Hi Patrick: Thanks for the response...
Ok then from what you describe, I think I would need a SATA raid controller that has at least 12 inputs on the inside, and 1 outward facing fiber port that would presumably connect to 1 of the 4 SFP ports on my Netgear GSM switch. I also think I would need to get 4 gbic modules, which I think are inserted into these SFP ports, and then from there I could presumable connect at most 3 other servers and get 2 Gigabit speed. Does this sound correct so far? How would I connect the switch to my servers? What type of card does this require? Presuming the fiber ports provide 2 gbit speed, would this be fast enough to run virtual machines off a LUN? Shopping List: M-ITX board (VIA C7 1.8GHz powerful enough?) Sata Raid Controller (what type of external output type and cables would I need?) 4 Gbic modules 3 ??? PCI cards OF Am I missing anything else? Thanks! Todd Worden Web-Wired, LLC 434.906.0420 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.web-wired.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Patrick Donker Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 6:00 AM Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [OF-users] noob crazy idea <nip> > > Is this a crazy idea, thoughts on how to approach this, or should I > keep what I got going for me? > > > Todd, What you describe is not crazy at all! All you need is a board powerful enough to run OF and a Raid/Sata controller which is compatible with the current 2.6 Linux kernel. Once you have those you can smack OF on a partition and mount the rest through iSCSI. Shouldnt be all too hard to build -Patrick _______________________________________________ Openfiler-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openfiler.com/mailman/listinfo/openfiler-users __________ NOD32 2819 (20080124) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com _______________________________________________ Openfiler-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openfiler.com/mailman/listinfo/openfiler-users
