> I concur with Erik, I specced out a 20tb server earlier this year, > matching the throughputs hits you in the wallet.
even if you're okay with low performance, please don't set up a 20tb server without enterprise drives. it's no guarentee, but it's the closest you can come. also, the #1 predictor of drive reliabilty is that given a drive architecture, mtbf is proportional to 1/platters. *blatent shill alert* and, hey, my fileserver's aoe storage has finally become a real product! http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Coraid-EtherDrive-SR821T-Storage-Appliance/ prototype here: http://www.quanstro.net/plan9/fs.html and, yes, it works with plan 9. - erik
