[mythtv-users] Is there a distributed filesystem available?

[Rod]

Debabrata Banerjee wrote:

>The point would be to _not_ run RAID. I want to run a JBOD with a filesystem 
>that doesn't go belly up with one bad disk, just loses the files that are on 
>that disk. Mythtv recordings can just be re-recorded, the data isn't _that_ 
>important. However coming home to a completely broken MythTV blows.. Such 
>things are possible, thought I don't know if possible right now in _linux_
>
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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Tom Lichti" <tom at redpepperracing.com>
>To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
>Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 4:12 PM
>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Is there a distributed filesystem available?
>
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>davatar at comcast.net wrote:
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>>Every FS I know of under linux needs to have RAID so it doesn't lose the 
>>entire filesystem with a disk failure. I want to run a filesystem that may 
>>lose some data from losing one disk but does not lose _all_ data. I know 
>>of several commercial file systems that do this, but not for linux.
>>
>>Is this possible under linux? i.e. I want to run 3 disks for my recordings 
>>directory. If I lose one, maybe I lose a handfull of recordings, I'll just 
>>have to get them recorded again! If I run LVM spanning, goodbye all 
>>files!.
>>
>>
>>Is there a solution?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Debabrata
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>RAID 5, if all 3 drives are in one system, and roughly the same size
>(within a few GB). You can lose a whole drive, without losing any data.
>I just converted my myth system to RAID5 this past weekend.
>
>Tom
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    Did you actually try looking at Google for your answer?

    There are distributed filesystem's in linux (CODA)

    Check this link out to see if this is what your after.

http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=distributed+filesystem&btnG=Google+Search&meta=