what about vnconfiging some files on the netapp thing, this way the *bsd can see the vnconfig files as local raw disk partitions?
Oliver Fromme wrote: > Lyndon Nerenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Oliver> (The reason why I'm asking: I am going to set up a new > > Oliver> newsserver (INN) on a FreeBSD machine, where all data > > Oliver> including the newsspool is stored on a NetApp Filer.) > > > > For local INN storage you can avoid the mtime issue simply by using raw > > disk partitions. For cycbufs, you don't need the filesystem -- just treat > > the raw disk as the file. By bypassing the filesystem you eliminate all > > of its overhead. The INN documentation describes how to set this up. You > > might want to try this before committing $$$$$$$$$$ to a netapp filer. > > I know the INN documentation by heart. :-) > > Using local disks is not possible, because the machine does > not have any local disks (except for a very small one for > booting the OS). The NetApp Filer is already there and has > a few hundreds of Gbytes of space free, so that it'll be. > Both have gigabit ethernet, so that shouldn't be a problem. > > I'm very curious how it will perform. > > Regards > Oliver > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
