Also, I think it's changed under 6.x, but under 5.x DSU will fill the
disk to 100%, so you cannot have more than one DSU on a filesystem. So
each media server would need a separate volume on your NAS, or some sort
of hard quota configured for the directory it's using.

Paul

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu 
> [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf 
> Of Justin Piszcz
> Sent: September 3, 2007 7:44 AM
> To: VERITAS-BU AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Help: NAS Disk as a Storage Unit?
> 
> 
> 
> You _could_ do that but unless you have some wicked NAS with 
> 10GBps etc
> etc I wouldn't.
> 
> Use 1 media server and one disk storage unit.
> 
> If you want you technically could:
> 
> media_server1:/nas1/media_server1
> media_server2:/nas1/media_server2
> 
> And use separate directories for each media server's DSU but 
> that would
> KILL performance, it is bad enough you have to use it over NFS right?
> 
> client <-> media server ----------.
>                                    |
>                                 |
>                                   NAS
> 
> That is if the NAS is directly connected, if its not...
> 
> client <-> media server ----------.
>                                    |
>   switch<--------------------------/
>   |
>   |
>   ------------------------------->NAS
> 
> Yes it adds overhead and it depends on your network topology.
> 
> Justin.
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