[Linux-cluster] GFS + CORAID Performance Problem

[Jayson Vantuyl]

Not that I know of.  I usually go out of my way to name them  
explicitly (i.e. GNBD, AoE, NBD).

On Dec 12, 2006, at 8:56 AM, Wendy Cheng wrote:

> Jayson Vantuyl wrote:
>
>>> Yes, this is another big area that needs to get looked into.  
>>> Network block device is so new (at least on Linux) that it  
>>> requires some fine-tuning. If folks have working experiences and  
>>> willing to share, we would be very happy to learn from them.
>>
>> Just to be clear, the Coraid uses ATA-over-Ethernet.  AoE is a  
>> block device that utilizes the network, but it is distinct from  
>> the Network Block Device (NBD).
>>
> This is clear - somehow I always use "network block device" to  
> describe the device that provides block device service via network  
> (e.g. GFS's GNBD)? Is there a general (and agreed-on) term to  
> describe this type of devices in Linux ?
>
> -- Wendy
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Jayson Vantuyl
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