On Mon, 2008-03-31 at 15:19 +0200, Tino Schwarze wrote: > On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 03:14:34PM +0200, Ronny Aasen wrote: > > > > > I would like to know if it's possible and how to configure BackupPC in > > > > order to use a NAS server instead of the path /datas of BackupPC (for > > > > example). > > >
I have been using Lustre on a backuppc server for quite some time. Another fs could be glusterfs. I can do a test to check the speed, since I am using the fs. Glusterfs is on top of a standard fs, just like NFS, but scales so much better. I'l test this evening, and let you know the result. Regards Einar > > > Sure, it's possible to do an NFS mount of a remote disk, and use that for > > > your BackupPC storage. > > > In all likelihood tho, it will be terribly slow. Don't try it. BackupPC is > > > too disk-I/O intensive. > > > > > > > Are there any NFS/SAN solutions are _are_ usable with backuppc > > for example iscsi/fc/afs/codafs etc etc. > > A SAN would do since you're creating an ordinary file system on top it. > The file system needs to support real hardlinks to be usable with > BackupPC. AFS doesn't really fit since you'd need to create one large > BackupPC volume, so you're just moving the problem from local to remote > server (that is managing a very large chunk of file system). > > HTH, > > Tino. > -- Einar Gautun [EMAIL PROTECTED] Statens kartverk | Norwegian Mapping Authority 3507 Hønefoss | NO-3507 Hønefoss, Norway Ph +47 32118372 Fax +47 32118101 Mob +47 92692662 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
