Re: [tlug] solaris 10 ZFS and Japanese

[Josh Glover <jmglov@example.com>]

On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:24:12 -1000, J. David Beutel <jdb@example.com> wrote:

> I'm thinking of trying Solaris 10 because its ZFS has a RAID1 feature
> that Linux md lacks so far:

Funny, I have a draft brewing to talk about Solaris 10 and why it is
so great that I am ditching Linux for it... look for it soon. :)

> "ZFS can self-heal data in a mirrored or RAID configuration. When one
> copy is damaged, ZFS detects it via the checksum and uses another copy
> to repair it."

ZFS is awesome, but you cannot get it yet. You will need to subscribe
to Solaris Express[1] and wait a month or more until Sun makes a
public version available.

> For that repair, does ZFS include software-based bad block relocation,
> like EVMS?  Or, does it just rewrite the bad block and leave all the
> relocation up to the disk hardware?  (I'm using IDE disks.)

I do not know. I can check my notes and try to find the answer, if you
really need it. Google might help, as well.

> Is it easy to install the root/boot filesystem on a mirrored ZFS?

Knowing Sun, probably, but you will have to look through about five
hundred manuals to find the one that tells you how... ;)

> I want to install in English, but sometimes use in Japanese, like
> Fedora.  Which version should I install, English or Japanese?

English. You will be able to use kinput2, canna, and all the standard
Unix Japanese input stuff.

> Are the critical patches (e.g., security) free and easy to keep
> updated?  (without subscribing to a support contract)

Yes. Just visit BigAdmin's patch page [2] and download the patches as
they come out. BigAdmin also has a mailing list to notify you of new
patches, find the link on the patch page.

-Josh

[1] http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/solaris-express/get.jsp
[2] http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/patches/