Brian, I understand how Fibre Channel works and the cost involved with buying the HBAs and switch. What I am trying to get information on is can I use my existing Linux file server, put a Fibre Channel HBA in it and share disks out to other systems on the Fibre Channel SAN?
It sounds like this Mayastor software (http://www.pavitrasoft.com/mayastor/) does exactly what I am looking for. I don't want to invest thousands of dollars in something like an Apple Xraid if I can accomplish the same thing with my existing Linux File Server. Mahalo, Dusty > > Hi Dusty, > > I have setup many systems with FiberChannel and GigE networks (mainly > FreeBSD). > There is really not much to it other than installing the Fiber/GigE NIC in > your server. Before you buy > a NIC it would be a good idea to make sure the drivers for the NIC exist > for > Linux. I don't know what type of file server software you are using but > installing FiberChannel NIC may or may not help you. If all the hosts on > your network are connected via 100Mbps connections to the file server and > the current NIC on your file server isn't maxing out on throughput at any > given time, then you will not notice much of a performance difference. > Fiber > Channel can also be expensive, remember you will need a FiberChannel > switch > too. I have no idea what type of data you share over your network, but if > it > isn't extremely brandwidth intensive you may want to look at a GigE > (10/100/1000 Mbps) solution instead. This route may save you quite a bit > of > cash. > > --Brian > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dustin Cross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 12:55 PM > Subject: [luau] Linux Fibre Channel Server? > > >> Aloha, >> >> I am trying to find out if it is possible to put a Fibre Channel card in >> my Linux File Server and start sharing disk space over 2Gb fibre >> Channel. >> Does anyone have any knowledge of doing this? >> >> >> Thanks, >> Dusty >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> LUAU mailing list >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://videl.ics.hawaii.edu/mailman/listinfo/luau >> > > _______________________________________________ > LUAU mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://videl.ics.hawaii.edu/mailman/listinfo/luau >
