Re: which FIle server for pvfs

[Mark Hlawatschek <mark@xxxxxxx>]

dinesh Icenet acct wrote:
> > Juri Haberland wrote:
> > > Just one addition:
> > > GFS is also worth trying (http://www.globalfilesystem.org/)
> > Hi all,
> > we made some good experiences with the use of GFS.
> One more querry , what is the maximum throughput (in Mbps)  we can get from
> the GFS file system , and what is the maximum no of clients which can be
> connected to the GFS server.
> Is it necessary to have fiberoptic/SCSI  for that , since i just want to
> test it , can you give me a link from where i can check out , how to build
> it . Or can i get the binaries from the not .
> Thanks
> Dinesh

The GFS is a symetric shared file system. That means, in theory there is
no bottleneck und therefore no limitation in scalability. Sistina tested
GFS in version 3 with a 16 node Cluster (see http://www.sistina.com/cgi-bin/gfs-faqprocessor.cgi 
for more information) 

GFS works best with a SCSI or Fibre Channel environment. But you can also
use it with a network block device (If you don't have the appropriate SCSI/FC
hardware) 

But have a look at the GFS Homepage for more information (As Juri mentioned before)
        

Have a nice day, Mark
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