Or add another EqualLogic to your storage pool... On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 3:14 PM, Tim Vander Kooi <tvanderk...@expl.com>wrote:
> I have to say from personal experience that if you are going to err, do > it on the side of too much storage up front. I purchased a SAN not too long > ago thinking it would last for years, only to find it filled to capacity in > under 2 years. At this point, we also found out that their solution to > adding more space was to dump the original and buy a “bigger better” system > to replace it. I did in fact have to buy a new system to replace the old > SAN, but this time went with EqualLogic which costs a little more up front, > but gives me the peace of mind that I can just add more disk to it for years > and years to come. I am willing, and able, to pay for that peace of mind as > I find it to be worth more than the actual hardware over time. > > Tim > > > > *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 28, 2009 2:01 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: SAN solutions > > > > The problem being solved is *not *merely the replication of 150GB of data. > > The problem, as I understand it, it to provide a stand-alone, but robust > and redundant storage solution that can support current and future growth, > where current needs are ~150GB and future needs are estimated at 3-5TB. > The replication will be across the WAN. > > There are a number of ways to achieve this goal. One of the things we've > been recommending is to not overstate the storage needs of the next few > years. If growth is unpredictable, then spend more for a highly expandable > chassis now. If growth is more modest (and I believe that it will be, > given the current needs), then get an appliance with some growth ability, > but at a better price point. When you need to get something else, the > technology and pricing will be much better anyway. > > Some people will roll their own solution, and some will obtain the largest > solution with expandability that money can by today. And there are viable > options in between. > > > *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) <http://xeesm.com/AndrewBaker> > > *Providing Competitive Advantage through Effective IT Leadership* > > > > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 2:23 PM, Mike Gill <lis...@canbyfoursquare.com> > wrote: > > I’m very small time, but I like to think that after a little reading and > pondering I can at least have a basic understanding around enterprise > concepts, and why some things cost more. Sometimes, a lot more. But here I > cannot. Can someone please enlighten me as to why there is a consideration > to spend up to *forty thousand dollars* on replicating 150GB of data to > two locations? This seems like such a completely small amount of data for > such a price, even with having space for growth. > > > > -- > Mike Gill > > > > *From:* John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 27, 2009 10:27 AM > > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > > *Subject:* RE: SAN solutions > > > > Well, I’m looking to off-load our storage to a dedicated storage appliance > from our mirrored Dell servers. Currently we are using about 150 Gigs of > drive space on the servers (again…mirrored for D/R purposes.) > > > > I am looking at using iSCSI to connect the servers to the storage appliance > to share the files out as if they were on the local drive. My estimated > budget for this is about $30-40K for a pair of mirrored storage appliances. > I would like to have one of the devices at a remote location for D/R > purposes. Pretty much everyone has said that they think that can be done, > even over a 5 Mbit VPN. > > > > [image: John-Aldrich][image: Tile-Tools] > > > > *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 27, 2009 1:11 PM > > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > > *Subject:* Re: SAN solutions > > > > What is the budget you working with (or you believe you'll be constrained > to?) > > That might help your selection process. > > You basically need to indicate the desired functionality, and the extent of > your budget. If they are in sync, then that will be better. If not, then > a recalibration in one direction or another will be necessary, and then the > solutions will come from that. > > *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) <http://xeesm.com/AndrewBaker> > > > *Providing Competitive Advantage through Effective IT Leadership* > > > > On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 1:04 PM, John Aldrich < > jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com> wrote: > > Yeah… but I have a feeling that the Compellent solution may be lower cost. > J I got an MSRP on an Equallogic system… $42K for a 5 Tb useable system… > No way I’m going to be able to afford two of those to do D/R. L > > > > [image: John-Aldrich][image: Tile-Tools] > > > > *From:* Brian Desmond [mailto:br...@briandesmond.com] > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 27, 2009 12:53 PM > > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > > *Subject:* RE: SAN solutions > > > > *Lefthand (Bought by HP) and Equalogic (bought by Dell) play in this space > as well. * > > * * > > *Thanks,* > > *Brian Desmond* > > *br...@briandesmond.com* > > * * > > *c - 312.731.3132* > > * * > > *From:* John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 27, 2009 11:28 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* SAN solutions > > > > Anyone know anything about a SAN manufacturer called Compellent? I just had > a webinar with them and they seem like they’re pretty good. They have > separate drive chassis and controllers, with the controller being > essentially a server class machine. Anyway, just thought I’d ask in here if > anyone had any experience with them. > > > > [image: John-Aldrich][image: Tile-Tools] > > > > > > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: 270.14.34/2462 - Release Date: 10/27/09 > 07:38:00 > > > > > > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: 270.14.34/2462 - Release Date: 10/27/09 > 07:38:00 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
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