2.5 Admins is a podcast featuring two sysadmins called Allan Jude and Jim Salter, and a producer/editor who can just about configure a Samba share called Joe Ressington. Every two weeks we get together, talk about recent tech news, and answer some of your admin-related questions.
2.5 Admins 76: Horses for Courses
The pain of updating Windows, FreeBSD vs Linux, and getting started with ZFS.
Plugs
News/discussion
Microsoft: Windows needs at least 8 hours online to update reliably
Why we’re migrating (many of) our servers from Linux to FreeBSD
Counterpoint to “FreeBSD’s network stack is better”
Free Consulting
We were asked about getting started with ZFS.
What Makes a Good Time to Use OpenZFS Slog and When Should You Avoid It
Choosing the right ZFS pool layout
OpenZFS: All about the cache vdev or L2ARC
ZFS 101—Understanding ZFS storage and performance
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love RAIDZ
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