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    Fs/feeler: Modifed/upgraded Intel SS4200 NAS, 4.5/6 TB storage - $250

    Intel SS 4200, intel blurb page http://www.intel.com/products/server/storage/ss4200/index.htm About a year and a half old. I picked this unit up for its relatively low power use, small footprint and ability to modify. I added a db9 serial port so I didn't have to add a video card and...
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    Few items for sale on ebay

    Few items for sale on ebay adaptec 5805, dual 5410 motherboard/cpu/mem combo I figure this stuff might be looked at here, i've never really sold stuff like this so Im insure where to list aside of ebay. Im usually the buyer so... Adaptec 5805 PCI Express w/ BBU and cables SuperMicro...
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    Streaming performance on new Netgear ReadyNAS Ultra 6

    Hrmm, I've been trying to sort a similar issue I see only with large movie files (4+gb) while streaming, i'm fairly sure at this point my switch is the culprit, but don't yet have another switch to test with to confirm this, maybe i'll run to local big box and grab one just so I can see if that...
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    REAL Intel SS4000 limits

    I've been running 4x1.5 tb's for over a year and know 2tb's will work, the docs were probably written to cya for Intel in case larger drives had issues in the future.
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    New Build Case?

    Ok so my old intel ss4200 (which has been a great little system) is dur for replacement, I've planned out and started building my new hotness opensolaris/zfs nas and am looking for a case that has teh following 8+ 3.5 drive bays 1 to 2 2.5 drive bays because I live with roomates right now...
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    Intel SS4200 running FreeBSD 7.1 with 4 x 1.5 TB seagate drives

    Just wanted to update, after a few months of solid use I am extremely happy with the freebsd/zfs combo. A bit more tweaking and from my workstation with raid1 sas drives I can get 100MB/s copies via samba, and even though the device is purposed as a nas on my network I can still run * on it as...
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    Intel SS4200 running FreeBSD 7.1 with 4 x 1.5 TB seagate drives

    Theres webmin/virtualmin, but I havent used them and didnt want a gui. I screen a bunch of stuff and leave it running in the background. Which brings me to my question, does anyone know a reliable tempmonitor for this board and freebsd 8? lmmon -i reports Motherboard Temp...
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    Intel SS4200 running FreeBSD 7.1 with 4 x 1.5 TB seagate drives

    I haven't had the time quite yet to sit down and do some reading and figure out how to tweak this better, but without getting into sysctl options its obvious to me there is some tweaking left to be done. I have a couple more days of work then my 4 day weekend comes up and Im sure i'll do some...
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    Intel SS4200 running FreeBSD 7.1 with 4 x 1.5 TB seagate drives

    One last bit of info for anyone interested, I did some research and added the following to smb.conf max xmit = 65535 socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY SO_SNDBUF=65535 SO_RCVBUF=65535 and my read/write speed went from about 20/25MB/s to 33/45MB/s (gige on a T60 laptop with a...
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    Intel SS4200 running FreeBSD 7.1 with 4 x 1.5 TB seagate drives

    What I did was Boot system off of USB CD (freebsd now provides a memstick image as well) and via serial console changed the bios to boot from CD. Right now my network is a machine running centos and windows 7 laptops, a freebsd system isn't needed but if you want to use the memstick image...
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    Intel SS4200 running FreeBSD 7.1 with 4 x 1.5 TB seagate drives

    I upgraded my usit with more memory and a faster CPU, if Im understanding the ZFS information i've been reading, upgrading memory can make a substantial difference. Note via smb Im seeing about 25Mb/s via my wireless or gigabit ethernet, I see better speeds via SCP/FTP.
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    Intel SS4200 running FreeBSD 7.1 with 4 x 1.5 TB seagate drives

    out of curiousity is this 64 or 32 bit EOn? I the same thing more or less happens with freebsd 64, it starts booting then the DOM dissapears and freebsd halts.
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    Intel SS4200 running FreeBSD 7.1 with 4 x 1.5 TB seagate drives

    So my almost final config is Freebsd 8 32+ ZFS SSH for management Samba for file sharing smartmontools for smart monitoring esata attached external drive for backups Note those ZFS tweaks make a difference! im currently at vm.kmem_size="512M" vm.kmem_size_max="512M" till I get...
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    Intel SS4200 running FreeBSD 7.1 with 4 x 1.5 TB seagate drives

    You say you installed the DOM yourself, what are you installing on it (or what is supposed to be installed on it)? After replacing my DOM unit I had to play around before the system would see the unit properly, for that I needed the serial header and cable.
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    Intel SS4200 running FreeBSD 7.1 with 4 x 1.5 TB seagate drives

    I played around some more and found something interesting out, freebsd 8 64 doesn't see the DOM unit when booting with the same settings that 32 bit works with. The best i can get is IDE config set to compatible in the bios which only sees 1 instead of the 2 drives I have currently installed. I...
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    Intel SS4200 running FreeBSD 7.1 with 4 x 1.5 TB seagate drives

    If you are using the EMC software, depending on the size of the drives it will take a long time (I believe it was ~18+ hours with 2 1.5tb drives for me) to initialize and build the array. If thats not the issue check out http://communities.intel.com/message/80485?tstart=0 you want to...
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    Intel SS4200 running FreeBSD 7.1 with 4 x 1.5 TB seagate drives

    As pasted previously, the CPU is running at 1.8ghz just to confirm its running at full speed. And while doing reading I remember reading that the 45nm CPU's could pbe problematic, I could have gone with a E7500 but didnt want to deal with any incompatibility. My system is set... * IDE...
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    Intel SS4200 running FreeBSD 7.1 with 4 x 1.5 TB seagate drives

    My drive and HD leds are fine, its the power LED in the center of the drive leds that flashes constantly. My system is set to boot pata before sata (booting from a DOM unit) I'll triple check when I get home as I seem to recall the BIOS resetting to SATA before PATA after a reboot, but that...
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    Intel SS4200 running FreeBSD 7.1 with 4 x 1.5 TB seagate drives

    Ah, I'm trying to avoid a usb stick. I don't know if I got lucky or what, I just pulled a serial header from a trashed machine at work and it worked without issue. Once i figured out how to boot freebsd and redirect to serial I was a happy camper.
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    Intel SS4200 running FreeBSD 7.1 with 4 x 1.5 TB seagate drives

    I'll admit I stopped worrying about the light after I couldn't find anything on how to get it to stop (with freebsd), but Id love to know if you find out. Did you install with a video card or via serial? I'm still interested in trying eon since my nas isn't fully built yet, but now that i've...
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