“For enterprise network professionals looking at Linux-based
storage products, two recent industry happenings should be of
interest: Sun’s purchase of Cobalt Networks, and VA Linux’s
entrance into the storage arena.”
“While Sun touts that they have purchased a storage appliance
vendor, the fact is they have really bought a Linux company. … Is
the official sanction of Sun servers running Linux just around the
corner?”
“As one Linux-based storage maker is snapped up, another Linux
company has emerged with its own storage product line. VA Linux
Systems recently announced a new NAS device based on its Linux
distribution and hardware. … The 9205 features Mylex 2000 RAID
controllers that manage the device’s five 36G-byte or 73G-byte
drives. It also includes the ext3 journaling file system, an
enterprise-level open source file system…”