[SGVLUG] Shared Storage Woes

[Christopher Smith]

NFS sucks in so many different ways, with so many different solutions.
What in particular is sucking about it for you?

--Chris

On 5/8/09, 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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> Solomon
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Chris