[Linux-cluster] Re: 2 Nodes, IDE, no SAN Solution?

Wed Oct 6 15:46:27 UTC 2004

> If you are looking for cheap shared disk hardware, you can get an external 
> Firewire IDE disk. (e.g. Maxtor OneTouch allows 4 'logins' to the drive)
> I haven't tried it yet, but I guess GFS should be able to run on it.

http://www.maxtor.com/portal/site/Maxtor/menuitem.ff4aba9b5a1543271400585760b46068/?epi_menuItemID=ff4aba9b5a1543271400585760b46068&epi_menuID=976d37cd478c5826433f226075b46068&epi_baseMenuID=976d37cd478c5826433f226075b46068&channelpath=/en_us/Products/External%20Hard%20Drives/#fourteen

i hope it is not bound to a session id ...

13) Can I connect my Mac and PC to the dual FireWire ports on the OneTouch drive at the same time?
No

14) Can I connect two FireWire-enabled PCs or Macs to the external drive at the same time?
No