Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 15:36:37 -0700 From: Matt Olander <matt@ixsystems.com> To: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Cc: Patrick Tracanelli <eksffa@freebsdbrasil.com.br>, fs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xsan (Apple) on FreeBSD Message-ID: <200708011536.37926.matt@ixsystems.com> In-Reply-To: <46B10798.5050504@freebsdbrasil.com.br> References: <46B0F505.8090102@freebsdbrasil.com.br> <a969fbd10708011502n5dd8034m7cc0abef3a62c5e6@mail.gmail.com> <46B10798.5050504@freebsdbrasil.com.br>
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On Wednesday 01 August 2007 3:22 pm, Patrick Tracanelli wrote: > Hello Jeff, > > Jeff Mohler wrote: > > Im yet to hear of a large Xsan install that stayed Xsan once it grew. > > > > Most, if not all, have gone to netapp or umm..Isilon (spelling) that ive > > been close to. Latest large dump of Xsan that I know of was Current TV > > in San Francisco, for Isilon. > > Hmm, good to know. I have tested XServe RAID only, which has shown to be > a good solution as storage system for the usage profile I need, but > Xsan, never saw it working. Believed it to be the usual path to follow, > but have hear of people running Stornext instead of xsan. > > So, now my question goes on a different path. Will Isilon OneFS run > FreeBSD? I head from people at Zoic Studios it is based on FreeBSD, but > I am not sure how true this information is. Anyway, "based on" wont > always mean fully compatible. > > Are you aware of OneFS running on FreeBSD? It is indeed true. OneFS is FreeBSD. The Isilon product is really neat and = you=20 can buy it modularly, starting with just one unit. =2Dmatt > > Thanks Jeff. > > > Beware the hype of Xsan, its a money pit. > > > > Then ask em how long it all comes to a halt when a disk fails. > > > > > > > > On 8/1/07, *Patrick Tracanelli * <eksffa@freebsdbrasil.com.br > > <mailto:eksffa@freebsdbrasil.com.br>> wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > Anyone knows if I can have FreeBSD (in fact, many FreeBSD boxes) > > acessing the same data on an XSan enviroment? Or, if StorNext FX > > works on FreeBSD to access an XServe RAID storage system? > > > > What I need is having multiple FreeBSD boxes acessing the same data > > on a > > storage system (XServer preferrably). > > > > I would like to hear your suggestions and personal experiences. =2D-=20 Matt Olander CTO, iXsystems - "Servers for Open Source" =A0http://www.iXsystems.com Public Relations, The FreeBSD Project =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 http://www.FreeBSD.org BSD on the Desktop! =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0= http://www.pcbsd.org Phone: (408)943-4100 ext. 113 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Fax: = (408)943-4101
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