RE: [CentOS] settings up cheap a NAS / SAN server, is it possible?

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nate Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 7:12 AM To: centos@centos.org Subject: Re: [CentOS] settings up cheap a NAS / SAN server, is it possible?

Rudi Ahlers wrote:

Grow data online, convert between RAID levels online, migrate data between spindle types(FC<->SATA) online etc. Create a volume, and you never have to worry about answering the question 'is it really optimal?' because you can change it at any time without application impact or downtime.

Sounds awfully expensive. True?