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From: June Mullins (junemullins, earthlink dot net) Date: 2001.11.02 - 12.03 MST
I thought it would be good to use the passive node for backup because that way we would be taking advantage of the otherwise idle passive node. It's just a different way at looking at the role of the passive node. Perry and Lorae Merritt wrote: > I think June has it pretty correct, the only difference I see is the concept > of a seperate backup node. I got the impression they wanted a multi-headed > solution. It can be active/passive initially. It also has to have an > integrated backup solution in it. I don't think we have to have a backup > node per se. If we can pull it off, it would probably be a good feature. We > just need to make sure we can do backups in the event we don't have a node > to do them, i.e. one of the heads is gone/dead. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "June Mullins" <junemullins, earthlink dot net> > To: <antera, cryptofreak dot org> > Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 9:13 AM > Subject: We need to meet - change in direction!! > > >> Hi all, >> Perry just called. Dan spent some time talking to Barry in England, >> and it turns out that Barry wants ARVM first, not ADML. That is, I >> believe, a Supernova-like RAID5 solution with a backup application on >> the box and with two heads. Active-passive is OK. >> >> Can we meet sometime over the weekend or on Monday? Please >> let me know ASAP! Perry and I can make either time. >> >> Here's a brief outline of some thoughts on how this would work, as >> I remember them: >> - We do our own RAID5. We add storage by brute-force restriping. >> - We do our own snapshot copy. >> - We use the passive head for backups. The active head communicates >> snapshot copy associated changes to the passive head, so the >> passive >> head backs up the correct data. >> >> As Perry points out, this can all work within the existing >> architecture >> (i.e., the filter driver and the portal). >> >> June >> >> -- >> This is the antera mailing list. To unsubscribe, email >> majordomo, cryptofreak dot org with message body `unsubscribe antera'. >> Or, for more information, visit http://www.cryptofreak.org/. >> > > -- > This is the antera mailing list. To unsubscribe, email > majordomo, cryptofreak dot org with message body `unsubscribe antera'. > Or, for more information, visit http://www.cryptofreak.org/. > > -- This is the antera mailing list. To unsubscribe, email majordomo, cryptofreak dot org with message body `unsubscribe antera'. Or, for more information, visit http://www.cryptofreak.org/.
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