Yup, was talking to an HP guy about the new Lefthand SAN/IQ (8.5) offering yesterday at a Storage Expo. They're introducing a new RAID level on their Network RAID setup as you describe. Instead of running a RAID 1 type setup whereby the data is replicated from one node to the second, you'll be able to run a RAID5 type setup, using a third node as a kind of parity node. Better application integration for backups etc coming as well.
-----Original Message----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 16 October 2009 03:20 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Starwind 5.0 This sounds remarkably like the SAN-IQ software that Lefthand runs. FWIW, I've heard that the version of SAN-IQ coming out toward the end of the year will handle two-way replication across more than two nodes much more intelligently than it does now. What I mean by that is: Currently, if you have, say, 3x4tb SAN units, and do 2-way replication across them, you get half of the 12tb, or 6tb. In the new version, you are supposed to get 8tb in the same situation, a 50% increase in usable space. That seems pretty cool to me. Kurt On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 19:06, Benjamin Zachary - Lists <[email protected]> wrote: > For those looking for small/medium sized SANS w/o the expense. The latest > SW5 has HA now .. Ive got their older version running in my datacenter and > its been decent no real complaints on performance for the price. > > > > http://www.starwindsoftware.com/starwind-v5-preview > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ === STEMCOR CONFIDENTIALITY AND DISCLAIMER NOTICE This e-mail is intended only for the addressees named in it. The contents should not be disclosed to any other person nor copies taken. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the sender and do not necessarily represent those of Stemcor unless otherwise specifically stated. Stemcor does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message nor responsibility for any change made to it after it was sent by the original sender. You are advised to carry out a virus check before opening any attachment as Stemcor does not accept liability for any damage sustained as a result of any software viruses. You should be aware that Stemcor reserves the right to read incoming and outgoing emails. === ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
