[aklug] Re: Combined network storage space

Well... Hmmm...

I suppose you could get a cluster of networked systems, create a
directory on one server, and then NFS mount the other servers on top of
that one directory under separate directories. Then you conceivably
could SMB share that single directory....

Sounds good in theory... but in practicality... I've never tried it...

Piet

Jamie Hushower wrote:
> Yes. The method is called Bit Torrent. There is a trick to getting your fil=
> es on the "share". You must change the names of all of your files to includ=
> ed "XXX", "naked", or "sex". As soon as your files are renamed, the Bit Tor=
> rent service will take over and distribute them across the entire Internet.=
> The bonus is there will be several thousand "backup" copies within a few m=
> inutes. The trouble is keeping an index of what files the new names refer t=
> oo.
>
> I'm kidding of course... and unaware of a method to do what you want.
>
> -Jamie
>
> Jamie Hushower
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: aklug-bounce@aklug.org [mailto:aklug-bounce@aklug.org] On Behalf Of C=
> hristopher Howard
> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 6:00 PM
> To: aklug
> Subject: [aklug] Combined network storage space
>
> I had a question... mostly out of curiosity. Is there a way that you=20
> can take multiple PCs and combine them (in a non-literal sense) to=20
> create one large network share? (Say, an smb, nfs, or ftp share.) I=20
> mean, not by buying some huge enterprise server system, but just using=20
> some 32 bit PCs, and some specialized Linux distro?
> I saw some references on the Internet to SANs and storage clusters on=20
> the Internet, but it tended to be above my head, not having a=20
> professional background in networking (beyond the simple stuff that most=20
> IT people know).
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