>> > if you want a really cheep aoe device. use vblade on a pair of >> > fs(3)-mirrored sata drives. i do that at home. >> >> Yes, that's on my wish list. And if I read the documentation >> correctly, using two vblades would give me RAID-5 with a live spare. > > fs(3) has no raid5. > Yes, I realised that was the case after I mailed off :-(
>> Sadly, by the time one adds up all the necessary components, specially >> the 1Gb network adapters, the price is still a little out of >> home-developer range. > > you can get an intel gbe adapter for $39. you can get an rtl8169 for > about $10. > Not where I come from, at least not easily. But it all remains firmly on my wish list. ++L
