Re: slightly ghetto san - THANKS Creative Cow

So here's where I'm at.


Proavio Chassis with Seagate 1.5 tb drives working, for the moment. ATTO card working.

Procurve switch very difficult to configure but working. On a mac, you need a serial to rj45 cable to do it.
And a degree in computer science. No tech support to speak of. You are on your own.

First Small Tree card was DOA, but replacement now working. Although not in a G5 as hoped.
Technical support from Small Tree very good. Big up Chris.
If in the UK, probably just as easy to buy from Small Tree direct.

So we're getting an Intel Mac Pro as the server. Not really a ghetto san anymore. My tech friend has had a week of frustration and staring at the terminal window and a large pile of ethernet cables.
Certainly not for the faint-hearted.

Almost there.
Will publish test results when we get the new server. Will also try to put up some details of our process for future reference. Big job on though so might take a while.