On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 11:35 PM, John R Pierce <pierce@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 02/13/11 1:21 PM, Rudi Ahlers wrote:
>> I'm trying to build a dense eSATA enclosure with say 16 or 24 drives :)
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> thats a stunningly bad way to go about it.
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> A) if you want JBOD, use a SAS/SATA enclosure with a SAS host card, as
> SATA doesn't support multichannel multiplexing.
mmm, I didn't think of this :)
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> B) if you want a SAN, use iSCSI or FCoE or something.
As I said, I'm trying todo something cheaper. These are super
expensive in our country.
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> C) if you want a NAS, use NFS. this is the best solution for many
> applications.
We already use iSCSI, which is a bit quicker than NFS
I'm merely exploring this "new" technology, seeing as so many vendor
incorporate it into cheap NAS devices (which are normally limited to 2
- 5 drives) to see if it could actually be used on a bigger scale.
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