From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Drew Subject: Re: How to configure 36 disks ? Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:14:42 -0700 Message-ID: References: <174852.24274.qm@web51309.mail.re2.yahoo.com> <87hc1iemo4.fsf@frosties.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Jon@ehardcastle.com, Linux RAID Mailing List , linux-aio@kvack.org, linux-xfs@oss.sgi.com, "linux-ide@vger.kernel.org" , Raz , linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, Bill Davidsen To: Goswin von Brederlow Return-path: In-Reply-To: <87hc1iemo4.fsf@frosties.localdomain> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: xfs-bounces@oss.sgi.com Errors-To: xfs-bounces@oss.sgi.com List-Id: linux-fsdevel.vger.kernel.org >> I'd like to understand how you even go attaching that many devices to a system.. I am 'comparatively' >> new to this.. and have a 6 raid5 system.. not enterprise.. and i have slammed into case/power/sat slot >> issues already. What sort of hardware must one use to grow to a 36 array system! > > Well, lets see. > > Put 3 dual channel SAS controler in the box giving you 6 external SAS > connectors. Buy 6 48x disk enclosures and connect them. Configure them > all as JBOD and you get your 288 disks. And after you've mortgaged your house, your future, and your first born ... :-P -- Drew "Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood." --Marie Curie _______________________________________________ xfs mailing list xfs@oss.sgi.com http://oss.sgi.com/mailman/listinfo/xfs