[GLLUG] network attached storage

[Ben Pfaff]

Dpk <dpk@egr.msu.edu> writes:

> If money is a key factor, you might look at implementing software
> RAID.  This should cut down hardware costs. I use disk array cabinets
> to store a number of SCSI disks on our ftp server for about ~150 GB of
> usuable disk space.

I was a user of Linux software RAID myself (well, RAID-0:
striping only) for almost 4 years.  Performance was good and the
price couldn't be beat.  In fact I've seen claims on the
linux-kernel list that software RAID beats hardware RAID in the
performance arena.
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