Boris Epstein writes: > Hello listmates, > > This is not specifically CentOS-related - though I will probably execute > this design on CentOS if I decide to do so. It will certainly be some kind > of Linux. > > At any rate, here's my situation. I would like to build a fairly large > storage solution (let us say, 100 TB). I want this solution to be > distributed and redundant. I want to be able to lose part of the machines > involved and still stay operational (the bigger part, the better). I would > prefer to avoid having to buy large servers to accomplish this task. > > What I am soliciting here is thoughts, reports from experience, > recommendations, etc. > > Thanks in advance. > > Boris. Hello Boris, I'm in a similar search for a scalable and resilient solution. So far I like glusterfs, relatively easy to setup, no meta-server required, decent performance, but I haven't tested it thoroughly. Been playing with their latest beta release in a raid0+1 setup; haven't managed to lose any data yet. I'll also be interested in opinions from other people. -- Nux! www.nux.ro