From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:57:27 +0200 From: Enrico Weigelt To: 9fans@9fans.net Message-ID: <20080618205727.GB14826@nibiru.local> References: <20080618193533.GA23589@nibiru.local> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Subject: Re: [9fans] Ideas for gc on venti Topicbox-Message-UUID: c23aa2d4-ead3-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 * erik quanstrom wrote: > it makes sense for the storage managment function to present an > idealized block device while hiding details like disk replacement > and redundency. Well, I intend to make venti the storage device itself (eg. in form on an hw appliance ;-P). At this point an special venti could make hw RAID obsolete and also do things like bad block handling. RAID has some disadvantages, eg. you have to nail-down partition sizes and it's not trivial to resize or move around volumes. A venti-based system (which maybe presents an block device via venti) can make runtime configuration much easier. cu -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrico Weigelt, metux IT service -- http://www.metux.de/ cellphone: +49 174 7066481 email: info@metux.de skype: nekrad666 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Embedded-Linux / Portierung / Opensource-QM / Verteilte Systeme ----------------------------------------------------------------------