Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:21:23 +0100 From: =?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= <des@des.no> To: Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: large disk > 8 TB Message-ID: <86wsrhxy9o.fsf@ds4.des.no> In-Reply-To: <fjn6m9$had$1@ger.gmane.org> (Ivan Voras's message of "Wed\, 12 Dec 2007 00\:32\:25 %2B0100") References: <475D7866.1070803@hangwithme.com> <475D7D60.4040701@fuckner.net> <fjn195$v18$1@ger.gmane.org> <bab706780712111452r659257bvdd316e73b1c17a9@mail.gmail.com> <fjn6m9$had$1@ger.gmane.org>
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Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org> writes: > You mean 8.5TB. Believe it or not, > > a) You can buy 1 TB drives off the shelf so you need only 8 or 9 of them > to reach that capacity, and 9 drives is a trivially small number in > serious installations. > b) Hardware RAIDs can be useful in some situations because they > automagically handle certain situations like hot-plugging (including > rebuilding) and reporting (audio-visual signs). You want this: http://www.sun.com/servers/x64/x4500/ 48 hot-swappable disks (though you have to pull the server partly out of the rack to replace a disk, so make sure the mains and network cables have enough play). DES --=20 Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav - des@des.no
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