[SGVLUG] Shared Storage Woes

[Chris Louden]

I tried using an iscsitarget config on a box, was not really happy
with the speed. In the end I went with Coraid http://www.coraid.com/
AOE is pretty dang fast. You can use a clustered file system and
connect a bunch of systems just over a swithc. Switch must support
jumbo frame and work well with an MTU of 9000.

As SANS go it doesn't get much cheaper.

-Chris



On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 5:51 PM, Solomon K. Chang <skevin521 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Hola Luggers,
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> I've reached that point in every sysadmin's life where he needs shared storage, and realizes that NFS sucks.  Has anyone has success with a shared storage solution other than NFS?
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> I've considered looking into some cheaper SANs, but truth to tell, I've never touched, much less seen a SAN up close.  How does it connect to each machine?  Through a USB port?  Doesn't seem likely, since SANs have been around longer than USB.  Through a 9 pin serial port?  Also doesn't seem likely.
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> What are some shared storage solutions other people here have used?
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