Re: Big Disk Servers

["PatrickLidstone" <patrickl@xxxxxxx>]

--- In ukha_d@y..., Stuart Poulton <swp@s...> wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> Thought I'd share my lastest 'homebuild' success with you all.
> 
> I've just completed construction of the large IDE disk server I
> descirbed some time ago.
> 
> for ~=A38000 my collegues now have use of a single 1.7TB network 
mounted
> disk.

Seriously impressive! Around ten years ago we had a 1TB store 
delivered to Cineca (an Italian supercomputing centre) - I /believe/ 
it was the first TB drive delivered by Cray to Europe - and, IIRC, 
cost >1.2M USD. Even if that figure is out by a factor of ten, it's 
still a remarkable reflection on the pace of technology that you can 
now build one "at home".

Patrick

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