Sharing disks across machines

Client has presented me with an, erm, interesting proposal for an HDR pair: each machine's disks accessible to the other box, all RAID 1+0 but with the mirrors on the opposite box. Clever and ingenious or barking mad? I can't decide and would welcome any comments. Also would it actually physically work? Would IDS be able to see the remote disks? We're talking 9.40 on new Sun kit. REAL, LIVE email reply address. Andy Kent Bristol, UK

What's the requirement? To have an engine on each server looking at both sets of disks simultaeously? -- Neil Truby t:01932 724027 Director m:07798 811708 Ardenta Limited e:neil.truby@ardenta.com "Andy Kent" <andykent.bristol1095@virgin.net> wrote in message news:ac5fb36.0404070350.11c0421b@posting.google.com... > Client has presented me with an, erm, interesting proposal for an HDR > pair: each machine's disks accessible to the other box, all RAID 1+0 > but with the mirrors on the opposite box. > > Clever and ingenious or barking mad? I can't decide and would welcome > any comments. > > Also would it actually physically work? Would IDS be able to see the > remote disks? > > We're talking 9.40 on new Sun kit. > > REAL, LIVE email reply address. > > Andy Kent > Bristol, UK