Comments on: Network Block Devices: Using Hardware Over a Network http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7118/ Open Source, Open Standards Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:35:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: tlong http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7118/#comment-1833 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:23:02 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7118/#comment-1833 I've used drbd on NetBSD for a high-availability webserver mirrorset, and it was a royal pain to get up and running, and replication (even over GB ethernet) was slow as molasses. NBD seems far easier to get running, and the availability of SMB functionality is a big plus. I plan to play with it this weekend...letcha know how it wrings out. Koredump I’ve used drbd on NetBSD for a high-availability webserver mirrorset, and it was a royal pain to get up and running, and replication (even over GB ethernet) was slow as molasses.

NBD seems far easier to get running, and the availability of SMB functionality is a big plus.

I plan to play with it this weekend…letcha know how it wrings out.

Koredump

]]> by: darkflib http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7118/#comment-1591 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:14:38 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7118/#comment-1591 drbd is also worth looking at for network raid... drbd is also worth looking at for network raid…

]]> by: Prasad Joshi http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7118/#comment-1570 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:38:13 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7118/#comment-1570 I guess, the present NBD does not have RAID functionality. I guess, the present NBD does not have RAID functionality.

]]> by: mauro tassianri http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7118/#comment-1569 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:45:05 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7118/#comment-1569 get rid of tcp/ip trouble and overhead. build your own san raid. have a look at aoe... get rid of tcp/ip trouble and overhead. build your own san raid. have a look at aoe…

]]> by: Pieter Smit http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7118/#comment-1567 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:15:41 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7118/#comment-1567 Could a nbd drive used as a mirror in a raid array with a local drive, as a online backup ? Could a nbd drive used as a mirror in a raid array with a local drive, as a online backup ?

]]> by: dj13241 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7118/#comment-1566 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:20:37 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7118/#comment-1566 I would like to see an article on NBD versus iSCSI. Anyone have any comments on this? I would like to see an article on NBD versus iSCSI. Anyone have any comments on this?

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