> > i am interested in a system with more than 2 seperate PC's each with > > its own raid system ... > > > > some software that ties all those raids together to one big. coda? > > afs? lustre? intermezzo? pvfs? i do not need a system that serves > > "one share at the end" but a system where X PC can take part (config > > dependent) and where each server gives some defined HDD space to > > "the big share" and with some striping and mirroring. and with a > > general journal like gfs.... just a dream ? its not intended for > > clients, just a big "drive" between some servers where they share > > their drives to one big ... > > If I'm understanding you correctly, there is no good way that I know > of to do this now. But we are working on changing that. i got it working with PVFS ... no compilation errors and good documented ... sorry, but this should be an example for GFS ...