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On 02/22/2018 07:43 PM, Bill Kenworthy wrote: |
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> Is there such a thing as a linux network filesystem that aggregates |
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> storage across a few machines? I am not talking about dedicated chunk |
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> servers and the like, but something that can make available a the unused |
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> space on a number of machines (desktops, servers, ...) by aggregating |
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> and making available the space to the network. Is afs (or coda?) what |
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> I am after? |
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Based on my (mis)understanding of what you're describing, it sounds like |
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you want something like Andrew FS (AFS) or Coda FS (Coda). I'm sure |
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there are other file systems that have come to fruition in that family |
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(I can't remember the name). |
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> I have used ceph, but its minimum requirements are way to heavy for |
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> a small network,moosefs looks to be similar and as dedicated storage, |
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> that's not what I am after. |
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I'm not familiar enough with any of the above to comment on the |
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similarities or differences. |
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Grant. . . . |
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