I would also like to know how the DroboElite performs.
--Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: Tim Evans [mailto:tev...@sparling.com] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysad...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:13:23 -0700 Subject: RE: RE: SAN Solution > How's the iSCSI performance on that unit? Compared to direct attached SATA > for example? > > ...Tim > > From: Bob Hartung [mailto:bhart...@wiscoind.com] > Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 8:09 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: RE: SAN Solution > > The Elite is bundled with WD drives, either a consumer grade or an > enterprise. We went with the enterprise (DREL1A21-WD2002FYPS-8). You should > be able to pick the unit up for around $6000. > > For connection, I'm using a stand-alone HP Procurve Gigabit switch. Each > server has 2 nics. Each server's 2nd nic card is connected to the HP > Procurve and setup on different subnet than the regular network uses. > > It took me awhile to work out the MS ISCSI initiator stuff since I'd had no > experience with it before. > > And I don't know if I'd characterize it as "instead of a SAN". As far as I > can see, it's a SAN. > > ---------------------- > > Bob Hartung > Wisco Industries, Inc. > 736 Janesville St. > Oregon, WI 53575 > Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 > Fax: (608) 835-7399 > e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com > ________________________________ > From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] > To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysad...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] > Sent: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:01:18 -0500 > Subject: RE: RE: SAN Solution > Nifty. I’m assuming these are “Enterprise” SATA drives? How does it > connect to your existing servers, and approximately how much does something > like that cost? That might be something I would want to look at using > instead of a SAN. > > [cid:image001.jpg@01CB06F1.8A4788E0][cid:image002....@01cb06f1.8a4788e0] > > From: Bob Hartung > [mailto:bhart...@wiscoind.com<mailto:bhart...@wiscoind.com>] > Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 9:42 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: RE: SAN Solution > > I'm using the Drobo Elite for backups as well. It's where I store > workstation images I create in Acronis. It is also the disk-to-disk storage > I use for Arcserve server backups. > > I chose the somewhat more expensive Drobo Elite over a number of NAS > alternatives for a number of reasons... > > * Rather than simulate MS network privaleges like most NASs do, I > preferred being able to simply share the Drobo's space via my existing > servers. That way I'm using MS sharing and security. > * It's a SAN network which segregates storage traffic from the rest of > the network. > * It supplies a pool of storage that I can parcel out to any of my > servers as conditions evolve. > * I've got 16 TB of space. And it's all dynamically available to each > partition. It took me a while to get this. You make every partition a 16 TB > partition. That way, all partitions can use available storage without having > to change partition sizes by destroying them and recreating them. > * You can stick in any size SATA drive and it's added to the storage > pool. Right now I have 8 2TB drives but when 3 and 4TB drives come out, I > can swap out a 2TB drive and increase storage. Doesn't matter which slot you > stick a drive in either. > * Currently I'm using 2 drives for fault tolerance so if one fails, the > RAID continues to operate with redundancy. > > ---------------------- > > Bob Hartung > Wisco Industries, Inc. > 736 Janesville St. > Oregon, WI 53575 > Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 > Fax: (608) 835-7399 > e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com > ________________________________ > From: Jay Dale [mailto:jay.d...@3-gig.com<mailto:jay.d...@3-gig.com>] > To: NT System Admin Issues > [mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com<mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>] > Sent: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:17:07 -0500 > Subject: RE: RE: SAN Solution > Exactly what we use it for..:) > > Jay Dale > I.T. Manager, 3GiG > Mobile: 713.299.2541 > Email: jay.d...@3-gig.com<mailto:jay.d...@3-gig.com> > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any attached files, may > contain confidential and/or privileged information for the sole use of the > intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby > notified that any review, dissemination or copying of this e-mail and > attachments, if any, or the information contained herein, is strictly > prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient (or authorized to receive > information for the intended recipient), please contact the sender by reply > e-mail and delete all copies of this message. > > > From: Jonathan Link > [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com<mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com>] > Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 8:07 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: RE: SAN Solution > > As I recall from the specs, it only supports one client...which would be > good for backups, or a small single (physical) server environment. > On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 8:52 PM, Jay Dale > <jay.d...@3-gig.com<mailto:jay.d...@3-gig.com>> wrote: > It works fine for just the backups, but we want something that not only can > hold the backups but also a data repo for the VM's as well as the user data > and image backups of laptops. > > Jay > > From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com<mailto:asbz...@gmail.com>] > Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 5:22 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: RE: SAN Solution > > > And what do you think of it? > > -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker<http://xeesm.com/AndrewBaker> > > Sent from my Motorola Droid > On Jun 7, 2010 4:51 PM, "Jay Dale" > <jay.d...@3-gig.com<mailto:jay.d...@3-gig.com>> wrote: > Ironically, we have a 2TB one of those right now holding the VM > Backups…☺ > > > > > Jay Dale > > I.T. Manager, 3GiG > > Mobile: 713.299.2541 > > Email: jay.d...@3-gig.com<mailto:jay.d...@3-gig.com> > > > > Confidentiali... > From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com<mailto:asbz...@gmail.com>] > Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 3:49 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: SAN Solution > > > > > Looks like something I would get for my home network... > > > > I like this one: > > http://www.drobos.<http://www.drobos./>.. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
