So far that is me, John, and Tim + friend. I would like to see two more to firm up this meeting.
----- Original Message ----- From: "John Hebert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 7:48 PM Subject: Re: [brlug-general] EtherDrive Storage Blades > Aye. > > --- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Okay, can we get a final showing of hands? I need to >> report to the speaker >> to ensure we have at least a few people that will >> show up. :) >> >> Let me know ASAP. >> >> Thanks! >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Adam Melancon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 11:49 AM >> Subject: Re: [brlug-general] EtherDrive Storage >> Blades >> >> >> > Can you post some links from the research that you >> have been doing, >> > I'd be interested to see what you found. >> > >> > >> > On Wed, 05 Jan 2005 11:10:51 -0600, Tim Fournet >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > wrote: >> >> I started reading about these things on Monday >> when Dustin first posted >> >> about them. The more I read, the more excited I >> got about the >> >> possibilities that the AoE technology has and the >> capabilities of the >> >> products given the low price. I printed out some >> of the info and showed >> >> it to my managers who were also impressed at the >> cost and capabilities. >> >> Then I checked the web site again last night, and >> the prices are even >> >> lower! I'm definitely looking forward to hearing >> Brantley speak. >> >> Hopefully we'll be buying an EtherDrive system >> soon. >> >> >> >> On Mon, 2005-01-03 at 22:40 -0600, Dustin Puryear >> wrote: >> >> > Great. >> >> > >> >> > Now I need a few more hands. :) >> >> > >> >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> >> > From: "Tim Fournet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> > To: <[email protected]> >> >> > Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 3:31 PM >> >> > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] EtherDrive Storage >> Blades >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > > aye * 2 >> >> > > >> >> > > On Mon, 2005-01-03 at 14:54 -0600, Dustin >> Puryear wrote: >> >> > >> Brantley would like to discuss storage >> blades at the January >> >> > >> meeting. >> >> > >> However, due to the low (=> no) attendence >> in December, I want to >> >> > >> get a >> >> > >> hand-count of people that will attend first. >> Anyone that will be >> >> > >> attending, >> >> > >> say "aye". >> >> > >> >> >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> > >> > This talk covers some of the history of >> disks and networking and >> >> > >> > how >> >> > >> > they came together. It also shows how the >> EtherDrive storage >> >> > >> > blades >> >> > >> > are the next step in the evolution of >> storage. Starting with the >> >> > >> > work >> >> > >> > at IBM in the 50's, the development of >> disk storage technology has >> >> > >> > advanced non-stop. The advent of Ethernet >> networking in the >> >> > >> > 1970's >> >> > >> > ushered in a new era of storage: keeping >> disk on one network node >> >> > >> > and >> >> > >> > doing the computation on another. This >> talk will show how IBM >> >> > >> > channels, fibre channel, SCSI, SMD, ST506 >> and ATA all fit into >> >> > >> > history, and how Ethernet continues to >> affect storage, first with >> >> > >> > NFS, >> >> > >> > and iSCSI and now AoE. >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> > Brantley Coile is the CTO of Coraid Inc >> and along with Sam Hopkins >> >> > >> > developed the AoE protocol. Brantley has >> been doing Unix stuff >> >> > >> > for >> >> > >> > over 20 years, first with Seventh Edition >> Unix. Brantley did >> >> > >> > pioneering work in embedding Unix in the >> 1980s, and was the first >> >> > >> > to >> >> > >> > develop a disk caddy for SCSI disk in >> 1986. Brantley is also >> >> > >> > known >> >> > >> > for the invention of stateful packet >> inspection and tcp based load >> >> > >> > sharing network applicance. His products >> include the Cisco PIX >> >> > >> > and >> >> > >> > the Cisco LocalDirector. >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> > Coraid is a new startup founded to provide >> the most affordable and >> >> > >> > flexible storage possible to the Open >> Source community. Coraid's >> >> > >> > products includes the EtherDrive storage >> blade, and the RAIDblade >> >> > >> > RAID >> >> > >> > front end. >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> > http://www.coraid.com >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> > >> General mailing list >> >> > >> [email protected] >> >> > >> >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> >> > > >> >> > > >> _______________________________________________ >> >> > > General mailing list >> >> > > [email protected] >> >> > > >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> > General mailing list >> >> > [email protected] >> >> > >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> General mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> >> >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Adam Melancon >> > Work: http://www.vermilion.lib.la.us >> > Personal: http://www.melancon.org >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > General mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> > >> > >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! > http://my.yahoo.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >
