At 09:57 AM 7/13/2007, Stapleton, Mark wrote:
[...] in these days of decent cheap disk getting cheaper and more decent all the time, HSM's day is pretty much past [...]
Mark, I agree that HSM's value has diminished over time, and I also question whether there is still a place for it. We used TSM's HSM once before, many years ago, and abandoned it when the cost of disk came down. However, I am now facing requirements for a new application that I think might actually be a good fit for HSM. It involves (1) very large average object size (on the order of 10M-100M each), (2) vast amounts of storage (60TB/year growth), (3) an extremely low reference rate, and (4) an extremely low, or non-existant, change rate. Our mind is definitely not made up to go with HSM. We are simply evaluating it as one of a few alternatives. On paper, it still looks less expensive than the cheapest disk we can find, but I'm not sure how much of a headache it will be to manage. Thus my question. Thanks to both you and Richard for responding. ..Paul -- Paul Zarnowski Ph: 607-255-4757 Manager, Storage Services Fx: 607-255-8521 719 Rhodes Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-3801 Em: [EMAIL PROTECTED]