Hi! 2010/9/22 Gluster <gluster at flagship.co.nz>: > ?Hi, > > I am in the process of setting up a backup service. First client is > almost written in .NET for windows. > > Are there any Gluster based Hosted Storage providers out there, that can > provide a good, reliable solution? > > I am still trying to get my head around what would be the most efficient > and scalable protocol for doing the file transfer. just some idea, untested: efficient: rsync over ssh scalable: multiple (rsync-)servers, dns load balancer, shared filesystem for data storage (GlusterFS might work) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rsync http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Load_distribution > I want to > programmatically control file transfer rather than just mounting a drive > and my understanding is that Gluster Storage Platform only provides > share drive access via GlusterFS, NFS or CIFS, which would therefore > preclude me using the Platform and I would need to use straight > GlusterFS where I could use just about anything. We already have a .NET > control for FTP over SSL, but is this the best way to go? > > Kind regards, Latimer Clark > gluster at flagship.co.nz > Skype - pacificx Kind regards, Harald St?rzebecher
