[kwlug-disc] array of SSDs - what to consider

[Doug Moen]

According to this, ARM is supported:
   https://openzfs.github.io/openzfs-docs/Project%20and%20Community/FAQ.html#supported-architectures
But 32 bit architectures are not recommended. aarch64 is preferred.

I am also a user of ZFS, but am not an expert.

On Tue, Nov 22, 2022, at 5:56 PM, John Sellens wrote:
> I'm a big big fan of ZFS, but I have no idea if ZFS is available (and
> reliable) on ARM systems.  If I was in your situation, I would be willing
> to switch to an x86_64 platform just for the sake of ZFS.
>
> I find dealing with mdadm+lvm+filesystem far more annoying than ZFS.
> I understand your point about the unix philosophy - and one tool per
> task - and I usually feel the same way.  But for me, ZFS wins over the
> alternatives.
>
> Hope that's useful input!
>
> John
>
>
> On Tue, 2022/11/22 05:07:15PM -0500, Andrew Kohlsmith (mailing lists 
> account) via kwlug-disc <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:
> | With SSDs my understanding is that TRIM is rendered ineffective when
> | “behind” mdadm without some hacking, and I’m thinking of trying out
> | the RAID5-ish equivalent of zfs since the filesystem would be aware of
> | the underlying hardware and could properly work with the physical 
> media
> | to ensure longevity. I’ve been reluctant to use zfs in the past 
> because
> | I kind of like the separation of duties that mdadm+lvm+xfs affords me.
>
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