Hello, so if I see it right, it's possible to run a firebird server on a NAS with Linus as OS, have the database on that NAS as well and access it from client workstations, right?
Is there a HowTo / a tutorial about such a setup? I have no idea about Linux, unfortunatelly, and so no experience with this. Some customers do ask about such a setup, so I wanted to see if it's possible, what requirements my application has to meet, what steps have to be done to setup Firebird on a NAS / on Linux in general etc. All tipps and advices are welcome. Best regards, Patrick --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Kjell Rilbe wrote: > > mariofb123 skriver: > > Thank you Lester. > > Based on your reply, I assume that it is not possible to run the > > Firebird server on the NAS drive, to control the database files located > > on that drive ? > > Seems to me you still haven't got this question answered. > > 1. It is not viable to have the DB file on the NAS and have multiple FB > processes access it from variaous workstations. This is not what Marius > asks about above, and he has stated that he undrestands that this doen't > work. > > 2. It is not recommended to have the DB file and the server process on > two different machines. If this is still going to be done, make sure > only one single FB process is connected (has the file open) at any one > time. Again, this is not what Marius asks about above. > > 3. Marius asks about the option to have both the DB file and the FB > process(es) on the NAS. Some NAS devices have a Linux distro as OS and > allows custom software to be installed directly on the NAS. This is what > he wants to do. Noone seems to have answered this. > > I can't say anything else than I guess it's up to the NAS what it allows > and how. From the FB point of view I can't see that there would be a > problem with it. > > So, Mario, maybe you should contact the NAS supplier rather than asking > here. What you need is to know how to install FB on the NAS and how to > get the NAS to allow connection via port 3050 or whatever you set it up > to use. > > Good luck! > Kjell > -- > ------------------------------ > Kjell Rilbe > DataDIA AB > E-post: kjell.rilbe@... > Telefon: 08-761 06 55 > Mobil: 0733-44 24 64 > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
