evhqclubiie fri 16 nov 2007 john moylan wrote whole point fabric multiple paths etc increased mtbf whole point fabric easier management storage point multiplepaths vast added complexity achieve allow centralisation storage away host without impacting severely mtbf think hostdisks somehow less reliable host complex networking infrastructure reimplementing disks everything ip ospf id interested hear exactly sans manage achieve endrun around reality lots sata disks even shelf netappraidzone appliance etc nice neat straightforward simple solution could well suit lots peoples requirements better yep x4500 server zfs solaris nfs ive moved marketing mentioning show bias discussion also ive burned nichecomplexity factor sans past nb stop quoting useless text regards paul jakma evhqclubiie pauljakmaorg key id 64a2ff6a fortune chisms law completion amount time required complete government project precisely equal length time already spent fri 08 aug 2008 074837 0000 ilug iscsi shared storage question