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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Fri,  4 Sep 2009 10:30:26 -0400
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Petabytes on a budget: JBODs + Linux + JFS
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> I concur with Erik, I specced out a 20tb server earlier this year,
> matching the throughputs hits you in the wallet.

even if you're okay with low performance, please don't
set up a 20tb server without enterprise drives.  it's no
guarentee, but it's the closest you can come.  also,
the #1 predictor of drive reliabilty is that given a
drive architecture, mtbf is proportional to 1/platters.

*blatent shill alert*

and, hey, my fileserver's aoe storage has finally become
a real product!

http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Coraid-EtherDrive-SR821T-Storage-Appliance/

prototype here:

http://www.quanstro.net/plan9/fs.html

and, yes, it works with plan 9.

- erik