asus E35M1-M. http://geizhals.at/eu/a615033.html
Memory: 2x 4GB DDR3
Nic: Intel PRO/1000 PT. http://geizhals.at/eu/a180035.html
Mirror pool: 2x 640GB WD Blues (OS + VM Backups)
Raidz1: 4x 640GB WD Blacks (iSCSI)
OS will be either OI or Nexenta.
But the important question is before i start ordering anything: will the cpu be enough powerful for managing iSCSI and ZFS RaidZ1 same time at decent speeds (over 100MB/s) ?