multi TB storage

[Chan Chung Hang Christopher]

Daniel Robitaille wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 12:13 AM, Christopher Chan
> <christopher.chan at bradbury.edu.hk> wrote:
>> Anybody at all using Ubuntu to handle large numbers of disks?
> 
> define large :)

:-D

> 
> I use Ubuntu on a Dell system with 8 internal disks, and 15 disks in
> one external storage shelf, for a total of roughly 12TB.  For me
> that's relatively large; for someone else, that would be small...
> 
> 
> 

That is kind of what I am looking for. I will be building something that 
will eventually take 36 disks and just wondered if anyone at all uses 
Ubuntu to any serious storage.

I will be running a Windows 2008 guest to boot too while also doing the 
job of a file server, I am currently mulling over backup possibilities 
and whether to run hardware raid or software raid. Backup wise, I kind 
of need half hourly snapshot capabilities (can't have kids/teachers lose 
their last hour of work...) but it does not seem that that will be 
possible with Ubuntu or at least I have not heard anything in this 
regard. That requirement does not apply to the Windows 2008 guest.