Multi-disk filesystem or aufs/unionfs alternative
Hi!
Can anyone recommend a multi-disk filesystem or a multi-filesystem
filesystem (like aufs or unionfs) for use on a series of consumer-grade
stand-alone disk (currently netting about 1.7TB)?
UnionFS doesn't support NFS-exporting and has issues with exporting via
samba (files and directories are randomly not shown, at least to
Windows-clients).
aufs is a bit better, but it doesn't support nfs yet (and I've had some
issues there, but the author is great on the feedback and bugfixing, so
at the moment I have no issues with it).
I've used LVM, but the "lose one, lose all"-kinda philosophy doesn't
really ring well with me (which makes aufs/unionfs) great.
I've also used raid mirror / striping (with redundancy), but after a
traumatic experience involving data-loss I've been scarred to not want
to waste my disks on false security. In any case, limiting dataloss is
good enough, the data isn't irreplaceable.
All tips appreciated, thanks.
Kindest regards, Jørgen P. Tjernø.
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