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List:       linux-server
Subject:    Re: Large disk system question.
From:       Arnt Gulbrandsen <agulbra () TROLL ! NO>
Date:       1999-01-06 3:00:07
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Sebastian Andersson <sa@HOGIA.NET>
> I'm about to design a system where two to four computers are connected to
> five to ten disks where each disk will have >20 partitions.
>
> The computers will use software raid to create filesystems that are
> about 1-4Gb large.
>
> The idea is to make a simple cluster system (with manual failover). If
> one computer is down, another computer should be able to mount its disks
> and start up its applications.

Have you considered the really low-tech solution?  Stick the disks in
an external enclosure and move the enclosure cable if necessary?

> The disk speed is not so much of an importance right now. We're aiming for
> a stable system mostly.
>
> As I see it we will have to use Ultra2 SCSI disks or fibre channel
> disks for this.

You don't need speed, so you'll use Ultra2 SCSI disks?

> Is it possible to use > 15 partitions/disk with linux? Are 15 scsi units
> possible to use with linux?

Don't know; I think so.

--Arnt

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