From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
From: peter huang <peter_huang@hp.com>
Message-ID: <97p1mo$bf4$1@web1.cup.hp.com>
Subject: [9fans] off-wall idea, file server and SAN
Date: Mon,  5 Mar 2001 09:57:09 +0000
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Hi,

   as I struggle to find the correct hardware to install a file server, I
was wondering whether any has consider implement the file server using the
SAN (storage area network) technology.  It seems to be a good fit and the
component is more readily available than the current file server hardware
requirements.  Another one is allow foreign box/file system to be used such
as NTFS (!heavan forbid, but it is a unicode file system) or extended Linus
ext2 (ext2 with utf support).  I know u9fs exist but it didn't seems to
support all the functionality needed by a plan9 file system.   I'm
interested in any ideas on the feasibility on the subject.

thanks
peter huang