For backuppc, you might just consider using nexenta as it is essentially
debian with the opensolaris kernel. You can admin it with standard gnu
utilities like a linux system but get ZFS couresy of the opensolaris kernel.
Also, the ubuntu 8.04 deb installs on nexenta core 2.x. Basically just
install nexenta core 2, apache and then the backuppc deb from
archive.ubuntu.com Then just create your storage pool with `zpool create
raidz poolname device1 device2 etc`. Then `cp -Rp /var/lib/backuppc/*
/poolname` and then `zfs set mountpoint=/var/lib/backuppc poolname`
I highly suggest that you disable compression in backuppc and instead enable
basic compression on your storage pool with `zfs set compression=on
poolname`.
you have the option of using gzip compression with zfs but it will really
hammer on performance for minimal gains.
keep in mind that the opensolaris kernel supports nic channel bonding which
is a very good idea considering it provides more speed on your lan but also
a redundant nic. Also, you should use entire disks for zfs as using disk
slices/partitions is not as fast in current zfs versions.
Also, remember that zfs raidz is not raid5 and does not have the parity
penalty so you do want to use raidz or raidz2 on zfs. Also, if you are
trying to get a very high performance array, consider getting a 32GB SSD and
using it is a cache disk with ZFS. You can squeek out even more if you get
another smaller SSD for the log disks BUT you must get the high speed SSD
drives.
as with many multidisk setups, your performance comes from high spindle
count.
I tested Solaris10, opensolaris 2008.5 and 2008.11beta and settled on
nexenta mainly because I am a big debian/ubuntu fan. I am still running my
2 primary backuppc servers on ubuntu 7.04 but planning to migrate them off
to nexenta as all of my testing has been very good. ZFS seems to be almost
tailor built for backuppc.
On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 8:18 AM, Andrew Libby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Greetings,
>
> I'm contemplating running BackupPC on Solaris 10.
> Is this advisable? If so are there any packages
> available, or am I installing manually? I saw in
> the documentation that it's a manual install.
> I guess I'm hoping that someone has built packages.
>
> Is running on Solaris a good or bad idea?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Andy
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