File System for attached storage?

Atom Powers atom.powers at gmail.com
Thu Jul 20 00:06:54 UTC 2006


On 7/19/06, Jonathan Horne <freebsd at dfwlp.com> wrote:
> On Wednesday 19 July 2006 18:55, Atom Powers wrote:
> > All the modern storage cabinets have two data ports (mine has two
> > SCSI320 ports) so they can be attached to two servers. But what kind
> > of file system can you use that would make that data available to both
> > servers?
> >
>
> unless youre referring to some sort of SAN, ive never heard of a drive cage
> that was designed for 2 servers.  what model storage cabinet do you have, and
> does the manual say/show it being attached to 2 servers?  are you sure those
> 2 ports are not one for in, and one for out?
>

Promise Vtrak M300p, 12 drive SATA storage cabinet with two SCSI
Ultra320 controllers. I'm almost positive it can handle two servers
connected to it.

But I also have a SAN cabinet (14 SCSI drives). So my question is
still relevant even if the Vtrak can only have one server attached.

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