[geeks] OT Q: Multiple paths to storage in Linux

[Sridhar the POWERful]

On Thu, 11 Apr 2002, Bjorn Ramqvist wrote:

> I know there are many gurus in here so I figured the best shot would be
> to place the question here. :-)
>
> >From what I can see, Linux doesn't support multiple paths to Storage?
> Right now I'm in the middle of investigating a SMB-fileserver and I want
> to avoid Windoze as much as possible, thinking Samba.
> The problem is, that our storage arrays (Compaq MA8000) runs with
> multibus failover. That is, four active paths to the same storageset on
> the controller. Now, this is perfectly working from inside Tru64 5.x and
> OpenVMS, and Windoze NT/2k with "Secure Path" software for a massive
> amount of $$$.
>
> Right now I want to keep the budget tight and investigate the
> alternative -> Linux w/ Samba & FC-RAID, redundant.
> So far, no good. Anyone else has a clue?

AIX or OpenVMS/Alpha with Samba.

Peace...  Sridhar