If this had been available 5 months ago, I might've taken the leap...

On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 10:41 AM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> wrote:

> You can run the controller software on existing servers, depending on their
> function and load.
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> And there are multiple ways to connect to the storage you need, including
> SCSI and FC and iSCSI
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>   On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 9:37 AM, John Aldrich <
> [email protected]> wrote:
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>>  Exactly… To have redundancy, I’d have to build/buy two more servers to
>> attach to what are essentially external raid arrays, correct?
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>> [image: John-Aldrich][image: Tile-Tools]
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>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
>> *Sent:* Friday, October 16, 2009 9:33 AM
>>
>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>> *Subject:* Re: Starwind 5.0
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>> One server can manage multiple SANs. You should consider redundancy,
>> though.
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>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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>> *From: *"John Aldrich" <[email protected]>
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>> *Date: *Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:25:43 -0400
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>> *To: *NT System Admin Issues<[email protected]>
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>> *Subject: *RE: Starwind 5.0
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>> Ah. Never mind then. J I don’t want to build two new servers to have two
>> SANs. I want it all built together. J
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>> [image: John-Aldrich][image: Tile-Tools]
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>> *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]]
>> *Sent:* Friday, October 16, 2009 9:03 AM
>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>> *Subject:* Re: Starwind 5.0
>>
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>> Essentially, yes.   You build a server with gobs of storage attached, and
>> then run this software on it to present it to your infrastructure as an
>> iSCSI storage network.
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>> On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 8:32 AM, John Aldrich <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
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>> Thanks for that link. I filled out a request for more info. That being
>> said, it looks like it’s trying to use your server as the “brains” for the
>> SAN, is that right?
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>> [image: John-Aldrich][image: Tile-Tools]
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>> *From:* Benjamin Zachary - Lists [mailto:[email protected]]
>> *Sent:* Thursday, October 15, 2009 10:07 PM
>>
>>
>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>>
>> *Subject:* Starwind 5.0
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>> 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.
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>> http://www.starwindsoftware.com/starwind-v5-preview
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