zfs discuss - Nov 2007 - SXDE vs Solaris 10u4 for a home file server

Hi everyone,
I think this post may be slightly off topic and I apologize, but I''m
not sure where the best place to ask is.

I''m setting up a home file server, which will mainly just consist of a
ZFS pool and access with SAMBA.  I''m not sure if I should use SXDE for
this, or Sol 10u4.  Does SXDE offer any ZFS improvements over 10u4 for this
purpose?

My hardware is supported under both platforms.  Additionally, with SXDE I worry
that I may spend more time maintaining the OS, and about the availability of
upgrades for it over the next 5-10 years, so I''m not really sure which
would be better in the long run.

In any case, thanks a lot for any help anyone can offer :)
 
 
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On 04/11/2007, Ima <ima at imatowns.com> wrote:
> I''m setting up a home file server, which will mainly just consist
of a ZFS pool and access with SAMBA.  I''m not sure if I should use SXDE
for this, or Sol 10u4.  Does SXDE offer any ZFS improvements over 10u4 for this
purpose?
I''d be inclined to go for SXCE rather than SXDE myself - mainly
because there are good things around the corner (CIFS integration
being the obvious one for a NAS) that you''ll be able to try out sooner
that way.
> My hardware is supported under both platforms.  Additionally, with SXDE I
worry that I may spend more time maintaining the OS, and about the availability
of upgrades for it over the next 5-10 years, so I''m not really sure
which would be better in the long run.
For a home NAS, I wouldn''t worry much about maintenance taking a lot of
time.

It''s up you whether you need a bleeding edge feature or not, but
it''s
nice to have the option. My router is takes much less work than a
server would, but only because Linksys are slackers when it comes to
firmware updates; the kernel/firewall it''s built with must be horribly
outdated by now.

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