Bcache setup advice wanted

Hello World
I have been tinkering with mine SDD-HDD setup with Bcache.
And i was wondering if i did it right ???
Mine Idea was to have a 90GB SDD for quick root access.
And use the rest of the SSD with Bcache to speedup files from the HDD.
Any advice or tweaks are welcome.. and if needed i can put mine whole install wikipage here. (VERY LARGE)
But its 100% SSH install friendly with copy and past commands
Here is a Bcache mounting part of mine private wikipage.
==== Mount the partitions ====
cd ~/
mkdir -p /mnt/install
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/install
mkdir -p /mnt/install/{boot,home,srv,data,var,mnt/.hdd}
mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/install/boot
mount /dev/bcache0 /mnt/install/mnt/.hdd
mkdir -p /mnt/install/mnt/.hdd/{home,srv,data,var}
mount -o bind /mnt/install/mnt/.hdd/home /mnt/install/home
mount -o bind /mnt/install/mnt/.hdd/srv /mnt/install/srv
mount -o bind /mnt/install/mnt/.hdd/data /mnt/install/data
mount -o bind /mnt/install/mnt/.hdd/var /mnt/install/var
==== Bcache Check After mounting ====
Reason for /boot on the HDD is because of boot up failure because of HDD spin-up.
lsblk
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda 8:0 0 167.7G 0 disk
|-sda1 8:1 0 90G 0 part /mnt/install
`-sda2 8:2 0 77.7G 0 part
`-bcache0 253:0 0 1.8T 0 disk /mnt/install/mnt/.hdd
sdb 8:16 0 1.8T 0 disk
|-sdb1 8:17 0 1G 0 part /mnt/install/boot
|-sdb2 8:18 0 16G 0 part [SWAP]
`-sdb3 8:19 0 1.8T 0 part
`-bcache0 253:0 0 1.8T 0 disk /mnt/install/mnt/.hdd
Here is mine Genfstab Part.
==== Generate an fstab ====
Generate an fstab file with the following command. UUIDs will be used because they have certain advantages.
genfstab -U -p /mnt/install >> /mnt/install/etc/fstab
sed -i '/dev\/sda/ s/rw,relatime,data=ordered/defaults,noatime,discard/g' /mnt/install/etc/fstab
sed -i '/mnt\/install/ {s/\/mnt\/install//g; s/rw,relatime,data=ordered/defaults/g; s/none/bind/g}' /mnt/install/etc/fstab
more /mnt/install/etc/fstab
Example:
# /etc/fstab: static file system information
# <file system> <dir> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
# /dev/sda1
UUID=48b61847-ef90-4ac0-a9c7-ba8f64b575cb /    ext4 defaults,noatime,discard 0 1
# /dev/sdb1
UUID=9ebda53c-ae98-422b-83bb-b1af767a121e /boot    ext4 rw,relatime,data=ordered 0 2
# /dev/bcache0
UUID=c7e0d20a-f86b-4152-a29c-a41804fde7e9 /mnt/.hdd ext4 rw,relatime,data=ordered 0 2
# /mnt/.hdd/home
/mnt/.hdd/home /home    bind defaults,bind 0 0
# /mnt/.hdd/srv
/mnt/.hdd/srv /srv bind defaults,bind 0 0
# /mnt/.hdd/data
/mnt/.hdd/data /data    bind defaults,bind 0 0
# /mnt/.hdd/var
/mnt/.hdd/var /var bind defaults,bind 0 0
# /dev/sdb2
UUID=84719ad7-c770-436b-ad53-70f512edddc7 none swap defaults 0 0
Last edited by emesix (2013-10-09 00:02:11)

For one, forget the SoundBlaster Audigy. You're more likely to have more pain and heartache with it...
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>>Please advice me i need to configure more servers in this HyperV Server and to learn
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OS X Server setup advice needed for small business

I work as audio engineer at a recording studio. I'm an experienced Mac user, but I don't have Mac Server experience. I'm my company's default IT guy. Our office consists of four people, currently using PCs, but we are changing to a Mac-based office: each person will get an iMac, and we'll also get a Mac Mini with OS X Server. And a Time Capsule for both the Apple router and Time Machine backups. The machines will be connected with ethernet for Gigabit networking.
The server will be used primarily for two things:
1. Server-based scheduling/contact database program that each user will log-in to for access
2. Hard drive for storing audio files that will be delivered to clients (currently FTP delivery)
I'm learning about OS X Server services - there's some great You Tube tutorials by Todd Olthoff http://www.youtube.com/user/tolthoff.
The office users currently run their computers as independent PC's with all files stored on their local machines. The network lets them share files, as well as share two printers. Note that my plan is for each office user to continue to store their files locally on the iMacs, not on the server.
I'm trying to decide how much of OS X services I can take advantage of.
I have some specific questions I'm hoping to get some advice on. These questions came up after viewing Todd's tutorials:
1. Do I need Open Directory
I think I do, in order to create local network users. Is this a given for me?
2. We do not have a static IP address. Do I need to establish DNS services?
3. Do I need a verified SSL Certificate?
This is what I have for starters. Any additional advice is welcome!

Bob Kirschner wrote:
2. Hard drive for storing audio files that will be delivered to clients (currently FTP delivery)
Remember that ftp is wildly insecure, and a very large ftp credentials dump — reportedly including credentials from the New York Times and some other users — was just posted. ftp is a massive pain in the rump around modern networks; the protocol design predates the uniquitious use of firewalls in modern networks.
Read: I'm not a fan of ftp.
Use sftp or VPNs where you can.
1. Do I need Open Directory
I think I do, in order to create local network users. Is this a given for me?
If you want to start using the same login across different Macs in your office, then you want OD.
2. We do not have a static IP address. Do I need to establish DNS services?
You need local DNS services on your LAN (probably established via OS X Server), and you'll need external DNS to allow external folks to get to your file servers, and you'll need static IP from your ISP. If you get to using your own mail, you'll need a proper DNS configuration — forward and reverse DNS translations and the MX record must all match — for that.
3. Do I need a verified SSL Certificate?
Unless you're serving HTTPS or such, no. You don't even need a certificate and can use a self-signed one, if you're small and not serving much publicly from this server, and not doing something like ecommerce, and if whatever you're doing isn't a target for those that want to spoof or crack web sites; if you're not more of a target than most of the rest of us on the 'net.
Any additional advice is welcome!
I'd probably look to add a VPN-capable firewall router box here, and would use the Time Capsule as a so-called Access Point on the network — not as a NAT-capable gateway router. This if you don't already have a router of some sort. Time Capsule makes a nice home router or low-end SOHO router, but it's fairly limited in its features.
You absolutely need LAN-local DNS, and you need that correct and working and tested before you enable other services on your network.
I'd recommend using a real and registered domain on your internal network, and using a separate (and registered) domain outside your network. You can get away with using a subdomain inside, but that means more typing as it's just longer. I'd avoid a made-up domain, as ICANN is adding all sorts of new domains. I'd also avoid squatting on a domain, and never use the .local top-level domain as your own DNS domain. Leave .local to Bonjour only.

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