Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks Rafiu ! -=dave
> From: Rafiu Fakunle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 06:31:26 +0100 > To: Dave Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [OF-users] OT: NAS virtualization ? > > Dave Johnson wrote: >> Anybody know of an open-source project working on NAS virtualization? >> > > http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~paullu/TrellisNBA/FAQ.html > > R. >> That is, an appliance that sits in front of a hodge-podge of legacy storage >> systems (e.g. Windows based file server with file-level access to storage >> via CIFS, a Terrastation box, a Linux box sharing some software-raided ata >> disks via Samba/CIFS) and publishes shares and virtual servers to the >> network (front end) while storing all that data on the aggregated servers >> (back end). >> >> I would be seriously interested in any fledgling developments surrounding >> this. >> >> Thanks, >> >> -=dave >> >> Ps- Hey guys, couldn't you write a wrapper to hook your LVM integration into >> the VFS driver to do this with OF? I suppose all that would really be >> needed is the VFS driver for the "hodge-podge" backend. Not trivial, but >> would capitalize on all the hard work and solidity of OF. Just a thought... >> >> This is gonna be the next hot thing for all those small companies with >> Aberdeen systems and home-grown servers, etc, looking to not have to buy >> entirely new storage systems (and who's performance isn't the largest >> concern). >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Openfiler-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.openfiler.com/mailman/listinfo/openfiler-users >> > > _______________________________________________ Openfiler-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openfiler.com/mailman/listinfo/openfiler-users
