Thread (12 messages) 12 messages, 9 authors, 2009-03-23

Re: How to configure 36 disks ?

From: Mark Lord <hidden>
Date: 2009-03-23 16:22:08
Also in: linux-fsdevel, linux-ide, linux-xfs

Jon Hardcastle wrote:
I'd like to understand how you even go attaching that many devices to a system.. I am 'comparatively' new to this.. and have a 6 raid5 system.. not enterprise.. and i have slammed into case/power/sat slot issues already. What sort of hardware must one use to grow to a 36 array system!
..

Here's one way:

  -- four onboard SATA ports
  -- plus four add-in PCI/PCIX/PCIe 8-port Marvell SATA cards.
  -- and a honkin' huge PSU!

:)

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