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From: hurf@theory.tn.cornell.edu (Hurf Sheldon)
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Subject: Optical Library Management Schemes
Keywords: magneto optical disc farm library data
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Date: 30 Apr 91 19:14:03 GMT
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	We have 3 20gb HP servers which has added 192 partitions
	to what I thought was an aready complex file system. Before
	I try to reinvent the wheel what is out there for dealing
	with these things and/or what have/would you do?
	Using them as a glorified tape drive seems a waste.

	The problems so far are:
	What is on which disc when.
	Who can mount the things - ( I tried a suid script to let users
					mount them - it doesn't work and
					I have no desire to make /etc/mount
					suid)
	What to do when the system crashes? Some of the disks have to
	be mounted rw to be useful but at 20+mins a pop to fsck
	the buggers, even 5 sides mounted rw is a pain.


Thanks,
hurf


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