Great feedback all, lot's to think about now, and read I guess.
Many many thanks From: Don Ely [mailto:don....@gmail.com] Sent: 27 January 2009 17:56 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Shared Storage Recommendations That's what I run. I love my N Series boxes... On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 9:41 AM, Dallas Burnworth <dallas.burnwo...@zones.com> wrote: IBM N series is identical hardware to NetApp boxes only IBM is cheaper and they give you licenses for free that NetApp charges you for. That and the sticker says IBM instead of NetApp. Both are made in the same factory. ________________________________ From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:tvanderk...@expl.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 9:35 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Shared Storage Recommendations I like NetApp a lot, as well as LeftHand, they just end up being fairly expensive when compared to EqualLogic. They all have very similar capabilities nowadays with most everyone having added all the cool bells and whistles. NetApp's problem is that they still charge you license fees to enable the bells and whistles while EqualLogic has them built in to the base product for free. The other plus that EqualLogic has is the lack of adding or changing out controllers over time, with them you just add disk as you grow and the controllers are built in so they grow as the storage does. With NetApp, you do need to replace/upgrade your storage controllers when you grow from one size to another. It's not nearly as convenient, or cost-effective. YMMV, TVK From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 11:26 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Shared Storage Recommendations No one's talking about NetApp? When this discussion comes up someone always seems to be a NetApp fan. I'm still evaluating my choices. I think I've convinced management that we need something more than storage on a stick... On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 12:06 PM, Tim Vander Kooi <tvanderk...@expl.com> wrote: I haven't found Equalogic to be much cheaper at the entry point. I just bought a PS5000e and it was in the $40,000 range just to start. Worth every penny though. TVK From: John Cook [mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org] Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 9:41 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Shared Storage Recommendations The Lefthand devices are amazingly scalable but you pay for that ability (I was quoted in the upper $20,000 range just to get started) If growth is going to be an issue they're the way to go. For a lower price point Equalogic would be my choice if budget is all important. BTW all new Lefthand SANs are built off of HP hardware (or so I'm told). HTH John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership For Strong Families 315 SE 2nd Ave Gainesville, Fl 32601 Office (352) 393-2741 x320 Cell (352) 215-6944 Fax (352) 393-2746 MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I,CompTIA A+, N+ From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 10:23 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Shared Storage Recommendations Have you looked at Left Hand Networks' storage ? ( Now part of HP ) Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, & Security ________________________________ From: Doige, Clayton [mailto:clayton.do...@cme-net.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 9:57 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Shared Storage Recommendations Dear all, not sure who out there has tried Xen Server as opposed to VM ware, but in some respect, the fact that I am using Xen server should not matter? I am looking for a decently priced, reliable 2GB iSCSI disk bay to use for virtual server storage. 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