Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2001 12:52:24 -0800 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: Matt Dillon <dillon@earth.backplane.com> Cc: "Michael C . Wu" <keichii@iteration.net>, Mitch Collinsworth <mitch@ccmr.cornell.edu>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, fs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Extremely large (70TB) File system/server planning Message-ID: <200102052052.f15KqOe00985@mass.dis.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 05 Feb 2001 09:50:35 PST." <200102051750.f15HoZ021657@earth.backplane.com>
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> :| > The files are accessed approximately 3 or 4 times a day on average.
> :| > Older files are archived for reference purpose and may never
> :| > be accessed after a week.
> :|
> :| Ok, this is a start. Now is the 70 TB the size of the active files?
> :| Or does that also include the older archived files that may never be
> :| accessed again?
> :70TB is the size of the sum of all files, access or no access.
> :(They still want to maintain accessibility even though the chances are slim.)
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> This doesn't sound like something you can just throw together with
> off-the-shelf PCs and still have something reliable to show for it.
> You need a big honking RAID system - maybe a NetApp, maybe something
> else. You have to look at the filesystem and file size limitations
> of the unit and the client(s).
You can't do this with a NetApp either; they max out at about 6TB now
(going up to around 12 or so soon). You might want to talk to EMC and/or
IBM, both of whom have *extremely* large filers.
Your friend may also want to look at Traakan, who have a novel product in
this space.
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