text_combined: john moylan etfznuatechnet mtbf storage lower cause sans huge amount extra complexity host disks whole point fabric multiple paths etc increased mtbf get impression aj might well quite clear wasnt terribly specific web apps something dont want make assumptions peoples budgets trying sort misunderstanding regarding gfs depending big piece string anything homebuilt nfs server chenbro case couple 3ware cards lots sata disks even shelf netappraidzone appliance etc nice neat straightforward simple solution could well suit lots peoples requirements better j nov 16 2007 1255 pm wrote fri 16 nov 2007 john moylan wrote interested links httpwwwpdlcmuedupnfs httpopensolarisorgosprojectfrosugmeetingsfrosug060926pnfspdf note data path doesnt nfs per se true yes expensive people san infrastructure place already rest expensive get impression aj might well quite clear wasnt terribly specific web apps something mtbf one points gfs although agree kiss principle keep simple stupid applied situations requirements often demand complex setups requirements spent 100k san requirement perchance remember remote nfs clients availability due nfs server reliability exact failover one nfs server another transparent clients mtbf storage lower cause sans huge amount extra complexity host disks biggest factor nfs reliability enterprise network im familiar network client servers reliability given router might okish theres good server proper san fabric expensive yes indeed regards paul jakma evhqclubiie evhqjakmaorg key id 64a2ff6a fortune use technology order hate properly nam june paik fri 08 aug 2008 074625 0000 ilug iscsi shared storage question