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Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:38:45 -0700
From: "David Leimbach" <leimy2k@gmail.com>
To: "Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs" <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
Subject: Re: [9fans] Plan 9 household shared file server
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On 3/12/07, Steve Simon <steve@quintile.net> wrote:
> > I'm hoping I can get this configured nicely, but I'd really like to
> > have a RAID server in my house for keeping important files for myself
> > and my wife.
>
> I run with a single fossil disk and a mirrored pair (from different manufacturers)
> for venti which has been reliable so far. I have fossil fail twice and can now
> rebuild the system (including plan9.ini etc) in a couple of hours.
>
> I use '#k' to do the mirroring, and it works very nicely.
>
> > I'd like to export the filesystem to windows and Mac OS X boxes, so
>
> nfsserver will allow you to share data with the MAC, and Nigel's aquarela
> should do the windows box; I have had problems with aquarela in the past,
> nothing to do with the quality of the code, more the lack of development.
> If you have problems with it do shout, I know the CIFS protocol pretty well
> these days.
>
> -Steve
>
>
Yeah, I've not had much luck with aquarela in the past either.  I've
tried just sharing my existing system with Mac OS X and not had luck.

I'll try again though, it's been a while, and my wife has class tonight :-)

Dave