Re: OT: Kaliedascape Wannabe!!

["simon.millward" <simon.millward@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah sorry about being non specific, I'm just leaning about this=20
stuff!!!

Basically, what I want to be able to do is if by any chance (and=20
money ever allow!) if I fill one server with it's full capacity, and=20
decide to build another, is there a way of connecting the two=20
together so the still show as one array?

Now I know that I will not get there for a long time and I will never=20
fill the capacity with ripped DVD's, but I am just intrigued...

(Just in case I could ever get SWMBO to agree!!)

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Steve Morgan" <smorgo@...> wrote:
>
> Simon,
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> Can you be more specific about your requirements when you refer to=20
> clustering servers? Clustering means something fairly specific and=20
> hopefully, you needs could be satisfied in some other (more cost=20
> effective) way.
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> While the servers may be 'commodity' devices, clustering typically=20
> involves the nodes being physically connected to a shared disk=20
array.=20
> It's this shared disk array that's a specialist piece of kit (with=20
an=20
> accompanying 'Enterprise-Class' price tag).
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> Cheers,
> Steve
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> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "simon.millward"
<simon.millward@>=20
> wrote:
> >
> > Yeah. Just seen ebuyer selling the spinpoint 1tb for =A399.....
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> > Anyone know if you can 'cluster' servers???
> >
>



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