Re: [CentOS] suggestions for large filesystem server setup (n * 100 TB)

2014-03-01 Thread Lists
On 02/28/2014 06:30 AM, Mauricio Tavares wrote: On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 8:55 AM, Phelps, Matt mphe...@cfa.harvard.edu wrote: I'd highly recommend getting a NetApp storage device for something that big. It's more expensive up front, but the amount of heartache/time saved in the long run is

[CentOS] suggestions for large filesystem server setup (n * 100 TB)

2014-02-28 Thread Götz Reinicke - IT Koordinator
Hi, over time the requirements and possibilities regarding filesystems changed for our users. currently I'm faced with the question: What might be a good way to provide one big filesystem for a few users which could also be enlarged; backuping the data is not the question. Big in that context

Re: [CentOS] suggestions for large filesystem server setup (n * 100 TB)

2014-02-28 Thread Phelps, Matt
I'd highly recommend getting a NetApp storage device for something that big. It's more expensive up front, but the amount of heartache/time saved in the long run is WELL worth it. On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 8:15 AM, Götz Reinicke - IT Koordinator goetz.reini...@filmakademie.de wrote: Hi,

Re: [CentOS] suggestions for large filesystem server setup (n * 100 TB)

2014-02-28 Thread Mauricio Tavares
On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 8:55 AM, Phelps, Matt mphe...@cfa.harvard.edu wrote: I'd highly recommend getting a NetApp storage device for something that big. It's more expensive up front, but the amount of heartache/time saved in the long run is WELL worth it. My vote would be for a

Re: [CentOS] suggestions for large filesystem server setup (n * 100 TB)

2014-02-28 Thread Laurent Wandrebeck
Götz Reinicke - IT Koordinator goetz.reini...@filmakademie.de a écrit : Hi, snip If you are to have an ever-growing volume, I’d suggest some distributed FS, like glusterfs, moosefs, lustre… You need more space ? Add a box. We do use happily moosefs at work for a couple years (begun with a

Re: [CentOS] suggestions for large filesystem server setup (n * 100 TB)

2014-02-28 Thread Lamar Owen
On 02/28/2014 08:15 AM, Götz Reinicke - IT Koordinator wrote: ... Big in that context is up to couple of 100 TB may be. ... From my POV I could e.g. use hardware raidboxes, and use LVM and filesystem growth options to extend the final share, but what if one of the boxes crash totally? The

Re: [CentOS] suggestions for large filesystem server setup (n * 100 TB)

2014-02-28 Thread Les Mikesell
On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 7:15 AM, Götz Reinicke - IT Koordinator What might be a good way to provide one big filesystem for a few users which could also be enlarged; backuping the data is not the question. Really? Does that mean you already have a backup, don't care if you lose it, or that you

Re: [CentOS] suggestions for large filesystem server setup (n * 100 TB)

2014-02-28 Thread James A. Peltier
- Original Message - | Hi, | | over time the requirements and possibilities regarding filesystems | changed for our users. | | currently I'm faced with the question: | | What might be a good way to provide one big filesystem for a few | users | which could also be enlarged; backuping

Re: [CentOS] suggestions for large filesystem server setup (n * 100 TB)

2014-02-28 Thread Nux!
On 28.02.2014 13:15, Götz Reinicke - IT Koordinator wrote: Hi, over time the requirements and possibilities regarding filesystems changed for our users. currently I'm faced with the question: What might be a good way to provide one big filesystem for a few users which could also be