Hi Jason, > > http://blog.backblaze.com/2009/09/01/petabytes-on-a-budget-how > -to-build-cheap-cloud-storage/ > > > > and > > > > http://cleanenergy.harvard.edu/index.php?ira=Jabba&tipoConteni > do=sidebar&sidebar=science > > Distrubing, I was on the same pages a few hours ago. > The Internet is a small place! BackBlaze actually send me the Harvard link when I inquired. They also told me they are coming out with an updated article based upon new specs, etc. They are not sure when it will be available. > > 3. Would CentOS be a good choice? I have never used CentOS on > > a device so massive. Just ordinary servers, so to speak. I > > assume that it could handle so many drives, a large, > > expanding file system. > > Multiple file systems of GFS? I don't quite know if file systems like this are avail for CentOS? I dont see it when I install, at least IIRC. I will ned to research GFS more. -Jason