* erik quanstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > it makes sense for the storage managment function to present an > idealized block device while hiding details like disk replacement > and redundency.
Well, I intend to make venti the storage device itself (eg. in form on an hw appliance ;-P). At this point an special venti could make hw RAID obsolete and also do things like bad block handling. RAID has some disadvantages, eg. you have to nail-down partition sizes and it's not trivial to resize or move around volumes. A venti-based system (which maybe presents an block device via venti) can make runtime configuration much easier. cu -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrico Weigelt, metux IT service -- http://www.metux.de/ cellphone: +49 174 7066481 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] skype: nekrad666 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Embedded-Linux / Portierung / Opensource-QM / Verteilte Systeme ----------------------------------------------------------------------
