[Linux-cluster] Redundant (multipath)/Replicating NFS

[gordan at bobich.net]

On Tue, 19 Feb 2008, isplist at logicore.net wrote:

> Wow, centuries long storage :).
>
> What a cool project. I can see how it might be interesting for sensitive data.
>
> Are you thinking that it might have some value in pulling together storage
> such as sperate NFS servers for example? I suppose it could be used in a local
> manner while benefiting from it's features. I've got to read a bit more.

The main point of it is that it provides functionality that DDRAID used 
to, unly in a much more extensive and scaleable manner. It is bassically 
full RAIDn (i.e. n+m RAID) where you can choose the redundancy level you 
want, so of n+m drives, you can lose m and still have everything working.

Gordan