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Distributed Data Storage on a LAN?

Posted by Cliff on from the redundancy-gooood dept.

AgentSmith2 asks: "I have 8 computers at my house on a LAN. I make backups of important files, but not very often. If I could create a virtual RAID by storing data on multiple disks on my network I could protect myself from the most common form on data failure - a disk crash. I am looking for a solution that will let me mount the distributed storage as a shared drive on my Windows and Linux computers. Then when data is written, it is redundantly stored on all the machines that I have designated as my virtual RAID. And if I loose one of the disks that comprise the raid, the image would automatically reconstruct itself when I add a replacement system to the virtual RAID. Basically, I'm looking to emulate the features of hi-end RAIDS, but with multiple PCs instead of multiple disks within a single RAID subsystem. Is there any existing technologies that will let me do this?"

10 of 446 comments (clear)

  1. Re:NBD Does this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    and the first post is the last post.

    ---cut discussion here---

  2. MSI OSS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Seriously, why cannot we not have a simple installation procedure? Half the OSS projects out there require a statically compiled httpd with mod_perl, but RPMs take advantage of DSOs, so you can't have that. So now you get to wipe all your apache dependant RPMs in addition to your Apache RPM and recompile everything.

    Next time a friggin patch comes out (which is probably next week, thanks "a patchy" web server!), I will have to go through this rigamorole over and over again. OSS software sucks ass.

  3. pirst fost! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Rod Roddy after death: "COME ON DOWN!"

  4. Okay, that's it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This has really gone too far. Fuck you. Yes, fuck all of you. I really mean it. From the bottom of my heart. This bullshit is just completely out of hand. I've been patient but no longer. Just fuck the whole fucking lot of you. This is just fucking bullshit.

  5. Re:Rob Malda caught in circle jerk--kills self by danny256 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Does anyone else find it funny that this was modded redundant?

  6. aw geeze. by nbvb · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    RAID != Backups.

    If you don't understand why, just put your Packard Bell back in the box and ship it back.

    Tell them you're too stupid to own a computer.

  7. MOD DOWN - KARMA WHORE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
  8. OT: Re:IS there any technologieS?: +1, Patriotic by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    whitehouse.org != whitehouse.gov
    same way
    whitehouse.com != whitehouse.gov
    and
    whitehouse.org != whitehouse.gov

  9. Easy 2 steps by bigjnsa500 · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    This is how you do it in two easy steps:

    1. Trash 7 of the computers (the ones you don't really use but keep around for the geek factor). Replace with a nice little external 300 gig Firewire or USB2.0 drive. You can take it with you wherever you go.
    2. With 8 computers on your LAN, you definitely need to get out and get some. Get a girlfriend!

    --
    This is a test. This is a test of the emergency sig system. This has been only a test.
  10. Re:Rob Malda caught in circle jerk--kills self by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    No.