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Date:      Sun, 9 Jan 2000 11:35:11 +0800
From:      Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To:        Ludo Koren <lk@tempest.sk>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Vinum + RAID-5=large file server
Message-ID:  <20000109113511.C402@mojave.worldwide.lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <200001071155.MAA82920@lk.tempest.sk>; from lk@tempest.sk on Fri, Jan 07, 2000 at 12:55:12PM %2B0100
References:  <200001071155.MAA82920@lk.tempest.sk>

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On Friday,  7 January 2000 at 12:55:12 +0100, Ludo Koren wrote:
>
> Hello.
>
> We would like to build a large file server with cca 250 GB of disk
> space.

Strange, I thought I answered this message, but I don't see any 'r'
flag.  Did you repeat the question?  That doesn't help anybody.

> Is it possible to use vinum and RAID-5 configuration? 

Yes.  That doesn't mean it's the best solution.  That depends on what
you want to do.

> Are there any limitation on vinum, i.e. number of disks?

None beyond what the hardware will do.

> What would be suggested software and hardware configurations?

That depends on what you want to do.

Greg
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