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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:00:08 -0400
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Subject: Re: [9fans] file server?
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> This is what we do at Sandia. We have one machine which serves
> cpu/auth/file, but the actual Venti disks are in a Coraid connected
> via GigE. The fossil disk is in the server, but if it dies we can just
> build a new one.

coraid's configuration using ken's fs is outlined here
	http://www.quanstro.net/plan9/disklessfs.pdf
the one change since the paper has been that the wireless connection
has been replaced by 100Mbit fiber.

my own setup is here
	http://www.quanstro.net/plan9/fs.html

the advantage to such a setup is than when disks do stupid
things, you can take care of the problem without disturbing
the fileserver.

- erik