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Re: WinBlow$ Home Server equivalent



On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 08:54:56AM +0300, Tapani Tarvainen wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 03:20:38PM +1000, Alex Samad (alex@samad.com.au) wrote:
> 
> > i think you have just proven my point, its not a simple process
> 
> Of course. As I wrote earlier:
> 
> > > > > recovery of a partially lost lv is rather painful.
> 
> Although if the file -> pv mapping was commonly needed, it
> wouldn't be too hard to write a script to do it.
> Or the reverse, determining which files were on the lost pv.
> I guess there hasn't been much need since nobody's bothered
> to do that yet.
> 
> But I have yet to see any convincing information about how
> much better Windows Home Server is in a similar situation.

Please don't assume I am saying M$ software is better.

> What I have seen is news headings like
> "Windows Home Server Bug Could Lead To Data Loss" and
> "Shared Folders Problem While Removing Physically Failed Hard
> Drive in Windows Home Server".
> 
> If someone has actual experience about dealing with lost
> disk in WHS, please tell us.
> 

-- 
HP had a unique policy of allowing its engineers to take parts from stock as
long as they built something.  "They figured that with every design, they were
getting a better engineer.  It's a policy I urge all companies to adopt."
-- Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, "Will Wozniak's class give Apple to teacher?"
   EE Times, June 6, 1988, pg 45

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