From owner-freebsd-fs@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 1 22:58:11 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: fs@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 692D916A421; Wed, 1 Aug 2007 22:58:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from matt@ixsystems.com) Received: from mail.iXsystems.com (newknight.ixsystems.net [206.40.55.70]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 45FD713C468; Wed, 1 Aug 2007 22:58:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from matt@ixsystems.com) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.iXsystems.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C6A04BE63; Wed, 1 Aug 2007 16:37:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.iXsystems.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.ixsystems.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 50426-06; Wed, 1 Aug 2007 16:37:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: from client-173.nat.ixsystems.net (unknown [192.168.1.173]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.iXsystems.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC25EBE22; Wed, 1 Aug 2007 16:37:28 -0700 (PDT) From: Matt Olander Organization: iXsystems To: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 15:36:37 -0700 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.5 References: <46B0F505.8090102@freebsdbrasil.com.br> <46B10798.5050504@freebsdbrasil.com.br> In-Reply-To: <46B10798.5050504@freebsdbrasil.com.br> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200708011536.37926.matt@ixsystems.com> X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard Cc: Patrick Tracanelli , fs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xsan (Apple) on FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Filesystems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2007 22:58:11 -0000 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 * > > 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