On 19/05/13 18:32, Martin wrote: > Dear Devs, > > Would there be any problem to use nbd (/dev/ndX) devices to gain > btrfs-raid across multiple physical hosts across a network? (For a sort > of btrfs-drbd! :-) ) > > > Regards, > Martin > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_block_device > > http://www.drbd.org/ As a follow-up, both nbd and AoE look to be active. nbd uses tcp/ip (layer 3) and is network routable; AoE operates on layer 2 (no IP addressing) and so looks to enjoy a lower overhead for the performance. Ideal for putting together your own low cost SAN! Network Block Device (TCP version) http://nbd.sourceforge.net/ ATA Over Ethernet: As an Alternative http://www.rfxn.com/ata-over-ethernet-as-an-alternative/ EtherDrive® storage and Linux 2.6 http://support.coraid.com/support/linux/EtherDrive-2.6-HOWTO.html Hope of interest, Regards, Martin -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-btrfs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
