Re: Building a SAN using FreeBSD

2007-10-07 Thread Hugo Silva
Wojciech Puchar wrote: different file systems, etc... I think you want to look into ZFS then, available on current. ZFS is not a distributed filesystem AFAIK ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list

Re: Building a SAN using FreeBSD

2007-10-07 Thread Brian A. Seklecki
On Sat, 2007-10-06 at 14:00 -0700, Don O'Neil wrote: Anyone have any resources for building a FreeBSD based SAN device? IE, how can I create an extendable file system using networked drives in muliple Spinnaker Networks, (spinnakernet.com), of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a hardware company

Building a SAN using FreeBSD

2007-10-06 Thread Don O'Neil
Anyone have any resources for building a FreeBSD based SAN device? IE, how can I create an extendable file system using networked drives in muliple boxes without paying a billion dollars for someones expensive drive arrays. TIA! ___

Re: Building a SAN using FreeBSD

2007-10-06 Thread Derek Ragona
At 04:00 PM 10/6/2007, Don O'Neil wrote: Anyone have any resources for building a FreeBSD based SAN device? IE, how can I create an extendable file system using networked drives in muliple boxes without paying a billion dollars for someones expensive drive arrays. TIA! Well you can load

RE: Building a SAN using FreeBSD

2007-10-06 Thread Don O'Neil
it by adding disks and not have to move home directories to different file systems, etc... _ From: Derek Ragona [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 2:14 PM To: Don O'Neil; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Building a SAN using FreeBSD At 04:00 PM 10/6/2007, Don

RE: Building a SAN using FreeBSD

2007-10-06 Thread Derek Ragona
, 2007 2:14 PM To: Don O'Neil; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Building a SAN using FreeBSD At 04:00 PM 10/6/2007, Don O'Neil wrote: Anyone have any resources for building a FreeBSD based SAN device? IE, how can I create an extendable file system using networked drives in muliple boxes

Re: Building a SAN using FreeBSD

2007-10-06 Thread Wojciech Puchar
Anyone have any resources for building a FreeBSD based SAN device? IE, how can I create an extendable file system using networked drives in muliple boxes without paying a billion dollars for someones expensive drive arrays. it depends what you mean SAN. if you define it buy usability, then

RE: Building a SAN using FreeBSD

2007-10-06 Thread Wojciech Puchar
can extend it by adding disks and not have to move home directories to different file systems, etc... _ From: Derek Ragona [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 2:14 PM To: Don O'Neil; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Building a SAN using FreeBSD At 04:00 PM 10

RE: Building a SAN using FreeBSD

2007-10-06 Thread Wojciech Puchar
different file systems, etc... I think you want to look into ZFS then, available on current. ZFS is not a distributed filesystem AFAIK ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To

Re: Building a SAN using FreeBSD

2007-10-06 Thread Speedtoys
Its not the array that costs a lot, its the hard part that does. Not many reliable free SAN (block) solutions put there. NAS (file) based sharing if very free and very reliable. Got brakes? == 25hrs or one season with one pad set is possible. Save money and pit time, compromise